Bridgeport United Church of Christ

Bridgeport United Church of Christ We are a joyful, open & affirming community working for justice, nurturing peace, exploring and celebrating our progressive Christian faith.

Bridgeport UCC is:
A Just Peace church and part of a grassroots movement of UCC congregations committed to corporately naming and boldly proclaiming a public identity as a justice-doing, peace-seeking church. A New Sanctuary Movement church supporting the rights of immigrants, providing education about immigration issues, and working for comprehensive immigration reform in the USA. www.newsanctuar

ymovement.org and works closely with the Oregon New Sanctuary Movement. An Open and Affirming church of the United Church of Christ and a member of both The Community of Welcoming Congregations and The UCC Coalition for LGBT Concerns. In the charter of the church we state:
We declare ourselves to be an Open and Affirming congregation, welcoming into full membership and full participation in the church persons of every race, language, age, gender, sexual orientation, physical or mental ability and economic status.

04/01/2026

We weep at this decision and we name it clearly. This is harm!

Today, the Supreme Court struck down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy, prioritizing “free speech” over protections for LGBTQ+ youth.

On this Trans Day of Visibility, our witness must be louder than the ruling.

Read Rev. Derek’s full response:
https://openandaffirming.org/tdov26/

03/31/2026

We're hiring for a sabbatical pastor. Spread the word.

Bridgeport United Church of Christ seeks a creative, energetic and collaborative leader to serve as Sabbatical Pastor from July 1--Sept. 30 2026. The successful candidate will nurture the spiritual life of this progressive, vibrant congregation through leading worship, providing pastoral care,overseeing church administration, and advancing the sabbatical goals. Bridgeport UCC is an Anti-Racist, Open & Affirming, Just Peace and Immigrant Welcoming congregation.

This faith community seeks a pastor with passion and proven ability to lead the congregation. Responsibilities include worship planning and leadership in collaboration with the Worship Team and Choir Director, offering pastoral care to those with emergency needs, providing administration oversight to staff and church teams, and collaborating with the Church Council to implement sabbatical goals.

Details:

The Sabbatical Pastor will work approximately 10 hours/week. Compensation for the 3 month sabbatical is $5000.

The Sabbatical Pastor will be available via email, phone or in person.

Applications will be accepted beginning April 1. To apply, please submit a letter of interest along with your UCC profile or resume to [email protected]. Please submit applications by April 30, 2026

Address

621 NE 76th Avenue
Portland, OR
97213

Opening Hours

10:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+15032580992

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