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First Christian Church
First Christian Church presents a vision of "An open community of faith,
learning, growing, and making a difference through Christ."
First Christian Church is an historic congregation in the heart of the Rose
City. Their membership represents the diversity of the surrounding metropolitan
area with many members coming from other religious traditions. They believe
Jesus Christ is Lord and seek to witness to the faith in a way that speaks to
real life situations and offers hope, with worship that is varied in style and
opportunity, allowing for diversity of liturgy, music and practice, encouraging
openness and acceptance of other persons.
First Christian Church cherished and maintained the Ladd Carriage House on
property owned by the Church for many years. Eventually the Church
acquired all the land on the block in anticipation of redevelopment to raise
money for maintaining their congregation. The ever increasing maintenance
costs for both the Carriage House and the Rose Friend Apartments created a
pressure to move forward with redevelopment by the early years of the 2000's.
At first, it appeared that the Carriage House would have to be moved off
Church property in order for it to be saved. Eventually, a creative
solution was found to meet the Church's needs for expanded facilities while
keeping the Carriage House on-site.
Read the full story.
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Visit www.firstchristianpdx.com
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