THE MISSION: To lead people into a growing relationship
with Jesus Christ.
SEVEN CORE VALUES
Intimacy With God
We believe that God desires an intimate
relationship with each of us. We seek to
help people establish intimacy with God by
learning to self-feed themselves from God’s
Word, learning to pray about everything, and
placing a priority on corporate and personal
worship.
Relational Evangelism
We believe that
everyone in this world matters
immensely to God and should matter
to us as well. God’s message of love
and forgiveness in Christ is best
conveyed through personal
relationships.
Intentional Mentoring
We believe we
all have a responsibility to pass
along to others the knowledge,
skills and experiences God has
entrusted to us. We encourage and
train mature believers to mentor
younger believers, adults to get
involved in the lives of young
people, and parents to disciple
their children. We place a high
priority on reaching children and
youth and their families.
Biblical
Authority
We believe Holy
Spirit-anointed teaching is the
catalyst for life transformation.
The Bible is the final authority and
source for all of our teaching in
worship services, small groups or
other gatherings.
Grace-filled Loving Relationships
We believe that
grace-filled loving relationships
should permeate every aspect of the
church. Since all people are created
in God’s image, all people should be
treated with love and grace. We
place a high priority on showing
grace and love to all staff, members
and attenders. We seek to provide
pastoral care to all who attend
Portland Community Church.
Strategic Service
We believe that
all God’s people are called and have
been gifted to serve in the world.
Service has the greatest impact when
people are serving in areas of their
spiritual giftedness and in
alignment with the mission of the
church. God’s people are called to
steward their spiritual gifts, their
time and their resources. We
practice biblical principles of
stewardship.
Authentic Community
We believe that
life-change happens best in
community. We encourage everyone to
become involved in a small group,
accountability group or ministry
team.
The Essential Beliefs of Portland Community
Church
We believe that the grand essentials of the Christian faith are summarized in the ten statements below. Church members and candidates for membership at Portland Community Church need not subscribe to every point in the Statement of Essential Beliefs in order to be members. But as members grow in the knowledge of God and His Word, we trust that in time they will come to embrace completely the Statement of Essential Beliefs. However, we believe it mandatory that the pastoral staff, program staff, elders and lay leaders subscribe to every point in the Statement of Essential Beliefs.
We believe that the Bible, both Old and New Testaments, is the inspired Word of God, without error in the original writings. The Scriptures are the complete revelation of God’s will for the salvation of humankind and the divine and final authority for Christian faith and life.
We believe in one God, the Creator of all things, infinitely perfect and eternally existing in three co-equal persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
We believe that God the Father created all things through His Son, Jesus Christ, and calls all humankind through the Holy Spirit to receive His Son in faith.
We believe that Jesus Christ is true God and true man, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He died on the cross as the sacrifice for our sins according to the Scriptures. He rose bodily from the dead and ascended into heaven where He now sits at the right hand of God the Father, serving as our High Priest and advocate.
We believe that the ministry of the Holy Spirit is to glorify Jesus Christ, convict humankind of sin, regenerate believing sinners, and indwell, guide, instruct, empower, and seal believers for godly living and service until Christ’s return.
We believe that humankind was created in the image of God but fell into sin and is therefore lost. Only through regeneration by the Holy Spirit can humankind find salvation and spiritual life.
We believe that the shed blood of Jesus Christ and his bodily resurrection provide the only ground for justification and salvation for all who believe, and only those who receive Jesus Christ are born of the Holy Spirit, and thus become children of God.
We believe that the true Church is composed of all persons who through saving faith in Jesus Christ have been regenerated by the Holy Spirit and placed into the body of Christ, of which He is the head. Only those who are members of the true Church shall be eligible for membership at Portland Community Church.
We believe in the personal, visible and impending return of Jesus Christ to the earth. The blessed hope of Christ’s soon coming challenges the believer to personal devotion and tireless service to God.
We believe in the bodily resurrection of the dead: the believer to everlasting joy and blessing with God; the unbeliever to everlasting judgment and sorrow apart from God.
