In 1970 two couples living in Portland began to fellowship together seeking deeper experiences of Christ. Through the book The All-Inclusive Christ their hearts were warmed and their hunger for more of the riches of Christ grew. They discovered the riches of Christ through the ministry of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee and the tremendous benefit of meeting with the church in Seattle.
In 1971, through much fellowship between these couples, the church in Seattle, and the church in Los Angeles, many families felt led by the Lord to migrate to Portland to strengthen what the Lord was doing there. Several families moved from Seattle and from Los Angeles that summer. The church in Portland had a glorious beginning with saints coming together to blend from three major cities as the testimony of Jesus for the building up of the Body of Christ.
From 1971 through the summer of 1974 the church in Portland grew day by day in divine life. In 1976 the Lord began to draw other local Christians, and the church re-gathered and grew again through continuing steadfastly in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles over the following years.
Through much fellowship in 1980, some families from Eugene and Corvallis migrated to Portland to strengthen the Lord's testimony there. The Lord blessed the church in Portland in 2008 with a team of brothers and sisters serving full-time, with the entire church as a net for fruit-bearing, nourishing, and mutual perfecting for the building up of His Body.
We continue to hold annual conferences in Portland and in nearby localities, meeting with brothers and sisters from Portland, Salem, Corvallis, Bend, Eugene, Roseburg and Medford. Our love for the Lord and our love and care for His Body increases day by day.