A Communion Message

We are very blessed to have Mike and Mary Reist... ...read more

Worldwide Gathering of ICOC

San Antonio next July is going to be the site for ... ...read more

Happy Mother's Day: Ask Anita

by Steve j : May 13th, 2012

She speaks with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue…

Proverbs 31:26

In my adult life I've had two mothers.

The one who g... More »

Forgiveness Workshop - Part 2

by Brit Harmon : April 29th, 2012

Linda Brumley from the Seattle church led an amazing “part two” of the Forgiveness Workshop Saturday, April 14th: forgiving God and forgiving yourself. We examined many Scriptures, mostly from the book of Job. We broke into groups to discuss what part of God’s armor are we missing More »

This week at the Portland church...

by steve j : March 28th, 2012

I'm so glad to be home. Last week I know Joey did his usual amazing job of preaching while I was away, and I had an incredible time in Boston; but there's no place like home. In Boston I was able to visit with my buddy Doug and speak at a men's breakfast as well as perform John Mark twice on Sunday...two groups of over 1000 each composed of the whole Boston congregation and their children and guests. The church there was truly generous to us here in Portland and took up a love offering for the Portland church of over $9500! I was also able to present Doug with this basketball he's twirling (always wanted to do that)...the ball signed by all of our hoops fundraisers a couple of weeks ago.

This Sunday we'll have our usual service at 2:30. On a bitter sweet note, Ed and Marna will be leaving after this Sunday for Boise. It's not the other side of the world and they'll have a wonderful time with the Weidners and the congregation there; but man, we're going to miss seeing... More »

Hoops For Hope 2012

by Britt Harmon : March 29th, 2012

Sunday, March 17th the Portland Church hosted a Hoops for Hope, basketball fundraising event to raise money and heighten awareness for the Sihanouk Hospital in Cambodia. There were 24 players shooting hoops for 12 hours, raising a total of $21,400 to support the More »

Steve's Wall

Thank you St. Louis!!!

I had an unforgettable time in St. Louis last week. In addition to an evening and matinee performance of John Mark, I got to stay with my best friend from high school...whom i had not seen in nearly 40 years...and we had

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