About Us

You can expect to be met at the door by our friendly Portland Christian Center host team, ready to greet you and point you in the right direction. We will have a complimentary hot cup of coffee, from one of Portland’s premier local roasters, right in the lobby. We have a live worship band – don’t worry about knowing all the songs – we will have the lyrics on the screen if you want to join us in singing. Our entire service time is typically around 75 minutes which includes a 30 minute message. If you have kids, you may want to plan on arriving 10-15 minutes early to check them in at our lobby check-in station. Our main gathering begins at 10:30 AM. Hope to see you soon!

We have excellent, professional child care available for nursery through elementary age. All of our children’s workers are trained and background checked. We are happy to care for your little ones while you attend a service. Children’s check in is located to the left in our main lobby.

Portland Christian Center has two accessible parking areas and entrances. Our main lot and front access has a lower level entry (on the right-hand side) with an elevator to assisst you to the main level. Our upper parking lot/side entrance is wheelchair accessible. Both entrances have restrooms close by. All restrooms have accessible stalls but no power doors.

We are so glad you are interested in finding our more about your own faith or that you have questions about spirituality. We have a dedicated daily Pastor-On-Call ready to listen or answer your questions. Please contact us at 503.245.7735 or email at info@pcctoday.com.

Portland Christian Center is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. The Assemblies of God was founded in 1914 in Hot Springs, Arkansas with 300 people at the founding convention. Today there are 13,017 churches in the U.S. with over 3 million members and adherents. There are more than 69 million Assemblies of God members worldwide, making the Assemblies of God the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination. The U.S. Assemblies of God national office is located in Springfield, Missouri.

The church operates according to its constitution and bylaws, which is available to any member or attendee upon request. By stipulation of that document, a board of eight deacons acts in an advisory capacity to the Lead Pastor, who serves as chairman of the board, in all matters pertaining to the church in its ministry and mission. They provide counsel and mutual assistance in the administration of the business and work of the church. They examine applicants for membership, administrate church discipline, and have ultimate oversight of the finances of the church. In the event the church is temporarily without a pastor, the deacons are empowered to provide for their own chairman from their membership to transact business for the church and to provide for a search for the new pastor. The Board of Deacons meets monthly to pray over the church, receive staff reports, give input on the direction of the church, and vote on key action items, such as the missions report, the finance report, and various other matters requiring board approval.

We value generosity and practice a time to give offering and tithe as a form of worship. As our guest, you are free to observe this during your visit. If you have other financial questions, please feel free to reach out to our Executive Pastor of Outreach and Generosity, Rick Bernheisel at rbernheisel@pcctoday.com.

Major decisions, must be authorized by a vote of at least two-thirds majority of the votes cast in a regular or special business meeting of the church membership. Other matters, deemed of corporate significance by the pastor and the board of deacons, may be brought to the entire membership from time to time for advice and consent.

Portland Christian Center’s holds its annual business meeting during the first quarter of each year. At the meeting, church members are given a written report, the vision of the church is reviewed, progress toward the church’s mission and vision is analyzed, a financial analysis for the previous year is presented, new deacons are ratified, and various other business that requires the input and approval of the members is transacted. The meeting follows Robert’s Rules of Order.

In January of 2017, Portland Christian Center celebrated becoming debt-free. In our intentional journey of eliminating corporate debt, the leadership of the church made a commitment to operating debt-free in all matters.

The Lead Pastor is accountable to his ordaining body, the Assemblies of God, and to the Board of Deacons of Portland Christian Center.