Spring 2024 Giving Opportunities
Each spring for the last few years, we’ve presented an opportunity to give to several special projects on our campus. Many Villagers value giving to a specific, tangible need. There are two opportunities that, in our 75th year, align with who we are and what we value: multi-generational ministry and sacred spaces that are multi-use.
More InfoClass: An Introduction to Koine Greek for Students of the Bible
Monday evenings starting May 6 for 6 weeks, 6:30-8:30pm | Columbia 201
This course, led by Dr. Kim Bennett (Guest Instructor for our Chinese Fellowship), is intended to help attendees grasp the basic structure of Biblical Greek, and learn to use readily available parsing software to analyze individual words and sentences. Importantly, we will also learn the meaning and significance of various aspects of Greek, as well as many terms used in its study.
With these it will be possible for any Bible reader to gain a fuller understanding of the Scriptures by comprehending the jargon used in more advanced sources and begin to look behind the sometimes difficult or doctrinally-informed choices made by translators. Where possible, examples will be drawn from Paul’s letter to the Philippians, with a view towards laying a foundation for future classes focused on this book.
Register NowMother's Day diaper drive
Collecting April 28 & May 5
Village is hosting a Mother's Day event for over 70 Arab refugee women! We would love to donate diapers to new moms as a Mother's Day gift. All sizes are needed, but especially sizes 4-6!
Questions?Village at Play Spring 2024
Submit until April 28
We are now open for Villagers to lead groups for our next Village at Play season! Village at Play is a fun way to connect with other Villagers through shared hobbies or likes. Our prayer is for Villagers to enjoy the beauty of life as a gift from God through shared activities like hiking or biking, pickleball or soccer, board games, crafts, and much more. So if you have a sport, game, or activity that you want to share with other Villagers, please let us know! These can be one-time events or weekly meetings throughout the Spring. If you’re interested in leading a group, complete this simple form today. Submissions will be received until April 28, 2024.
FormRepair Fair
June 22, 10am-1pm
Village's first Repair Fair is this June! We would love for Villagers to show their talents and care for the community by fixing vacuum cleaners, sewing buttons back onto blouses, re-wiring toasters, and more so they can keep being used and not put in landfills. Village community neighbors will bring their items and you get to use your creativity and God-given talents to bring these items back to life.
Interested? Have questions? Want to help but in another way? Contact Willard Chi below for more info or find him after the weekend services.
Email Willard ChiNew Welcome Center: Worship Center Lobby
You may have noticed an update to our Worship Center Lobby. The large counter was moved out, to make room for our new Welcome Center! Our desire is to have an open, inviting space provides guests and Villagers with our printed materials, is where new folks connect with leaders on Sundays, and is a meeting spot in our busy lobby.
Lost and Found items can now be retrieved in the Church office and sound sensitivity resources are now located inside the Sanctuary.
Name changes to rooms at village
As we have updated our signage and names of rooms in the Worship Center, we are now re-naming and renumbering in the Chapel building. The new room numbers provide a more logical system in which to navigate all of our buildings, allowing us to be good hosts to guests on campus, and the new room names continue our "Oregon Rivers" theme.
• The Music Room will become "Yamhill 213".
• The Fellowship Halls will become "Umpqua 114 & 115".
• The Fireside Room will become "Tillamook 113".
*The classrooms in South Village have been renumbered but remain unnamed.
**The Columbia Room and Willamette Room names remain the same.
Below is a new internal map so you can familiarize yourself with these updates. Thank you for your support as we improve navigating our campus for visitors!
More InfoGiving
Your faithful support is always appreciated. We encourage our community to participate in worship this way: "
give something, give regularly". It's quick and secure to give online through Pushpay. If you prefer to mail a check, send it to us at 330 SW Murray Blvd, Beaverton, OR 97005. For gifts of stocks, IRAs, or other creative methods, please contact
Patty, Finance Manager.
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Newsletter Sign UpWelcome! We are so glad you're here experiencing our missional, multicultural community. Please consider stopping by the info counter or coming to the front of the stage during Sanctuary Greeting Time for your welcome gift and to meet some of our pastoral staff.
