Last Updated on April 30, 2024 by OCF Communications
Our names are James & Juli Baca (James is USNA ’91). We are the directors for Officers’ Christian Fellowship (OCF) at USNA. OCF is a recognized non-federal entity and an authorized, extracurricular activity for midshipmen through the Naval Academy Chapel. OCF’s mission is to engage military leaders in Biblical fellowship and growth to equip them for Christ-like service.
OCF will host an open house for the Class of ’28 on Wednesday, June 26th, the day before Induction Day at 21 Maryland Avenue (a short walk out USNA Gate 3). Please feel free to drop by anytime between 1pm and 5pm. This is an excellent opportunity for the members of 2028 and their families to meet Christian classmates before Plebe Summer starts. Several of our OCF midshipmen will be present as well as some of the officers stationed at the Academy who are OCF members. Contact us via [email protected] if you have any questions.
!["The Apostle Paul was required to make a hasty departure from the Thessalonian church as persecutions increased (1 Thessalonians 2:2),” said Bobbie Simpson, who serves with husband Larry as the Regional Coordinator Couple for the Pacific Northwest Region. “Though the church was fruitful and vibrant, he was deeply concerned that they continue to grow, flourish, and not be discouraged by his own hardships, [so] he sent Timothy (1 Thessalonians 3:1-3) to further establish and encourage the young church in their faith.”
Bobbie noted a similarity between the purpose and function of Timothy’s role in those passages from 1 Thessalonians and those of the Regional Coordinator role she and Larry fill.
“I see the role of Regional Coordinators as one of relationship building, encouraging, equipping, even revitalizing the fervor for ministry, and fellowship among OCF members,” Bobbie said, adding in the priorities of building relationships with chaplains and churches, too.
The Simpsons serve as Regional Coordinators alongside five other couples, comprising a small team of OCF staffers who each oversee a different portion of the map of OCF ministry.
The OCF Regional Coordinator Vision Statement makes their purpose clear: “The heart of this position is one of a shepherd who develops, grows, and sustains relationships with OCF members, chaplains, and ministry co-laborers. An RC is a catalyst advancing the Lord’s Kingdom via OCF.”
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