What CHPC Means to Me

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When we moved to Southeast Portland, we had a wish list worked out for our search to find a church to join.  We wanted a church we could walk to, a church with pews, hymnals that are used during worship,  a pipe organ, and accomplished organist. We had spent our church life being taught from the pulpit by men and we were ready for a woman pastor. We found everything we  were looking for and a small friendly congregation who really welcomed us to Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church.

                     Craig & Pam Enberg

Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church offers me the 

opportunity to pursue my religious and spiritual life in an environment that embodies community and caring.  The 

church program  focuses on growth in serving the triune God through activities that range from Bible study to garden walks. Active participation has  added meaning to my life, enabled 

me to make new friends and confirmed my decision to join a small congregation after years of attending large congregations. Led by Pastor Linda Stewart-Kalen, who combines her strong faith with creativity and passion, the church fulfills my need to reach out and to receive support on my life's journey. 

                                           S. Clendaniel

I enjoy the variety and ever-changing musical selections 

we hear and sing at Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church.  

The small congregation gives people a chance to know and 

care for one another better than in a large congregation.  

There are many opportunities to participate in the daily life 

of the church, as well as ways to reach out to our neighbors.  

Pastor Linda is good at engaging the members and visitors 

to our church, as well as the larger community.  I had my 

wedding five years ago at Colonial Heights, and have felt

welcome ever since                                

                          Brenda H.

Members of Colonial Heights Presbyterian Church

 welcomed my family and me when we came to Oregon thirty-three years ago as homeless refugees from Viet Nam. 

Like me, members of our small congregation come from all walks of life and ages, having different experiences, cultures, and persuasions; yet we love, care, and forgive one another

 as members of one family.  We are different, yet we are all beloved children of our Most High God.  We believe that all people are created in God's image.  Christ is the head of our church and the culmination of our faith, hope, and love. 

We are a community of faith that glorifies the triune God 

and loves our neighbors as ourselves.  We offer ourselves as instruments of peace and service, loving mercy and walking humbly with our God.  We pray, seek, and work for 

reconciliation and justice in this broken and contentious world.

Come and join us in worship on Sundays.

                                                    Y Phan

I was looking for a church to start going to, because there

became a need in my life to get closer to God. Well my dad 

had just become a member at CHPC and said, "Come to my 

church."  I did, but I was looking for something to see if this

church would be the one.  After two or three times coming, I

found what I was looking for and needed.  It was Pastor 

Linda's sermons and all of the congregation's welcomeness

and the love I felt.  Now I have just been voted to become a

Deacon in CHPC.  I found just what I was looking  for and 

needed.

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