We have one week before Anthem starts on January 22nd. On top of working, this week will be full with meeting and praying with some of the leaders and people who have offered to make sure the ministry is up and running. Im so thankful for the friends I have an wouldnt want to do ministry with anyone else. That sounds generic reading back over it but I really do feel that way. I’m excited to see who else God will bring around to do ministry with us.

One of the founding principles that we’re starting this ministry with is not only to be a ministry that reaches out but to be a community that stays connected with the greater Church. That we never become our own kingdom or island but are intentional in supporting and staying involved with our friends in the Vancouver and Portland area. Jesus’ last prayer was that we will be one just like himself and the Father are one, and then the world will know him. We don’t want to replace the local church or transplant others from their current community to ours but rather be a place where we encourage eachother to connect in with what God is already doing the Portland/Vancouver area. Where people from different communities, churches or groups can gather to worship God, grow, and experience life together as The Church. To encourage and equip those who are already part of a church and to help those who are not connected find community.