Door of Hope was founded in 2009 with the desire to share the good news of Jesus Christ in Southeast Portland. We've met in various locations over the years before landing in our current location in the Belmont neighborhood in 2018. In March 2020, we planted Door of Hope Northeast, and it is our prayerfully hope to plant more churches in the future.
Our earnest desire is to that Jesus would bring about a personal, spiritual, and cultural awakening in our city, and that He'd use us in that mission. That's why we seek to be people who love and follow Jesus and who help others to do the same. We believe this can be accomplished only by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as we live out the pillars that uniquely define our community. Below are the four pillars our church is built around. You can hear a sermon series expounding upon these pillars here.
Our earnest desire is to that Jesus would bring about a personal, spiritual, and cultural awakening in our city, and that He'd use us in that mission. That's why we seek to be people who love and follow Jesus and who help others to do the same. We believe this can be accomplished only by the empowerment of the Holy Spirit as we live out the pillars that uniquely define our community. Below are the four pillars our church is built around. You can hear a sermon series expounding upon these pillars here.
The Cross
We preach Jesus Christ and Him crucified. Jesus is the way, the truth and the life, and so, we preach Him and Him crucified. For it is through the paradox of the cross that we discover the way to God, the truth of who He is, and the life that only He can give. The gospel is the center of Christianity and the cross is the center of the gospel.
The Community
We live life together. Discipleship occurs when we are intentional in living out the teachings of Jesus within community. We believe that the shallowness of much of what is called Christianity today, is due to the individualism that plagues our culture and, unfortunately, the church. We recognize and submit to the command of Scripture to love one another and this cannot happen if our lives do not intersect.
Simplicity
We believe in simple church. Buildings, programs and methods do not define church. We are the church as we deepen our commitment and connection to Christ. Therefore, our growth as a church is the result of knowing Jesus through immersion in His word, prayer, communion, fellowship and song. Our emphasis is growth that results from people hearing and being changed by the gospel, not simply growth from attracting spectators or attendees.
The City
We live life together. Discipleship occurs when we are intentional in living out the teachings of Jesus within community. We believe that the shallowness of much of what is called Christianity today, is due to the individualism that plagues our culture and, unfortunately, the church. We recognize and submit to the command of Scripture to love one another and this cannot happen if our lives do not intersect.