A creative collaboration between Trinity United Methodist Church and Sellwood Faith Community
Our community exists to embody the love of God in the world because we believe everyone needs a safe space to be loved for who they are already.
Serving in Small Ways Has a Big Impact
When we originally started Sellwood Faith Community, part of our mission was to include service as a way of living out our faith. Millennials especially want to live an active faith.One of our favorite places to volunteer is the Oregon Food Bank. We arrive...
October Calendar
The Ebb and Flow
We are in a time of great flow these days at Sellwood Faith Community. We have a solid core group, we’re slowly growing in our participation numbers and giving, and most importantly we’ve had such great gatherings of depth and new life these past few...
Trying Too Hard
A lot of my job is about meeting people and getting to know them while allowing them to get to know me. And I'm good at this. I'm a people person and I enjoying hearing other's stories and telling my own. On occasion I slip from being my normal self...
Hands and Feet
I know so many people who are living as the hands and feet of Jesus. The PTA president at my daughter's school who goes above and beyond in love. The volunteer coordinator at the clinic where I spend one Monday a month who greets each person with care and...
September Calendar
This Experiment is Working
Our discipleship model, the rhythm of how our community functions, is network, gateway, commitment. We start by making connections. I do this by showing up at school, being on the PTA, volunteering at the Portland Art Museum, shopping at local businesses,...
Night Reflections
StarsSometimes on warm summer nights I like to go for walks after dark. Our neighborhood, which I love, becomes another, more magical place on nights like this. In the dark I notice things I don't in my daily walks. I see shadows from the street...
Planning 500 Years Ahead
We just got back from a camping trip to Redwoods National and State Parks. One of the nights there we attended the campfire program about the old growth forest led by Ranger Brad. The program really helped me to learn more not just about the old growth...
Our Next Venture
This fall we will begin our next big thing at Sellwood. Starting in late August we will be partnering with the New City Initiative's Village Support Network to support a homeless family as they transition from a shelter in to housing. We'll do practical things...