Introducing the Hope Desk Podcast

March 12th, 2026
by Benjamin Purves

The Hope Desk: A Podcast of Occoquan Bible Church

We are glad to announce the launch of a new podcast for the encouragement and discipleship of the saints at Occoquan Bible Church!

Pastor David, Pastor Ben, and Matt Wood will discuss various aspects of church life and fellowship in each episode. It is our prayer that this podcast will be edifying and encouraging to our church family.

God-willing, new episodes will drop each Monday. We plan for each episode to be short and something that you can easily listen to during your commute or a trip across town.
This podcast is now available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and the OBC Media Library.

Pray with us that the Lord would be glorified through this effort, and that the body of Christ at OBC would be built up and encouraged.

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