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On Sunday, August 11th, we held a Special Congregational Meeting after worship. At that meeting we voted to close our congregation and to distribute our remaining resources to several organizations that align with our values.
These words from our resolution to close the congregation capture well the overall mood during the meeting: "... we the members of Community of ChristChurch, after extensive and prayerful deliberation, have come to believe that the changing context of our ministry and the diminished human resources available to us make it extremely difficult to conduct a sustainable ministry in this location... while we are saddened to face the reality of our congregation’s dissolution and discontinuance, we are thankful to God for the faithful ministry that has been carried out in this place, and trust that God will continue to renew the church here and always...". 
Community of ChristChurch is a congregation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
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Thank you to everyone who came on Sunday and participated in our Service of Holy Closure. We baptized Jamie and Daisy, we sang and we prayed, we heard God's Word for us and shared in the Holy Supper, we laughed and we cried.
Afterwards, folks stuck around to share stories, memories and good food. There were over eighty people in attendance. Current and past members, previous pastors, friends and colleagues from the Oregon Synod, along with ecumenical partners, all came together to give Community of ChristChurch a beautiful sendoff and blessing. Praise be to God! |
Mission Statement
Love God, Love People, Love Creation, Live like Jesus
Read the full Mission and Vision Statement here.
Love God, Love People, Love Creation, Live like Jesus
Read the full Mission and Vision Statement here.
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