In 1986 Dr. Jeff Wright approached the pastor of First Baptist Church of Broken Arrow and suggested they open a Free Medical Clinic and volunteered to be the doctor. Pastor Nick Garland readily agreed. This ministry was named "Cornerstone" because it was located in a stone house at 2nd and College owned by FBC. Later a Food Pantry and clothes closet were added.

    In 2003 it was agreed to merge Cornerstone into Cornerstone Assistance Network located northeast of downtown Tulsa. In 2005 it seemed that the ministry, while serving some of the clients of Cornerstone Assistance Network, was no longer meeting the needs of Broken Arrow residents.

     One of the pastors at FBC Broken Arrow met with other pastors of Broken Arrow Baptist Churches and the decision was made to form Arms Around BA with 10 founding churches. Nine are still supporting Arms Around BA today. We opened at 114 E. Dallas St. in leased quarters on August 17, 2005.

• We served a total of 657 families containing 2,181 people during 2008.

• Our volunteer doctors saw 192 patients in 2008.

• Our volunteer doctors dispensed medicines and prescriptions to 132 patients in 2008

• Our Medical Clinic is open every Tuesday evening of each month.

• Our Medical Clinic has 5 doctors, one for each Tuesday evening of the month.

• We provided a 3-4 day supply of food and personal hygiene items to families 835 times in 2008 (a 54% increase over 2007).

• We provided diapers and/or formula to 175 infants during 2008.

• Our food pantry served a minimum of 2,782 people in 2008.

• We delivered food baskets to 81 families at Thanksgiving and again at Christmas 2008.

• We deliver food to Tree Top Apartments each week, out of our abundance, from foods we receive from Reasor's.

• We helped 22 families with gasoline in 2008.

• We helped 347 families with utilities in 2008 ( a 273% increase over 2007).

• AEP/PSO and the Broken Arrow Utility Department refer delinquent customers to AABA.

• We furnished two or more nights homeless lodging to 20 families in 2008.

• 211 Tulsa Help Line refers callers to Arms Around BA.

• An average of 36 volunteers work an average of 294 hours each month.

• We help people with their physical needs no matter which church they attend or whether they attend church.

• We have to turn away several requests for utility help each month for lack of funds.

• There were 51 professions of faith at AABA in 2008.

• We are a participating agency of the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.

• We are a 501c3 Tax Exempt Agency and all of your donations are deductible.

• You can help financially by giving contributions directly to Arms Around BA.