In the spirit of Christian ministry, the mission of Open Door Community House, Inc. is to work in partnership with other area service providers to meet basic needs and to empower low income individuals to realize their full potential as children of God.

The Open Door Community House, Inc., offers opportunities for spiritual growth, establishes relationships with individuals and families in need, and works cooperatively with other area service agencies to bring about reconciliation in the lives of people in the community.

Open Door Community House, Inc. is a National Mission Institution of the General Board of Global Ministries and the South Georgia Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church, is a member of the United Neighborhood Centers of America (UNCA), and is a member agency of the United Way of Chattahoochee Valley, Inc.

The Community Center is an agency of social concern committed to the development of its neighborhoods.  It Operates on the belief that a neighborhood organized around its own interests can do much to confirm personal dignity of the individual and support the democratic principle of self-determination.

Two major functions accentuate the unique and flexible role of such a center in a neighborhood: direct service and social action.

The particular service and action programs reflect concern for all ages and all persons as individuals and groups and are determined by the needs and interests of the people in the neighborhood at any one given time.  Since the neighborhood continues to be the social force most closely and strongly affecting the lives of people, the centers are involved in action programs with and on behalf of all persons in the neighborhood.  Racial and cultural relations; economic and employment opportunities; better housing, education, recreation and health care; as well as spiritual and emotional enrichment and development; are important aspects of the program of the centers.

The centers related to the Board of Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church operate under the philosophy that this type of agency represents one of the important efforts of the Church to witness to its love and concern for the people in cities and towns in the United States.  The centers by their commitment and concern can help the Church-at-large to maintain a sensitivity to, an awareness of and an involvement in processes of social change.

Community Centers are a relevant expression of the Church's attempt at reconciliation.  In some communities, the only reconciling presence the Church as is a community center.  In other communities, the leading force in social change is being carried out through the community center.  Because of strategic presence in centers are now bearing the hurts and pains which, at one time, belonged solely to the people they serve.

The centers are also being called upon by federal and local agencies, planning bodies and neighborhood residents to expand and give leadership in establishing new programs of service and action.