Our 8:15am Chapel Service is designed to be accessible to those who seek to know more about God and church as well as those who are long-time believers. The more intimate worship space and service rest on the timeless traditions of the global church as well as leaves open room for simplicity and creativity in our multicultural worship response. We sit at tables to worship in community and take communion weekly together as the body of Christ.
In our 10:30am Sanctuary Service, we engage with a diversity of cultures and languages as we worship and study the Word of our Diverse God together. You are welcome to make a joyful noise and join us in singing in a language other than your own! Our preaching team is made up of different cultural and language backgrounds, so we are blessed with Sundays when the preaching is in a different language than English, with live translation. Our non-native English-speaking church members do this weekly, so the larger church sharing this experience is important to to being a missional, multicultural community in Christ. 한국어 통역이 있습니다 y traducción en español. Nursery care for ages 0-3, Kids programming for ages Pre-K to 5th Grade, and Youth programming for 6th-12th Grade are also available during this service.
Dna Groups: Small Group Ministry
DNA Groups are the small group ministry at Village and the best way to grow spiritually and get relationally plugged in with others. It was in small groups that Jesus taught His disciples, and the early church was composed of small house churches. The goal is to grow together, be equipped to serve, and experience transformation through God’s Word, empowered by the Holy Spirit. We want everyone who calls Village home to be active in a DNA Group.
We have various types of groups to make it easy to connect: sermon-discussion or other study-based groups, support groups, special interest groups based on hobbies and activities, and several groups organized around a common language or culture. DNA Groups meet weekly or bi-weekly and are offered at various times all around the city or online. With all the options, why wait? We’d love for you to join us!
More InfoAlpha: A conversation around life, faith, and meaning
Tuesday evenings, April 9-June 18, 6:14-8:14pm | Columbia 201
Alpha is a series of group conversations that explore the basics of the Christian faith in a friendly environment. It's a place to connect and learn with others, where you can say a lot, a little, or nothing at all. Everyone is welcome. You're invited - no matter your background or beliefs. Meetings include a meal, watching an episode on a question of faith, and the chance to share your thoughts if you feel comfortable and hear from others.
Register HereSermon Summary
Pastor Mauricio Rivas, 1 Corinthians 15:1-19, "Resurrection Commission: God and Make Disciples"
In our text this morning, the apostle Paul wrote to the church in Corinth, in response to the issues faced by the church. The doctrine of Christ’s resurrection is central and fundamental to the Christian faith.The church in Corinth had received conflicting teachings. There was the influence of Greek philosophy and that of the belief of the Sadducees, that there’s no resurrection of the body. Paul’s letter to the Corinthians was to address these concerns.These false teachings endangered the very essence of the gospel - the death, resurrection and the ascension of Christ.
Paul defends the gospel of Jesus. 1 Corinthians 15: 2 “By this gospel you are saved, if you hold firmly to the word I preached to you. Otherwise, you have believed in vain.”
According to the apostle Paul, we believe in the resurrection because “we saw the risen Christ.” It is written in the scriptures and he appeared to the witnesses:
- He appeared to Mary Magdalene (Mark 16:9), who went to tell the other women.
- He appeared to Peter and the other disciples
- He appeared to two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:34)
- He appeared to his disciples without Thomas and then with Thomas (Mark 16:14, John 20:24-29)
- He appeared to the apostles to assign them the Great Commission (Matt 28:16-20
- He appeared to 500 of his apostles (1 Corinthians 15:6-7)
- He appeared to Paul.
The resurrection of Christ
- Is a call to make disciples, Matthew 28:19-20 “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you…”
- The gospel has power, Acts 1:8 “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria and to the ends of the earth.”
- The resurrection of Christ gives us victory. 1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God! He gives us victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.”
The apostle ends this chapter with these words of encouragement. “Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters. STAND FIRM. Let nothing move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.”
Discussion Questions
- What sustains your faith?
- How do we go and make disciples? What makes a disciple?
- Pastor Mauricio’s challenge to Village this morning is that God has called each villager to proclaim his gospel. Have you shared your faith with anyone? Do you see yourself as a witness to Christ’s resurrection?
- How do we pray and support each other in this Great Commission challenge
Responsive Worship
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