Mannahouse Church
Mannahouse Church (formerly City Bible Church) is a non-denominational Christian megachurch located in Portland, Oregon, U.S. Their five campuses have nine English services, two Spanish services, and one Burmese service. Three of these services take place at their Rocky Butte Campus which serves as their headquarters. Mannahouse Church is Nondenominational and is not connected with or a part of any particular denomination.
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Denomination | Non-denominational, Contemporary worship movement |
Weekly attendance | 7,000 |
Website | www |
History | |
Founded | 1951 |
Founder(s) | Dick Iverson |
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Senior pastor(s) | Marc and Susan Estes |
History
The church started as a group of 13 people in 1951. The church grew rapidly, soon starting a Bible college, tape ministry, Christian school, and a Publishing house. In 2003, a second campus was erected in Downtown Portland and was soon followed by campuses in Tigard and Vancouver, Washington. In 2018, the church changed its name from City Bible Church to Mannahouse Church to "better reflect the role that God has called us to in our time and culture."[1]
Beliefs
Mannahouse is a Trinitarian, Evangelical church. Some specific beliefs include the following:
- Baptism by immersion
- Biblical infallibility
- Traditional marriage
- Spiritual gifts
- Divine healing
- Communion (The Lord's Supper)
They also believe in Church autonomy and believe that Presbyterian polity with a lead pastor "who all qualify on the basis of 1 Timothy 3 in spiritual life, character, domestic life and ruling ability,"[2] is the correct way of church governance.
Church Organization
Ministries
- Children's Ministry
- Youth Ministry
- Young Adults Ministry
- Senior's Ministry
Livestream
Mannahouse Church offers livestreamed services at 9:30am and 11:15am from their Rocky Butte Campus.
Foreign Language Services
Mannahouse Church offers Spanish services at their Tigard and Vancouver campuses, and a Burmese service at their Rocky Butte campus.
Community Relations
Mannahouse Church participates in many community functions and also serves as a community center and emergency shelter.[3][4]
Music School
Mannahouse operates a music school.[5]
Campuses
Mannahouse Church operates the following campuses:
- Portland: Rocky Butte (Headquarters)
- Portland: Downtown
- Tigard
- Vancouver
- Eugene
Schools
Main Articles: Mannahouse Christian Academy and Portland Bible College
Mannahouse Church operates a Christian School adjacent to their Rocky Butte Campus called Mannahouse Christian Academy (formerly City Bible Schools).[6] They also operate the Portland Bible College.[7]
See also
- List of the largest churches in the US
- Religion in Oregon
- Religion in Washington
References
- "Our History - The Foundation Of Our Portland And Vancouver Church Family". Mannahouse. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "Statement Of Fath - The Beliefs Of Our Portland/Vancouver Christian Church". Mannahouse. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "'It takes a real heavy load off my back': Thousands of families hand-pick gifts through KGW Great Toy Drive". kgw.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- Staff, KATU (2019-08-26). "1 home, 1 business lost, others damaged in 4-alarm fire near Rocky Butte in NE Portland". KATU. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "About". mannahousemusicschool.mymusicstaff.com. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "HOME". Mannahouse Christian Academy. Retrieved 2020-06-12.
- "About". Portland Bible College. Retrieved 2020-06-12.