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

A desire to grow

Studying to live

A diversity of people and thought

The best kept secret in Portland

Growing together

People who play and serve

Very sweet

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.