Hope Presbyterian Church Portland — Church Directory

Quick Facts

Pastor — the shepherd God holds accountable Pastor Charlie Shaw (since Aug 2021)

Founded See website

Denomination PCA

Service Times Sunday morning (see website)

Men's Ministry No

Kids Ministry Yes

Website www.hopeportland.org

Pastor Credentials See website

10-Point Theological Scorecard

Christology

Is Jesus the only way? (John 14:6)

PCA church — subscribes to Westminster Standards (Trinitarian, orthodox Christology by confession).

Strong

Scripture

Inerrancy affirmed? Final authority?

PCA — Westminster Confession affirms Scripture as 'the only rule of faith and obedience,' inerrancy implicit in confessional subscription.

Strong

Men's Discipleship

Intentional formation for men?

Not detailed on loaded pages.

Caution

Soteriology

Faith alone? How is salvation presented?

PCA — Reformed soteriology, sola fide per Westminster Confession.

Strong

Gender / Biblical Design

Biblical manhood and womanhood by God's design — patriarchal, complementarian, egalitarian, or affirming gender ideology?

PCA denominational polity requires male elders (TE and RE); local practice follows. Verify — Portland PCA churches vary in complementarian tone.

Verify

Caution

Leadership Structure

Male elders/pastors? Accountability?

Live site returned HTTP 526 (Cloudflare SSL origin error) on validation pass; PCA polity (TE/RE plurality) and Westminster Standards remain inferred from denomination, not directly verified.

Strong

Preaching Style

Expository or topical/therapeutic?

PCA tradition expository; specific sermon series names not loaded from homepage.

Caution

Mission Clarity

Great Commission central?

PCA Mission to the World is denomination-wide missions arm — local missions emphasis not detailed.

Caution

Cultural Alignment

DEI/CRT language? Social justice crowding out gospel?

No DEI/CRT language found on available pages; Portland context warrants local verification.

Caution

Accountability Structure

Denominational home, elder plurality, or external network — is the pastor answerable to anyone?

PCA (confessional Reformed with Westminster subscription) — Pacific Northwest Presbytery accountability.

Strong

Assessment

National directory entry — web-verified pastor, website, and Facebook. Visit website for full theological details.

#pca#reformed#oregon#portland

MOOP Engagement Tracker

How this church was personally verified by the MOOP directory team:

✓ Researched church website

Sources & Evidence

These are the URLs consulted to arrive at this church's scoring. Score-note claims are synthesized from homepage content, denominational directories, and public statements of faith at the time of review. Church websites change frequently; we're progressively adding Internet Archive snapshots to prevent link rot.

[1] Live source hopeportland.org
[2] Live source pcaac.org

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