Oklahoma Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives - OFBCI

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The Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives connects Oklahoma's government, faith-based groups, and community partners to foster collaboration and service.

Growing stronger together looks a little different at David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center—and we love what’s growing! ...
10/02/2026

Growing stronger together looks a little different at David L. Moss Criminal Justice Center—and we love what’s growing! 🌱

Thanks to generous donors and faithful stewardship, a community garden was recently dedicated at the facility, creating an opportunity for women to learn new skills, build confidence, and grow toward a brighter future.

But this garden is about more than vegetables. It’s about planting hope and growing opportunity. 🌱

It was an honor for Director Bobek to share a few words during the dedication. Thank you to Women for Tulsa for your role in making this possible, and to Bergen Enterprises for launching an initiative that continues to grow.

We’re grateful for everyone investing time, resources, and hope into creating opportunities for women and strengthening communities.

📸 Pictured: Sheriff Vic Regalado; Christy Rawlings, President of Women for Tulsa; Diane Howe, Women for Tulsa; Tulsa County Commissioner Lonnie Sims; and Jessica Bergen Elliott, Co-Owner of Bergen Enterprises.

Reclaiming lives. Restoring hope. Making a difference right here in Tulsa. Director Brian Bobek had the privilege of tou...
09/30/2026

Reclaiming lives. Restoring hope. Making a difference right here in Tulsa.

Director Brian Bobek had the privilege of touring John 3:16 Mission in Tulsa alongside State Senator Dave Rader, a member of the Mission’s Board of Directors.

What an incredible opportunity to see the breadth of work happening across this organization—from the Family & Youth Center, providing after-school tutoring, youth leadership opportunities, life-skills classes, and grocery support for families, to residential recovery programs helping men and women pursue lasting change.

John 3:16 Mission also provides emergency shelter and meals, along with groceries, clothing, household goods, and other practical resources for families and individuals experiencing difficult circumstances.

It was encouraging to see an organization meeting people where they are while offering opportunities for hope, healing, growth, and a path forward.

OFBCI is grateful for organizations like John 3:16 Mission that are serving their neighbors in tangible ways and making a meaningful impact across the Tulsa community.

Sometimes changing a life starts with something as simple as a meal, a safe place to sleep, or someone willing to walk alongside you. And sometimes, it becomes the beginning of something much more. ❤️

Learn more about their work: https://john316mission.org/

09/30/2026

Thankful that our Office of Faith Based Initiatives had the opportunity to work with the Indiana Lt. Governor's office to provide resources to our friends in Indiana.

Please join us in continuing to pray for their state as they recover from the flooding.

Bringing Oklahoma leaders together to connect, learn, and share ideas. Director Brian Bobek was honored to attend Victor...
09/29/2026

Bringing Oklahoma leaders together to connect, learn, and share ideas.

Director Brian Bobek was honored to attend Victory Church Tulsa’s annual Business Leaders Breakfast, bringing together approximately 350 business and community leaders for a morning of connection and conversation.

The event featured keynote speakers David Green of Hobby Lobby and Bobby Nelson of Nelson Nissan/Mazda, offering insights and encouragement to those gathered.

Director Bobek also had the opportunity to connect with fellow attendees, including Oklahoma gubernatorial candidate Mike Mazzei, Vice Chief Justice Dana Kuehn of the Oklahoma Supreme Court, Appellate Judge Jim Huber, and Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell.

We’re grateful for opportunities like this that bring leaders from across Oklahoma together and create space to build relationships, share ideas, and strengthen communities.

Thank you to Victory Church Tulsa for continuing to bring Oklahoma leaders together!

What happens when those closest to the work come together to ask, “How can we help?”Deputy Director Andrea Stasyszen rec...
09/26/2026

What happens when those closest to the work come together to ask, “How can we help?”

Deputy Director Andrea Stasyszen recently met with Lindsay Crim, Senior Advisor and Legislative Affairs with Oklahoma Human Services Child Welfare, along with leaders from Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children and the Oklahoma Assemblies of God Network, to strategically explore ways churches and communities can support child welfare in identified counties across Oklahoma.

The group shared insights from their work and discussed gaps they are currently seeing in local communities—then began looking at practical, tangible ways churches could step in to help strengthen those areas of need.

From supporting families to meeting practical needs and strengthening local connections, churches have a unique opportunity to come alongside the work already happening in their communities.

OFBCI is grateful to bring state agencies and faith-based organizations to the table for conversations that move beyond ideas and toward meaningful, community-level action.

When we listen, collaborate, and work together, we can find new ways to strengthen families and communities across Oklahoma. Stronger together.

