Chehalem Valley Presbyterian Church

This Sunday we are traveling to Evergreen Church in Beaverton to join our sister congregation. In our joint worship we will install our new Pastor, E.C. Bell, who with his wife, Ardis, and their children, have recently relocated from Longmont, Colorado to Newberg. Please join us for worship and reception at 11:00 a.m.

This summer Nathan Lewis is preaching ten sermons on the doctrine of common grace. You can read them here.

Registration packets are now available for RYM Camp at Suttle Lake this coming August 10-14. Expanded recreation includes white water rafting, kayaking lessons, wilderness hiking along with field and group games led by our team of college students from UW. The Reverend John Stone is our guest speaker and he is joined by eight additional seminar teachers to provide a high quality biblical/theological education. Suttle Lake Camp staff delivers sumptuous and delicious food and maintains beautiful grounds. We are running simultaneously and separately two camps: students rising to the sixth grade through students rising to the eighth grade are gathering at the Middle School Camp while students rising to the ninth grade through graduating seniors are welcome at the Senior High Camp. Scott Lowe and his band from Fort Collins is leading worship. Nathan Lewis’ pop music workshop and International Shorts Film Festival are back by popular demand. Ryan Hughs, campus minister at UW is hanging. Registrations are coming in from churches throughout the Pacific Northwest.

CVPC meets at the Seventh Day Adventist Church visible on College St. at 530 Edgewood Drive in Newberg. We meet at 9:00 a.m. Pastor Nathan Lewis is preaching through the Gospel of Luke and Pastor E.C. Bell is preaching the baptism and temptations of Jesus. The CVPC worship band includes Sally Mehler and Sean Boyle both of the local celtic band, Roughly Hewn. Accomplished guitarists, Cris Hill and Keith Hansen play alongside drummer, Cole Hansen. Come sing the Psalms and hymns set to new folk and contemporary tunes. Our rich liturgy and gospel preaching will inspire and instruct those seeking to draw near to God.
Join us for coffee, treats, and warm conversation directly following worship at 10:15 a.m.

On May 2, 2009, Dr. Michael Horton is speaking at Estacada Christian Church. Click here for more details. Click here to register for this event.

The Presbyterian Church in America has developed its bookstore online to the point of easy browsing and access. Check it out! This is an excellent source for group studies and for theological and biblical education. Go to the PCA Bookstore Online.

What is Christianity? Some say it is a philosophy, others say it is an ethical stance, while
still others claim it is actually an experience. None of these things really gets to the heart
of the matter, however. Each is something a Christian has, but not one of them serves as
a definition of what a Christian is. Christianity has at its core a transaction between a
person and God. A person who becomes a Christian moves from knowing about God
distantly to knowing about him directly and intimately. Christianity is knowing God.

“Now this is eternal life; that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom you have sent.” –John 17:3
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We are meeting to worship this Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Please use caution as you drive in the snow and ice. No one should feel guilty for staying home under our present weather conditions. Nevertheless, if you are inclined to drive in the snow and ice, then come join us at CVPC to worship our loving God and to share his warmth and peace as we enjoy hot drinks and good conversation. Let it snow!

E.C. Bell our new pastor at CVPC will be preaching this December 14 and 21. Throughout 2009 he will be on site and preaching more and more. In June 2009 he, along with Ardis, his wife and their four children, will relocate from Longmont, CO to Newberg.
From Advent 2008 through Passion 2009, Nathan is preaching through the Gospel of Luke. He has chosen those texts which are unique to the Gospel of Luke, not found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, or John. Sermons of Nathan and E.C. are posted at www.nathanlewis.org in audio and/or printed format. Also, you may find John Calvin’s Harmony of the Gospels an interesting study during this sermon series. Instead of writing one commentary on each of the four Gospels, Calvin attempted to put all of them together, to reconcile assumed contradictions, and to show their common purpose. If you would like to read and study ahead of Nathan’s sermons, use the following schedule. [Read more →]

The Roy family invites you once again to join them in their home on Thanksgiving Day. Fliers with details are available at the church site during coffee hour. In the past the crowd has been large, which is good - the more the merrier. Please R.S.V.P. directly with Steve and Michelle and they will tell you what to contribute to the feast. Friends and family are welcome. Don’t be alone on Thanksgiving Day!

Read President Abraham Lincoln’s Thanksgiving Day Proclamation.