An Affirming Church in Beaverton: What Being a Reconciling Congregation Means
Yes — you’re welcome exactly as you are. What it means that Beaverton First is a Reconciling Congregation and an affirming United Methodist church in Beaverton.
Jason Lee and the Methodist Mission That Helped Found Oregon
A young Methodist preacher crossed a continent in 1834 to plant a mission in the Willamette Valley. He largely failed at what he came to do — and helped set Oregon on the road to statehood.
Worship in the Wesleyan Tradition
Methodist worship aims at the heart — through hymns you can feel, plain preaching, and a table open to all. What shapes it, and how we live it out in Beaverton.
Social Justice in the Wesleyan Tradition
For Methodists, justice isn’t an add-on to faith — it’s faith showing up. The biblical roots, Wesley’s own activism, and why it begins with our own history too.
Who was John Wesley?
He was a failed missionary who feared he had no real faith of his own — and became the founder of a movement that now spans the globe. The short life of John Wesley.
Wesleyan Theology
Grace you didn’t earn, a faith you can actually feel, and a holiness that shows up in how you treat your neighbor — the distinctive emphases of Wesleyan theology.