While Freedom Worship is settling into a new building in a former skating rink, the nonprofit Freedom City is expanding its reach thanks to two grants.
A relatively new church plans to hold weekly worship services in an Oklahoma City movie theater.
Freedom Worship, led by the Rev. Rickey M. Thomas II and his wife, Brittany Carter-Thomas, will host grand opening services at 9 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. Feb. 28 at Cinemark Tinseltown, 6001 N Martin Luther King Ave. Those who attend the church's grand opening celebration will be treated to free food from Midwest City-based Brielle's Bistro.
The Thomases, who describe their church as nondenominational, began hosting virtual worship services in the fall of 2020. Rickey, 26, said they consider their new in-person worship services as "portable church" gatherings.
"We move in on Sunday and we move out on Sunday," he said.