New Oregon Church Dedicated

The $3.6 million, 20,000-square-foot structure has been under construction for a year. It includes a multipurpose room, which will be used as a sanctuary that seats 500, along with a gymnasium and classroom and administrative space. Other stages of the building project will include adding a kitchen on the second floor and additional classrooms on the third floor.

Countryside Covenant moved into the new facility last week, said Malcolm Miura, the church's executive pastor. The first of two church services on Sunday morning had 445 in attendance.

On September 7, North Pacific Conference Superintendent Mark Novak will preach at the church. An open house for the community is scheduled September 13, with the official grand opening on September 14. An extensive publicity campaign will precede the grand opening. Building committee co-chairs were Greg Retzlaff and Jack Schifferdecker.

Countryside Covenant, under founding pastor Paul Duppenthaler, has been meeting at a local high school since 1998, and began its ministry in January 1993. It averages 620 in worship attendance in a community located 30 miles from downtown Portland. The children's ministry program has been growing abundantly lately, said Miura. About one third of the church's population is under the age of 12.

For more information about the grand opening for the new facility, call 503-925-0689. More about the church can be found on the church's website, ww.countrysidechurch.com.

Printable version of this page.