Celebrating courage, joy, and the power of opportunity! 🏅Director Brian Bobek and Mrs. Bobek were honored to attend the ...
09/25/2026

Celebrating courage, joy, and the power of opportunity! 🏅

Director Brian Bobek and Mrs. Bobek were honored to attend the 2026 Gold Medal Gala for Special Olympics Oklahoma at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.

Special Olympics Oklahoma does so much more than provide opportunities to compete. They create opportunities for children and adults with intellectual disabilities to develop physical fitness, discover their strengths, demonstrate courage, experience joy, and build meaningful friendships with their families, fellow athletes, and communities.

We’re grateful for organizations that recognize the gifts and abilities of every individual and create opportunities for people to thrive.

Thank you to Special Olympics Oklahoma for the incredible work you do across our state and for reminding us that when we create opportunities for everyone to participate, our entire community is stronger.

Learn more about Special Olympics Oklahoma and the impact they’re making across our state: https://www.sook.org/

Pictured:
Dir Bobek and Larry Reece, Senior Associate Athletic Director for OK State University and event speaker.
Julie Moore, OK Special Olympics Board Member, Mrs. Bobek, Dir Bobek

Director Brian Bobek recently brought together leaders from Lifeline Children’s Services and Life.Church to share their ...
09/24/2026

Director Brian Bobek recently brought together leaders from Lifeline Children’s Services and Life.Church to share their missions, learn more about one another’s work, and explore opportunities to collaborate.

Both organizations are committed to serving others, strengthening families, and making a difference in their communities. Bringing them to the same table created an opportunity to discover where their missions and resources can complement one another.
This is one of the things OFBCI loves most about connecting faith and community organizations: sometimes the answer isn’t creating something new—it’s helping the right people find each other.

When organizations working toward a common goal connect, new possibilities can emerge, resources can be shared, and the impact can reach even further.

We’re grateful for leaders who are willing to sit down, listen, share, and ask, “What could we do together?”

One connection can open the door to a whole new opportunity to serve.

Pictured L – R:
Brittni Huff, Michaela Monte, Bryan Hall, Ian Brown and Dir Bobek

Great things happen when community leaders come together to learn, listen, and look for ways to serve.Andrea Stasyszen h...
09/23/2026

Great things happen when community leaders come together to learn, listen, and look for ways to serve.

Andrea Stasyszen had the opportunity to meet with Ruben Reyes, Assistant Director of Professional and Graduate Studies at Southern Nazarene University, and founder and organizer of one of OKC’s premier networking events—the FREE Business Leadership Network, hosted monthly by SNU.

Ruben shared some fascinating insight into the growing Hispanic population attending colleges and how SNU has been intentional and agile in preparing to meet the needs of this growing community.

We also had the opportunity to talk about the work of the Oklahoma Office of Faith-Based & Community Initiatives, including Be A Neighbor, and briefly explore the Science of Hope.

I’m grateful for leaders like Ruben and for SNU’s heart to serve right where they are and make a meaningful impact in Bethany and communities across Oklahoma.

Looking forward to more conversations, connections, and opportunities to collaborate! Stronger communities begin with people willing to connect and serve together.

09/22/2026

This is the Oklahoma Standard in action.

When flooding hit Indiana, our Office of Faith Based and Community Initiatives partnered with the Indiana Lt. Governor's office to answer the call. God's provision was evident every step of the way: a full truckload of supplies, cleaning products, diapers, disaster blankets, hygiene essentials and more, funded entirely by the private sector, at no cost to either state's taxpayers.

When our neighbors are in need, Oklahoma shows up.

Not One Mor. Director Brian Bobek was honored to attend the launch of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety First Res...
09/20/2026

Not One Mor.

Director Brian Bobek was honored to attend the launch of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety First Responders Wellness Division’s first “Not One Mor” event at the Oklahoma State Capitol.

Director Bobek opened the gathering in prayer alongside leaders committed to an important goal: not losing one more Oklahoma first responder to su***de.

The intentional spelling of “mor”—with the missing “e”—represents the absence left behind when a first responder dies by su***de and serves as a reminder of why we must keep these conversations going.

At the heart of the statewide campaign is a 15-year retrospective study of first responder su***de in Oklahoma, along with su***de prevention and wellness training, educational resources, referral pathways, testimonial videos, public awareness efforts, and practical tools for agencies.

We’re grateful to stand alongside the OK DPS First Responders Wellness Division Clinical Director Stacey Blaylock, Director Chance Tuttle, Secretary of Public Safety Tricia Everest, and the many leaders working to strengthen the health and well-being of those who serve and protect our communities.

One more conversation. One more connection. One more reason to keep showing up.

Not one more. Not one mor.

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