We are a friendly community who likes to eat together, tell stories, pray for one another, worship together, and welcome others. We celebrate anniversaries and birthdays, cry together, show up at the important times, and hold one another close through all of life’s ups and downs

We worship together, study together, pray together. We engage the bible critically, drawing on the 2000 years of Christian seekers, as well as modern day scholarship to try to understand what it means to be a person of faith. We accept that there are no absolutely right answers and there are no dumb questions. And we remain dedicated to the way of Jesus Christ, seeking reconciliation, forgiveness, love, and grace in relationships.

We have a diversity of views within our congregation, but what unites us is our desire to pursue Christ and his teachings as we understand them. This diversity may be seen in the varied ways we approach our worship services, making space for one another. For example, we have a blended approach to the music in our worship services. Those who prefer classic hymns and those who prefer more contemporary music come together to express their love and commitment to God. 

We gather in service, collecting goods for the financially vulnerable, assisting the teachers and students at Powell Butte Elementary to prepare for the school year, and sharing our collective financial resources. We practice generosity with our neighbors, knowing that the gospel is Good News for all people. And we practice grace knowing that it was God who invited us to the table so that we might be able to welcome all others.

We are members of a progressive mainline denomination known as the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) https://disciples.org/).

We are also part of the Christian Church in Oregon and Southwest Idaho, one of the 33 regions of the Disciples of Christ.

What We Believe 
As members of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) we celebrate the unity of the church and the freedom of the believer. We believe that each individual is led by the Spirit, and that every person has the ability to come to their own conclusions as they seek to understand the truth of God in Jesus. Therefore, we don’t tell people what they have to believe. We do, however, celebrate difference in belief. Part of what makes the Disciples (as we’re often called) so unique is the presence of many differing opinions. We expect to be both challenged and enriched by this diversity.

As Disciples, we practice believers baptism by immersion, meaning that children are traditionally baptized when they reach an age when they can make their own decision about faith. Adults are also baptized in this manner. Disciples also recognize the validity of other forms of baptism within other Christian traditions; we gladly make room for those seeking to publicly reaffirm their faith. 

We also participate in the Lord's Supper (also called Communion) every Sunday. Communion is a sign of our belief in the unity of the church, and our connection to God. It is also a sign of our belief in the freedom of each person: no one is barred from the table. The communion table doesn’t belong to us; it belongs to God. Feel free to partake of the bread and the juice as you feel comfortable.

To find out more about our denomination, click here: https://disciples.org/our-identity/