When people find out I'm a pastor they frequently ask, "What kind of church is it?" I have spent 15 years trying to answer the question in a way that keeps the conversation open. Sometimes I try to say, "It's a church that preaches and lives by the Bible." But, what people usually mean when they ask that question is, "What denomination are you?" While denominations mean very little to most people, they provide a convenient category (often filled with misconceptions) in which to file me. So, just to make sure I communicate I usually say, "We're Conservative Baptist. Does that mean anything to you?" That will usually tell me, by body language alone sometimes, whether we can continue to talk.
Let me give you some online references for our affiliations. While we are on the same team, Jesus's team, with many churches, we formally affiliate with CB Northwest, the regional branch of the Conservative Baptists of America. In fact, I am a CB Northwest trustee for the Willamette South Association, a group of sixteen churches in our area. This includes:
- of course, New Life Church.
- Barton Community Baptist Church
- Sandy Baptist Church
- Canby First Baptist
- Emmanuel Community Church, Clackamas
- Estacada First Baptist Church
- Gladstone First Baptist Church
- Happy Valley Baptist Church
- Lake Bible Church
- Milwaukie First Baptist Church
- Oak Grove Baptist Church
- Grace Church of Molalla
- Logan Community Church, Oregon City
- Light on the Hill Fellowship, Oregon City
- Maranatha Baptist Church, Oregon City
- Canyon Creek Church, Wilsonville
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