Coronavirus Updates
Unconnected to the pandemic, at the end of July 2020 moved out of our church building in Hillsboro, OR. Due to the pandemic we will continue to be a church in the online setting. There are still ways to get involved, connect with our community and share the love of our Creator. Please contact Admin@comchristchurch.org for ways to get involved.
As so much changes from week to week we are doing our best to stay in touch. Please join our email list for current invitations and opportunities as we support one another safely from distance.
Over the coming months, we will be monitoring the data and recommendations for reopening provided by public health experts and look for opportunities to gather safely outside of the weekly worship experience.
Learn more and explore
our current online offerings here.
Join us for Online Worship with Holy Communion Sundays @ 9:30am
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Click on the link below on Sunday morning:
https://zoom.us/j/669927281?pwd=S0Qvdzh5cUY2akhmM2VoeTlUUVFBZz09 Meeting ID: 669 927 281 If prompted enter password: 080114 Joining by phone: If you are not able to join worship via your personal computer, you are welcome to join using your phone. Call this number: 1-669-900-6833 Use the Meeting ID: 669 927 281 Enter password 080114 You will find yourself in our Zoom worship space. |
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God’s peace, Pastor David |
COVID 19 Resources:
- ChristChurch COVID-19: Needs & Response Survey. If you need help or are able to help the community in this health crisis, please fill out this survey to tell us what your needs are or how you can help respond to the needs in our larger community.
- COVID 19 Resources from the ELCA Oregon Synod
- Reopening Congregations and Ministries in COVID-19: The Pastoral and Congregational Preparation and Health Plan Guide
- A Note from ELCA Oregon Synod Bishop Laurie - May 8, 2020
- Washington County COVID 19 information
- Pastor David and his ecumenical colleagues sent the following letter to Oregon Governor Brown:
Open Letter to Governor Brown
May 21, 2020
Dear Governor Brown,
We are a group of protestant ministers living and doing ministry in Hillsboro and the surrounding areas. We are writing to you to thank you for your leadership. The restrictions and guidelines set up by your task force indicate to us that loving care and compassion for the citizens of Oregon, along with sound science and good data, have guided your decisions in these pandemic times.
We were dismayed by the lawsuit filed against your administration by ten congregations and 21 individuals, ostensibly in the name of freedom and the exercise of religion. We were further appalled to hear of the misguided ruling of Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff to render these restrictions “null and void,” encouraging faith communities to freely assemble in their buildings despite the serious risks.
Furthermore, we take exception to the suggestion that the restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus have closed our churches. We have not closed our churches. We have pivoted. We have adapted. We have gotten creative. We are worshiping communities and that is what we are doing… worshiping… on Sunday mornings, in Zoom meetings and conversations, streaming on social media platforms, and in our service to those most in need in our community… all the while maintaining the guidelines set up by health professionals and your task force.
We certainly acknowledge that this time has not been easy for any of us and we are all dealing with unanticipated hardships. Nevertheless, we continue to find creative and innovative ways to serve our congregations and the communities in which they reside. So please know that the few congregations named in this lawsuit do not speak for us nor, we believe, do they speak for thousands of faith communities around the state whose core mission is to love God and neighbor.
Respectfully,
Rev. David Eppelsheimer
Pastor, Community of ChristChurch
Rev. Clay Andrew
Pastor, Hillsboro United Methodist Church
Rev. Tracie Bullis
Pastor, Old Scotch Church
Rev. Adam Hange
Pastor, Hillsboro First Congregational Church
Rev. Jorge Rodriguez
Pastor, Las Naciones Iglesia Metodista
Rev. Karen LaJoy Smith
Rector, All Saints Episcopal Church
Rev. Julie Smith
Spiritual Care Manager, OHSU Tuality Healthcare
Rev. Bob Stebe
Pastor, Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
Rev. Karen Tiegs
Assisting Priest, Ss. Peter & Paul / Ss. Pedro y Pablo Episcopal
#HillsboroStrong
May 21, 2020
Dear Governor Brown,
We are a group of protestant ministers living and doing ministry in Hillsboro and the surrounding areas. We are writing to you to thank you for your leadership. The restrictions and guidelines set up by your task force indicate to us that loving care and compassion for the citizens of Oregon, along with sound science and good data, have guided your decisions in these pandemic times.
We were dismayed by the lawsuit filed against your administration by ten congregations and 21 individuals, ostensibly in the name of freedom and the exercise of religion. We were further appalled to hear of the misguided ruling of Baker County Circuit Judge Matthew Shirtcliff to render these restrictions “null and void,” encouraging faith communities to freely assemble in their buildings despite the serious risks.
Furthermore, we take exception to the suggestion that the restrictions implemented to slow the spread of the coronavirus have closed our churches. We have not closed our churches. We have pivoted. We have adapted. We have gotten creative. We are worshiping communities and that is what we are doing… worshiping… on Sunday mornings, in Zoom meetings and conversations, streaming on social media platforms, and in our service to those most in need in our community… all the while maintaining the guidelines set up by health professionals and your task force.
We certainly acknowledge that this time has not been easy for any of us and we are all dealing with unanticipated hardships. Nevertheless, we continue to find creative and innovative ways to serve our congregations and the communities in which they reside. So please know that the few congregations named in this lawsuit do not speak for us nor, we believe, do they speak for thousands of faith communities around the state whose core mission is to love God and neighbor.
Respectfully,
Rev. David Eppelsheimer
Pastor, Community of ChristChurch
Rev. Clay Andrew
Pastor, Hillsboro United Methodist Church
Rev. Tracie Bullis
Pastor, Old Scotch Church
Rev. Adam Hange
Pastor, Hillsboro First Congregational Church
Rev. Jorge Rodriguez
Pastor, Las Naciones Iglesia Metodista
Rev. Karen LaJoy Smith
Rector, All Saints Episcopal Church
Rev. Julie Smith
Spiritual Care Manager, OHSU Tuality Healthcare
Rev. Bob Stebe
Pastor, Hillsboro Presbyterian Church
Rev. Karen Tiegs
Assisting Priest, Ss. Peter & Paul / Ss. Pedro y Pablo Episcopal
#HillsboroStrong