goal # 1 – do things God’s way. 

Our first goal is to be a church that follows the Bible. When it comes to church, just about every adjective imaginable has been used to describe what it should be and how it should operate (i.e. Purpose Driven, Irresistible, Organic, 24/7, Sticky, etc.). While some of these descriptions of church are great, at Creekside our focus is on letting one adjective define us: biblical. 

goal # 2 – make disciples.

Some of Jesus’ last words on earth were “Go and make disciples (followers of Jesus)…” After He said this, he told His disciples to wait on fulfilling this commandment until the Holy Spirit had come upon them. Fifty days later the Holy Spirit came and on that same day the first Christian church was formed (See Acts 2 in the Bible).  From this we learn that the church is God’s instrument for making disciples. At Creekside we want to fulfill this God given purpose and so we strive to help people follow Jesus in all aspects of their lives.

goal # 3 –  positively impact our community.

Jesus had one ultimate goal for His life – bringing people into relationship with God by dying for their their wrongdoings. During the three years (or so) that He did ministry before His death, He was constantly meeting the needs of those around Him. He healed the blind, helped the paralyzed walk, fed the hungry, taught those who needed wisdom, cared for the marginalized, and loved everyone. At Creekside we want to follow Jesus’ example and meet needs (physical, emotional, and spiritual) of people in the community. We believe this is the best way for us to make a positive impact on the community. 

One of the specific ways we hope to meet the needs of people is through our church property. We own over seven acres and hope to one day build a facility that we can use to impact our community. We believe that this will be done through a multi-purpose building that will not only be our home, but also a home for resources that many others can use. We have hopes for a basketball court, auditorium, food pantry, youth activity room, office space, and more. The property is located at the intersection of Day Road and Boone’s Ferry Road in North Wilsonville (see below).