What do you believe about...?
To begin with, we’re a Jesus-centered community. We view the Bible as a beautiful narrative that tells the radical, life-changing story of Jesus, teaches us how to be fully human, and gives us an opportunity to live a life full of beauty and belonging.
While we are deeply-rooted in the Jesus story, we also lean into our ever-changing world. Because of that, you'll hear us talk a lot about justice, science, history, politics, and equity, because all of that is deeply rooted in both the Scriptures and our human experience.
Outside of those essentials, you’ll probably find a diversity of perspectives within our community (we actually think that diversity is a good thing). If you’re wondering what our pastors believe on any number of questions, the best way to explore that is to watch a previous teaching or listen to one of our podcasts, or better yet, join us in person for a gathering.
Our Anti-Racist Policy
We recognize that that there are institutions and communities in our world that do not recognize that BIPOC people are valuable and essential to our community. We are committed to building a world where everyone has a seat at the table, which is impossible without organizational justice. We’re committed to designing our faith-community for equity. We also understand that our journey to becoming anti-racist starts internally.
The ways we are learning to become anti-racist is first by supporting our BIPOC community by recognizing, calling out, and speaking against any form of racism, both passive and direct. We have also partnered with the Black United Fund of Oregon to provide education to our Makers community on Black history, and are working towards expanding that access to the city of Portland. The leadership team at Makers goes through a quarterly cultural-audit from an outside group to keep us accountable in creating an equitable workplace and faith-family for our BIPOC brothers and sisters.
Where does Makers stand in regards to sexual and gender identity?
Makers is a fully-inclusive and fully-affirming faith community. No one is excluded from belonging, involvement, or leadership on the basis of their sexuality or gender identity.
Our LGBTQ+ community has the right to know what they can expect from us in terms of belonging, involvement, leadership, and marriage. You’ll find a wide spectrum of beliefs about questions related to human sexuality and gender identity, and we believe that agreement on these questions should not be the basis of our unity. We embrace questions and curiosities, but we will always rebuke any form of theology that hurts and marginalizes anyone.
We are on a journey to understand and include the radical belonging expressed by Jesus. We don’t place any restrictions, any exceptions, or any caveats when we say “everyone belongs here.” We welcome, honor, and celebrate all people—inclusive of race, ethnicity, age, faith history, belief system, economic status, sexual and gender identity, marital status, physical and mental ability, and education.
When you hear us say, "you belong", we mean that ALL of you belongs.
Annual Reports
We first to express both gratitude and transparency: gratitude for all that God has done and all the ways you've been a part of this work, and transparency about finances, highs and lows, and other trends in our community. We hope you take some time to read through these reports and reflect on all the good that has happened in our midst, and to thank God for this community.
As always, if you have any questions about the information presented in the reports, please reach out to us on our contact page.
2022 Annual Report Coming Soon
