A Tulsa church is celebrating 80 years next month.

Beams of Light Family Church at 17th and Harvard is inviting people back, who may have moved away, for a special celebration.

A smaller congregation

At Beams of Light Family Church, there is a small but faithful group in the pews every Sunday.

Brian Tarpenning is the Senior Pastor. He's been there for 30 years.

"I was called to be here, and I've never felt that feeling that I should go anywhere else,” he said.

He said the church is nondenominational.

"I realized that there were former Baptists, former Catholics, former Methodists, who all just kind of flock together, you know. What I tell everybody is we're just a Bible preaching, Bible believing church,” Tarpenning said.

A lifelong member

Barbara Barto has been there since day on

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