Lubbock’s Leading Provider of Supportive Housing
Our Mission: To cultivate community, opportunity, and restoration with people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and sex trafficking.
Since 1997, Open Door has provided resources to people in poverty, homelessness, and sex trafficking within the context of a loving and supportive community. Through our Church, Community Center, Supportive Housing, and Survivor Housing programs, Open Door creates a place where every person can live, thrive, and belong.
Cultivating Community Since 1997
Our Values
Faith is a story that shapes our lives.
Community is a people with a shared story.
Compassion is solidarity with suffering.
Empowerment is enabling people to live, thrive, and belong.
Transformation is a process of holistic change.
Since 1997…
Open Door began its ministry with the people experiencing homelessness in 1997 when members of Broadway Church of Christ saw a need for people in homelessness to develop community and connect with resources. Originally housed in a donated building in North Overton, Open Door opened as a church and community center for those in the neighborhood who needed a place to go. In 2004, with the redevelopment of North Overton, Open Door moved to its current location in South Overton on 13th Street for further expansion.
From 1997 to 2010, Open Door was under the oversight of Broadway Church of Christ. In 2011, Open Door became an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization under the leadership of a Board of Directors. Since 2011, Open Door has grown significantly, expanding its programming from a small, grassroots church and community center to a robust Christian community development organization. In 2017, Open Door announced a name change from Carpenter’s Church to Open Door to better reflect the mission and scope of the organization and to create room for further expansion in the future.
Partnerships
Open Door believes collaboration is key to impacting our entire community. We are proud to partner with businesses across our community, state, and nation.
Open Door is a member of South Plains Homeless Consortium, Texas Homeless Network, South Plains Food Bank, and Texas Health & Human Services.