This is a warm and welcoming Jewish synagogue in Lake Oswego. It is the only synagogue south of…read morePortland until you hit Salem. It draws from the south suburbs and the entire Portland metro area. It is affiliated with the Reform movement, has an (almost) full-time rabbi and cantor, and a religious school offering bar and bat mitzvah training. There are a variety of social and educational events throughout the year. I encourage any unaffiliated Jewish families -- particularly those who do not want to schlep into Portland -- to check out "Beit Hav" (house of friends).

Imagine you're sitting in the congregation with your 4 year old son. Its his first service and you…read morewant him to learn to appreciate church. Lately he's been cursing, using the F word and such and you're trying to get him to stop. "It's not right to use those words" you keep telling him. Imagine then the priest gets up to the podium for his sermon. All of the sudden he starts dropping bombs. You're shocked, you start feeling uncomfortable next to your son, but you stay because you think maybe he'll stop and maybe there is a point. But they don't stop. They just keep coming. You look down at your son feeling helpless. Obviously you don't want him getting the message that men who are supposed to be spiritual leaders speak this way. But there's more when the sermon ends the congregation applauds, even whoops. I've never been in any church service where people applauded ANYTHING, and there's a spiritual reason for that. Well that's what happened to me when I attended a service here. Awful. As people applauded I got up with my son and left feeling very disappointed that that was his first introduction to church. A priest who shows no respect for the tender ones who may be in his audience. A priest who speaks with crude language and is more interested in showing off and writing a nice piece than in passing along anything spiritual. Sadly we will never be back again. This happened many months ago, but I have been meaning to write a review since then because it has stuck so sharply in my mind.

I found Trinity Cathedral over 7 years ago and have enjoyed my experience throughout this time…read morebecause it is a warm welcoming congregation and I love the services which help me with my connection to God and provide me an avenue for worship and prayer. The choir is stellar and the whole music program is superb! The Rosales organ is so beautiful and such an amazing instrument. The Dean and all the clergy are truly welcoming and make themselves very available to all congregants. Sunday sermons are always thought provoking and interesting. They have been a great help throughout the pandemic in helping people to carry on. The outreach ministries are a very important part of who the Cathedral is in the community. Food Pantry and other food provisions made available to the less fortunate are wonderful examples of "faith and love" working to help our neighbours. I first went to Trinity because it was the closest Episcopal church to me when I first moved to Portland and I am delighted it has become my church home. I couldn't have found a better fit for me. Please come to see this welcoming open hospitality community! All are welcome no matter who you are, what you believe or not, what sexual orientation or where you are in your life journey.

Welcoming church to get into your spiritual groove (awesome group of musicians playing contemporary…read moreChristian music mixed in with an occasional hymn - every week it's a concert worthy of the "Schnitz" on Broadway. Solid Bible teaching church reaching all ages, all peoples. Real church should be for everybody! The apostle Paul says in 1 Thessolonians 5:11 to encourage one another and build each other up. Many support groups to meet all your needs here. Time to be who you were meant to be in the image of your creator, come and find your purpose. Dare we go into our shadow we might see a brighter light. Get some LIGHT at Imago and let it shine!

It may have been bad luck on my part, but the very first time I tried to go to this church they had…read morea guest speaker. She was a professor/author at Portland State University. Her talk centered around how loneliness was becoming so prevalent in our society and she came into her talk with all kinds of statistics. Well, she certainly nailed me it's one of the reasons I went to church that day. Instead of getting a message of hope from the Bible I got a lecture from Portland State University that was full of stats. Yep, she hit the nail on the head, I am one of those statistics. I did not even stay for the whole talk. Instead of being uplifted I got reminded of how lonely I was. I felt a bit humiliated as I walked out with tears coming down my face.

I found this church delivering Jimmy John's sandwiches. I was very hesitant to check it out and at…read morethe beginning just popped in for a few minutes on Sunday service. These people Love Jesus and it shows. I've been attending for just about a year now, and have found true friends that are trying to be better people by loving Jesus and loving the Portland community.

Garden Church is a wonderful, welcoming community where we quickly felt like part of a family. We…read moreespecially appreciate strong Biblical teaching partnered with a genuine concern for our community here in Portland.

I went to my first service this past weekend and I thought the experience was outstanding. For…read morethose of you who are complaining about this church, give me a break. I have seen some pretty messed up churches in this city and this ain't one of them.

Not a family friendly church…read more "There's a place downstairs for your crying baby. That's just too much." Those were the words that Josh the pastor said to us from ON STAGE in front of everyone during his sermon as my wife and I were trying to calm down our crying baby (go watch the livestream - it's recorded). Our daughter was crying for about 5-10 seconds and we were trying to figure out how to get out from the middle of our pew to take her outside, but Josh's comment was completely embarrassing and unacceptable. Jesus said "let the children come to me." Door of Hope said "your kids are too much". Very unfortunate.

This church is full of love for one another. They greet new people, have an excellent children's…read moreprogram, and are willing to listen to anyone's heartache. I'm home ill today, but I know my fellow choir members are working together to support the children's service that happens every fifth Sunday. I will be reading from the book of Isaiah during the Easter Vigil on Saturday. If you are looking for a church home, you could not do better than this place. I have been here just about a year now. I am hoping to work with college students during the summer in a study of Palestine. If you know any college students or grads or workers in that age group, please let me know.

I come here for the SE Kitchen Tool Share, great resource!read more

I haven't gone here for a church service and can't really comment on that…read more However, the church sponsors a divorce support group on Wednesday nights and has been a great source of healing for many people. Carley Friesen is an amazing person for starting this loving and welcoming group. Divorce is a painful process for everyone involved and it's important to spread the word that there is support available.

I went to a wedding here, so nothing about their standard service…read more The building was really wonderful. the wooden beams and main chapel were wonderful. the organ added a huge great touch to the room. The people working on the wedding seemed quite helpful and nice. I would definitely recommend this location for a wedding for anyone whose religion matched with this place.