Creator Lutheran Church - Damascus, OR

About Us
We believe that Jesus Christ came to reveal the fullness of God's love for us. We celebrate that love through praise, sacraments, music, service, and aspiring to be a totally inclusive community.

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Our worship is at heart of who we are. The Creator congregation believes that in all our actions and in our presence in the world we can show we are one part of the body of Christ

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We're Involved
Our church offers a wide range of ministries and opportunities to connect. Whether you'd like to learn more, pray more, sing more, or serve more, there is a ministry for you. Use the items under the We're Involved menu item above for details of how we are involved in our community, together with our partners, and in the world.

Creator currently worships virtually. Our building remains closed by COVID restrictions.

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News and Upcoming Events

JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH!

Creator Pride Parade Watch Party!

Stay tuned after worship and join us for an online viewing party of the virtual Portland Pride Parade, Sunday June 20th at 11:00 a.m.
Same zoom link as Worship! Let’s Join the Parade!

If you would like to participate in recording something for the virtual parade, please email Jamie at office@creatorlutheran.org. For more information visit the website: https://portlandpride.org/portland-pride-2021-1

Emanuel 9 Commemorative Prayer Service

Creator will hold an Emanuel 9 Commemorative Prayer Service on zoom with partner congregations on June 17.

1st Annual Juneteenth Celebration at Milwaukie Bay Park

Saturday June 19th 3:00 PM 6:00 PM - SPOKEN WORD PERFORMERS, SPEAKERS VENDORS, FOOD TRUCKS, MUSIC

Our own Sonnet Mungyeh will be one of the student speakers? And Sabina Spicer, one of our Youth Collective leaders is on the planning team!

For more information follow this link.

Oregon Remembrance Project Memorial on Juneteenth

Upcoming support for the Oregon Remembrance Project, which on June 19th, will be erecting a memorial in Coos Bay to Alonzo Tucker, the one African American lynched in Oregon. Partnering with Bryan Stevenson's Equal Justice Initiative, they hope to have more folks attending the installation of the memorial marker than the 300 who attended the lynching in 1902.

*Contact Shirley or Debi if you’re interested in joining us in Coos Bay during a day known as Juneteenth. An online option will be announced as an option.

Join us for the Next Discussion Movie Night!!!

The next movie night we will be watching Just Mercy before the discussion
Sunday, June 27th at 6:30 p.m.

Bring your popcorn, snacks and drinks to a conversation of what you saw, heard and experienced as you watched the Help.

Godly Play

Bonnie Cochise, a retired Lutheran pastor and member at Prince of Life, has been leading a Godly Play sessions for the kids at Prince of Life, Oregon City and it welcoming other faith communities to join in! For information visit - https://www.godlyplayfoundation.org/ She uses a pre-recorded version of the biblical story from Christ the Healer UCC, then talks about the “wondering” questions live with the kids, has an art project and they sing or drum
together.

On May 23, and throughout the summer, the schedule for the Zoom Godly Play will be 11:30-12:30 on Sundays. If you are interested in participating, please contact Pastor Janell pastor@creatorlutheran.org to learn more.

Looking for Office Helpers!

Thank you to all who have helped in the past! We are starting anew and looking for helpers again. We would like to establish a list of congregation members who are interested in volunteering for in areas that include, ushers, greeters, and other office duties, such as assembling bulletins and other documents. At this time there are no specific dates. We will reach out to volunteers when opportunities arise.

If you have helped in the past or if you haven’t and would like to please contact Jamie with your availability and area of preference at office@creatorlutheran.org. Your help is appreciated.

Pastor Janell's Porch Hours

Pastor Janell's porch hours are 12:30 PM - 2:00 PM

Jamie's Hours

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

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.