About Us | Creekside Bible Church

About Us

We are a growing church of about 175 people in Wilsonville, Oregon that exists to help you find and live out your purpose.

beliefs

We believe in the one true God (Yahweh), creator of all things spaciotemporal and heavenly, known and unknown, visible and invisible. We believe in Jesus the Christ as the only begotten son of God and the very incarnation of God, who was truly born of, and wholly with, human flesh. We believe that Jesus suffered under Pontius Pilate, was brutally beaten, and mercilessly pierced and killed upon a cross for the purpose of redeeming sinful humanity. We believe that the grave could not hold our savior, for upon the third day he rose from the dead and thereafter met with his disciples and ascended into heaven. We believe that it is only through this person, Jesus the Christ, Son of the Living God, that humanity is redeemed from sin and given eternal life. We believe in the active and continuing presence of the Holy Spirit today. We affirm that all those who accept the sacrifice of Jesus the Christ and worship him as savior are indwelled by the Holy Spirit and enjoined with fellow Christians in the body of Christ, the Church universal. Moreover, we believe that the aforesaid persons, Creator, Son and Holy Spirit, are One God. Furthermore, we believe that scripture is authoritative in matters of Christian faith and living – having been inspired by the Holy Spirit and faithfully maintained over millennia. Amen.

pastor

Our pastor's name is Chad Harms. He is married to Brynn and they have two children (Hazel and Hudson). He is a graduate of Corban University in Salem and Gateway Seminary in Los Angeles. He grew up in Keizer, Oregon, played college baseball, loves the Blazers, and likes weird independent films.

ALL LEADERSHIP

the vision

We want all people to experience and express God's glory. Here's how we try for that:

PERSONAL SANCTIFICATION

We will help people experience and express God's glory by providing resources to move forward in our love, passion, and obedience to God.

SPIRITUAL LOVING CONNECTION

We will help people experience and express God's glory by cultivating relati.3onships that are deep and spiritually driven.

THEOCENTRIC IMPACTFUL GATHERINGS

We will help people experience and express God's glory by gathering with our focus on God's worship and eternal impact.

THOUGHTFUL GOSPEL PROCLAMATION

We will help people experience and express God's glory by telling people the story of Jesus in a way that is loving, kind, and impactful.

PASSIONATE COMPASSIONATE SERVICE

We will help people experience and express God's glory by serving with fervor as we grow in our care for others.

FERVENT PERSEVERING PRAYER

We will help people experience and express God's glory by praying fervently, constantly, and consistently.

SACRIFICIAL GIVING

We will help people experience and express God's glory by giving at our own expense for the glory of God and the good of others.

CORE VALUES

Biblical
Simple
Global
Improving
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THE DREAM

We envision a church whose people proclaim the Gospel consistently and constantly. We envision a church that baptizes people every week, at every gathering. We envision a church...

...that helps take the Gospel to every nation. We envision a church whose people gather with an expectation that the Spirit of God will move in powerful and profound ways and that expectation is met. We see that gathering as impacting the lives of every person in attendance, causing Christians to worship passionately (in spirit and in truth), to repent of sins, to deepen in faith, and to make commitments, and causing non-Christians to recognize that “God is really among” us – this recognition often times leading them to give their lives to God through Jesus. We envision a church where all people are in deep relationships with others. These relationships being characterized not by worldly interests, but by spiritual discussion and support. We envision a church where every person who gathers with the church uses their spiritual gifts and natural abilities to passionately serve the church. This service meeting the needs of the church and the needs of the hurting and broken around us – helping widows, comforting orphans, feeding the hungry, providing water to the thirsty, being hospitable to the stranger, giving clothes to the naked, and caring for the sick. We envision a church that prays spirit-led, fervent, persevering prayers while expecting God to change the world in response to them. We envision a church whose people spend time alone with God in prayer, Bible reading, and praise, growing in their love and knowledge of God and what He has revealed to us in His Word. We envision a church that makes a dent in the Great Commission, all the while being driven by an insatiable desire to see our Lord, King, and Savior glorified as we live, and move, and find our being in Him and His presence. We envision a church that expresses God’s story and glory everywhere.