CBC is uniquely called and positioned to be a church for all people. We live in an urban region with growing ethnic diversity. In spite of language and cultural barriers, our passion is to see people from every generation, ethnicity and background worshiping, serving and having meaningful relationships together in one local church! Our weekly worship services increasingly reflect the ethnic diversity found in our communities.

Ethnic Ministries serves as a bridge into the corporate life of our church, we also have fellowship groups that intentionally target specific language groups and ethnicities. The purpose in these gatherings is to create a friendly and safe environment where spiritual seekers can learn about Jesus and the life He came to give, as well as giving Christ followers an opportunity to worship and connect in their own language and culture. These groups then seek to help each person become comfortable with and integrated into the larger, diverse congregation.

As a result, first generation immigrants find the help they need in the smaller ethnic groups, while the 2nd and 3rd generation young person can also fit in to the broader activities of Generation Church.

Present ethnic ministry groups include:

Hispanic Ministry
Spanish Service on the 217 Campus every Sunday at 1pm
We also offer a growing number Hispanic Small Groups
Contact: Ben Escalante 503.255.2224

Burmese Fellowship
Meet together every Sunday @ 5:30 pm. on the Rocky Butte Campus.  Children’s classes are provided for children ages 2-10 yrs.  ESL class is at 4:30 pm. before the service.  Weekly activities include women’s prayer and worship team practice.  Special events, holidays and appreciation for Burmese culture are celebrated several times through out the year.  There is an exciting emphasis on reaching out and helping Burmese refugees resettle in the Portland area.  The service is in Burmese.
Contact: King Mang Zam and Cin Lun 503-762-7560

 
English as a Second Language
ESL classes are offered on the Rocky Butte Campus (east), 217 Campus (west) and the Mill Plain Campus (Vancouver area).  Individual tutor groups also meet together at times convenient to the student and tutor.  Classes and individual tutor groups meet once a week.  Students build new relationships while learning English, and an understanding of American culture.
Contact: Cheryl Vogel 503-544-8034

 

International Small Groups
These groups have people from many different countries:  Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Philippines, Pakistan, India, Iran, and more.  While English is the common language, these groups delight in appreciating one another’s culture.  They develop friendship, study the Bible and support one another.  We presently have small groups that meet on the West side of Portland, in the North East, and in the Vancouver region.
Contact:
North East:  Rich and Karen Brott 503-780-7322
West:  Johnson and Jesse Thannikal 503-690-0656
Vancouver:  Martin and Lily Sudarma 503-661-1688

 
International Student Groups
Contact:  Edmund and Carol Bouschor 503-635-9035

Japanese Ministry
Contact:  Edmund and Carol Bouschor 503-635-9035

 
Lao Fellowship
Meet together for a bilingual service every Sunday @ 5:30 pm on the Rocky Butte Campus.  Children’s classes are provided for children ages 2-10 yrs.  ESL class is at 4:30 pm before the service.  Some from Vietnam, Thailand and other S.E. Asian countries enjoy this group as well.  Special events, holidays and appreciation for Lao Culture are celebrated several times through out the year.
Contact:  Bill and Cheryl Vogel 503-544-8034

 
Romanian Small Groups
Contact: Ben & Kelly Ivan 503-674-7873

 
Russian /Ukrainian Ministry
Meet in small groups in the Portland Metro and Vancouver areas.  Several special events are celebrated all together throughout the year.
Contact:  Vladimir and Elena Kovalyuk 503-251-8788