Creator Lutheran Church - Damascus, OR

About Us
We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God's love. We celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, music, service, and aspiring to be an inclusive community. You have a place here!

Who We Are

Worship
Worship is close to our beating hearts. We believe in all our actions and in our presence in the world, we show we are one part of the body of Christ. Journey with us in engaging worship! Check out the times on the Worship/Give page

Worship / Give

Involvement
Creator offers a wide range of ministries and opportunities to connect. Whether you want to learn more, pray more, sing more, or serve more, there is a ministry you can join.

Use the items under the Involvement menu item above for details of how to become involved in our community, together with our partners, and in the world.

Creator Sunday Worship - Gathering Together in the Building and Online

Whether gathering in the building, Facebook, YouTube or through Zoom, worship will be held on Sunday, September 26th at 10:00 a.m. – There is weekly Communion.

We will gather together in the building and virtually this coming Sunday. You can register for the total number of people in your group for worship in the building here: reservations to help us in planning and to be contacted by email for last minute changes. Masks are currently required for our worship in keeping with current CDC and OHA recommendations.

Notice: Masks now required while in the building

With the increase of COVID-19 cases due to the Delta Variant, the CDC and Oregon Health Authority (OHA) have recommended universal mask wearing for all indoor events.

With the recommendations from CDC and OHA, the Re-Opening Task Force asks that everyone wear a mask while in the building. Regarding worship, no one will be turned away if they choose not to wear a mask. Masks are available on the table in the Italian Porch.

Thank you for your care and concern for one another. This is a fluid situation and we will continue to adjust according to the CDC and OHA recommendations.

Though the fig tree does not bud
and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
and the fields produce no food,
though there are no sheep in the pen
and no cattle in the stalls,
yet I will rejoice in the Lord,
I will be joyful in God my Savior.

Habakkuk 3:17-18

Pastor Janell At Church

Porch Hours: Mondays 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Bible Study Hour Tuesdays 9:15 AM - 10:15 AM

Jamie's Hours

Monday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

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Creator Lutheran Church welcomes you to come – as you are, where you are, and who you are – and join us in worship, fellowship, and ministry. The Gospel reveals God's astounding grace as an unconditional gift of love for all people, so ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, physical or mental ability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or marital status are not barriers to our invitation for worship or leading our community. We are committed to racial equality. As an inclusive community grounded in God's love and following Jesus' example, we celebrate the diversity of God's creation.

News and Upcoming Events

Baptized In Tear Gas Book Group Discussion

Creator's Book Group is reading Baptized in Tear Gas by Elle Dowd. Minister and activist Dowd tells a gripping story of her transformation into an Assata Shakur-reading, courthouse-occupying abolitionist with a hunger for change.

Click here for more information.

Join the Oregon Synod for the second annual Synod Day of Learning.

Keynote Speaker Lenny Duncan - Author of Dear Church and United States of Grace

Saturday, September 25 from 9:15 am to 3:45 pm.

The rise of the Delta variant will not stop us - the workshops and keynote address will all be offered via Zoom! Together we will learn and delight in what God can do in us when we come together to take seriously Christ's call to love our neighbor as ourselves.

To find out more and register for the Synod Day of Learning click here.

Backpack Buddies Fundraiser

Saturday, October, 9 10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Minimum donation $5 per item or $20 per car.

We ACCEPT: computers, laptops, monitors (CRT, LCD), printers, scanners, FAX, copy, keyboards, mice, misc. office machines, TVs, VCRs, DVDs, stereo and audio components, cell phones, PDAs, handheld games, cameras, telephones, washers, dryers, ovens, and stoves.

Items we do NOT accept: media (CDs, DVDs, floppy, VHS, cassette tapes, fluorescent tubes and lamps (all types), electronic and magnetic ballasts (non-PCB only, must be post-1978, items containing Freon (refrigerators, freezers, water coolers, some dehumidifiers), fire extinguishers, mercury-containing devices (thermostats, ionized smoke detectors) PCB ballasts, and Styrofoam.

Storyline and Leaven Community are Looking For Creator Interest in their Land and Housing Coalition

Storyline and Leaven Community are Looking For Creator Interest in their Land and Housing Coalition

Engage in a brave space, invoke the stories of our ancestors both in faith and in family through the people-power-building process of the sacred organizing cycle. See our Accompaniment page for details.

News from the Oregon Synod Reparations Team

Take action and get involved in this important, ever-evolving work stems from the action at the 2020 Assembly. They are currently moving into groups where ‘energy’ has emerged for exploring what reparations might mean. There are at least two ways Creator can join in our synod's important and ongoing reparation work this year:

Join one of the Synod Reparation sub-teams. Learn more here.

Creator also has a team joining the next Reckoning with Racism Cohort through Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon (EMO). Learn more on EMO's website. Both are starting in September. Contact the Creator office if you are interested in pursuing either of these ways.