Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church

Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church We are a bridge-building congregation located in Mt. Tabor neighborhood. All are welcome. Mt. We know that the Holy Spirit is at work in our world ahead of us.

Tabor Presbyterian Church, as a people called by God, experiences God’s unconditional love through Jesus. We worship together, and follow Jesus by:
– opening our doors
– sharing sacred space
– listening
– serving
– creating
– learning
All this we do in the hope that God’s shalom will be made real and tangible for the healing of our neighborhoods and the nations. The Story, in Brief

Mt. Tabor Pres

byterian Church organized as a church in 1892 and built a wood structure on the corner of 55th and Belmont. That building was moved down to the corner of 55th and Stark in 1910 to make room for the stone structure which now stands in its place, and on its original foundation. In 1929, the building was expanded and the Parish House was added to give the Sunday School program its new home. The Russell Wing was added for classrooms (downstairs) and offices (upstairs) in 1965. From the first, the buildings here were funded by community and congregation and were intended to be used as worship and community space. Over the life of this congregation, its fortunes have ebbed and flowed, as have all communities. After 100 years of a vibrant and bustling congregational life, things began to diminish. Parts of the building lay empty much of the time, most of the doors remained locked except for Sunday morning. The building itself fell into disrepair, which led the congregation to become re-energized around a re-building program at the turn of the millennium. The restored structure continued to look for the new life which would make its home here, while the congregation continued to shrink. The warm, stained-glass-lit space on the southeast corner had become an elegant storage room, which smelled of dust. But from the dust, seeds of a new vision began to emerge. This could be a space for gathering again, as it was intended in the beginning. As a step on the journey toward this new life, we opened our doors to the community again on June 23, 2009 with the grand re-opening of the Bell Tower entrance on the corner, long boarded up, to a newly renovated coffeehouse and community space: TaborSpace. Months later, the Parish House Partners – small businesses and non-profit groups – began to take up residence. These were folks who needed space in order to do their work of healing, creating, teaching, serving, and caring for the earth. Their purposes found a home in this space created to do exactly these things. So now we are three streams in one river – Congregation, TaborSpace, Parish House Partners – together in the task of making shalom real and tangible on the corner of 55th and Belmont in SE Portland, Oregon.

This Saturday!
08/14/2026

This Saturday!

08/02/2026

Pop up choir. So nice

Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church has had a Mt. Tabor Foundation nonprofit organization since 1970. The foundation was set ...
06/18/2026

Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church has had a Mt. Tabor Foundation nonprofit organization since 1970. The foundation was set up by members of the church at the time to provide an ongoing resource for repairs and maintenance of the physical structure of the church. This fund was initially created by donations by the members and as time went on estate gifts are the typical way that somebody donates to the Foundation fund. The genius of those founders is evident all these years later now 56 years later as the fund has provided new furnaces and a new roof and repairs of all sorts.

Our church has 36,000 ft.² and is therefore a very large space with part of it being much older and some of it being newer, but all in need of attention and care.

Current members of the Foundation board include Scott Hanson, Nic Bentley, Elaine Huber and Marsha Johnson. The diligent and careful work of the Board of Directors has resulted in funding over these many decades to the benefit of the church.

Please consider setting up an estate with a gift to the Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Foundation in your will. If you have questions, please contact the church office and you will be directed to one of the members of the board who can assist you in this process. It’s very simple.

Please join us at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church located on SE. Belmont St. at 54th. Bring your projects and join us in ...
06/08/2026

Please join us at Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church located on SE. Belmont St. at 54th. Bring your projects and join us in knitting together. Also we are looking for donated yarn to sell for a fundraiser. Thank you very much. Enjoy a cuppa at Crema coffee shop, which is on our campus in the building and meet new friends and have fun knitting.

All welcome. This Sunday!
06/05/2026

All welcome. This Sunday!

05/11/2026

Welcome to the Taborspace Art Galleries. We're delighted to bring together members of the community and their varied voices through using our space to showcase artwork.

We have five galleries at Taborspace and we would love for you to come explore them. We have the Peace Gallery on our main level, a Young Artist Gallery on our lower level, which centers our youth, the QK Studio Gallery on the lower level, which celebrates artists with disabilities, the Bell Tower Gallery at Crema, which highlights artists in our community, and the Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church Historic Art Gallery, inspired by legacy, history and place.

For more information, including current exhibitions, volunteer opportunity, and how to submit your work, visit taborspace.org/galleries

Mental Health First Aid ClassSaturday, May 2 9:30 am-3:30 pmJust like with traditional First Aid and CPR, Mental Health ...
05/06/2026

Mental Health First Aid Class
Saturday, May 2 9:30 am-3:30 pm

Just like with traditional First Aid and CPR, Mental Health First Aid equips you to support and save the lives of family, friends, co-workers and community members who are in the midst of a mental health episode by providing you tools to get them the right resources.

Registration Required, only 15 spots
https://taborspace.org/wellness

(This is offered through the Being Well Together Mental Health Program of Mt. Tabor Presbyterian Church & Taborspace)

This is our first official Sunday together with the Calvary Presbyterian and Mt. Tabor Presbyterian folks! We are happy ...
05/03/2026

This is our first official Sunday together with the Calvary Presbyterian and Mt. Tabor Presbyterian folks! We are happy you are here. We are better together. Everyone is welcome here!

Christ has risen! Christ is risen indeed! The stone was rolled away… New life is here. Praise God for the Good News! Hap...
04/05/2026

Christ has risen!
Christ is risen indeed!

The stone was rolled away…
New life is here.

Praise God for the Good News!
Happy Easter!

Address

5441 SE Belmont Street
Portland, OR
97215

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8:30pm
Tuesday 10am - 8:30pm
Wednesday 10am - 8:30pm
Saturday 8:30am - 8:30pm
Sunday 8:30am - 8:30pm

Telephone

+15032346493

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