Question: What's special about Christchurch?

At one of our summer gatherings we asked some of our people: What's so special about Christchurch?

Worshiping and hanging out

Everybody is welcome

Studying to live

A diversity of people and thought

The best kept secret in Portland

A desire to grow

People who play and serve

Learning together

Come as you are

Showing each other grace

Serious about study

We share six central affirmations: We believe in...

• the centrality of the word of God,
• the necessity of the new birth,
• a commitment to the whole mission of the Church,
• the Church as a fellowship of believers,
• a conscious dependence on the Holy Spirit, and
• the reality of freedom in Christ.​

Our roots and vision...

• The Evangelical Covenant Church denomination is a rapidly growing multiethnic denomination in the United States and Canada with ministries on five continents of the world. 
• Founded in 1885 by Swedish immigrants, the ECC values the Bible as the word of God, the gift of God’s grace and ever-deepening spiritual life that comes through a faith with Jesus Christ, the importance of extending God’s love and compassion to a hurting world, and the strength that comes from unity within diversity. 
• ​For more information about the Covenant denomination, go here.