Moms Pray & Play
Bridgetown Moms are invited to gather with us for open hours during the fall Prayer Room. Moms and kids are encouraged to visit the prayer room together, with a special prayer activity curated for toddlers and preschoolers. In addition to the Prayer Room, we will have a classroom open for moms and their kids to connect and play with other families. Coffee and snacks provided.
Dates: Thurs; Oct 23, Nov 6, Nov 20
Time: 9 - 11 AM
Location: Bridgetown Church; Prayer Room
Young Adults: Seek Night
Followers of Jesus ages 18-29 from across the Portland area are invited to gather monthly for a night of worship and prayer. Together we’ll seek God’s presence and respond to what He’s doing in our generation.
Date: Thurs, Nov 13
Time: 7 PM
Location: BibleProject Gym (1302 SE Ankeny St, Portland, OR 97214)
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Nov 14
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Prayer Room
Gather with us for ongoing night and day prayer in our Prayer Room. The Prayer Room will be open from Oct 5 through November 23. Sign up to host an hour by yourself or with a group, and also stop by during open hours of prayer and worship. Learn more about open hours or register below to own an hour slot.
Open Hours:
Morning Worship: Tues & Thurs, 8 AM
Night Watch: Weds, 3 AM
Dates: Oct 5 - Nov 23
Location: Bridgetown Church Prayer Room
2120 NE Tillamook St, Portland, OR
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Oct 10
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Prophetic Prayer Training
One of the ways the Holy Spirit speaks to us today is through prophecy. Gather with us for a night of worship and a training on prophetic prayer. Learn how to listen to the Spirit on behalf of others.
Date: Tues, Oct 7
Time: 6:30 - 8:00 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Welcome to Bridgetown
New to Bridgetown? You’re invited to an informal class where you’ll share a meal, meet a few of our pastors, and learn more about who we are as a church.
Join us this month after the 5pm gathering as we walk through our mission, vision, and values, and talk about what it looks like to get connected in community. It’s also a great opportunity to meet others who are new and hear more of the heart behind Bridgetown. We’d love to see you there!
Please RSVP below so we can make sure we have enough food. Thank you!
Date: Sun, Sept 28
Time: 7 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Artist Showcase
All are invited to attend the upcoming second Bridgetown Artist Showcase. This Showcase’s theme is centered on the idea of Dreams. We will be hosting a gallery, as well as creating space for performance artists and musicians to showcase their craft.
We encourage you to carpool and invite your friends!
Date: Fri, Sept 26
Time: Doors at 6 PM
Location: Oregon Contemporary (8371 N Interstate Ave, Portland, OR 97217)
All Church Worship Night
We are setting aside an evening to gather as a community for worship and prayer. Together we will lift our voices, wait on the Spirit, and create space to encounter God’s presence.
Date: Thurs, Sept 25
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Serve with Bridgetown Worship
We’re looking for vocalists and instrumentalists to serve on the Worship Team during our weekly gatherings. If you’re a vocalist (alto, soprano, or tenor), or if you play drums, keys, saxophone, trumpet, French horn, or string instruments—we’d love to hear from you. If you desire to see God's kingdom come through worship, consider signing up to audition and serve.
Family Day at the Farm
Bridgetown Church families with kids are invited to join us for our annual fall adventure through the corn maze! We will hang out at The Pumpkin Patch at Sauvie Island, where you'll find a family-friendly corn maze, farm store, animals, a pumpkin patch, and more.
Date: Sat, Sept 20
Time: 10 AM - 12 PM
Location: The Pumpkin Patch at Sauvie Island (16511 NW Gillihan Rd Portland, OR 97231)
Serve with Bridgetown Kids
Everyone who calls Bridgetown home is invited to serve monthly in Bridgetown Kids. Serving in Kids is a beautiful opportunity to partner with God in forming the youngest of our community, and to encounter the love of God in a new way. No previous experience working with kids is necessary!
Alpha
Alpha is an open and informal conversation about life, spirituality, and the person of Jesus without judgement or pressure. We want to hear your thoughts and questions as we explore these themes together without the pressured atmosphere that usually comes with these conversations. Alpha is a series of sessions exploring faith, typically run over nine weeks. Each talk looks at a different question and is designed to create conversation. Everyone is welcome.
Join us for our Fall round of Alpha this September.
Dates: Wednesdays, Sept 24 - Nov 19th
Time: 6:30 - 8:30PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Basics
If you are looking to join a Bridgetown Community, the next step is to go through our Basics class. Offered three times a year (fall, winter, and spring), Basics consists of two-hour course in which we explore how we gather during the week around the table to be the people of Jesus in our neighborhoods.
Date: Sun, Sept 21
Time: 2 - 4 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
24/7 Global Week of Prayer
24-7 Prayer is hosting a Global Week of Prayer September 1-7, during which communities will be interceding nonstop in over 100 nations around the world.
In the US alone, there are hundreds of prayer rooms registered. And here at Bridgetown, we are participating through the Garden Space, the prayer room that has been established in Old Town for the collective church of Portland. We encourage you to consider participating in the open times of prayer in the morning, midday and evening throughout that week; as well as through the Lectio 365 app for times of prayer.
Date: Mon, Sept 1 - 7
Location: Garden Space (205 NW 4th Ave, Portland, OR 97209
Foster Parents' Night Out Volunteer Training
Bridgetown has long partnered with Every Child PDX to host Foster Parents Night Out—a monthly space of joy, fun and belonging for children in foster care, and a much-needed break for parents. As we look ahead to the 2025–26 season, we're looking for new volunteers to help make these nights possible. Whether you have experience or are just curious, this is a great way to serve with joy and intention.
Sign up to serve and join us for an upcoming volunteer training.
Date: Thurs, Aug 28
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Justice Training: The Hospitality of Need
Bridgetown Justice will be hosting an evening with Kevan Chandler on The Hospitality of Need. Through storytelling, training, and discussion, we’ll explore how our own needs can create space for kinship—with one another and with our neighbors in the ordinary rhythms of life.
This event is open to everyone, and for Bridgetown Communities, we encourage you to consider making this your monthly mission.
Date: Mon, Sept 15
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Sept 12
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Aug 8
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Apply Now: Bridgetown Artist Showcase
We are calling all visual and performing artists to participate in the Bridgetown Church Artist Showcase. The theme of this year's showcase is Dreams. We will be hosting a gallery, as well as creating space for performance artists (musicians, spoken word artists, theater, dance, etc.) to showcase their craft.
We invite the whole church family to attend, whether or not contributing to the showcase.
Date: Fri, Sept 26
Application Deadline: Thurs, Jul 24 at 11:59 PM
Artist Notifications: Thurs, Jul 31
Bridgetown Creative Workshop: What is Christian Art?
What makes art “Christian”? Should it be comforting or can it also disturb, provoke, and push boundaries?
Join us for a conversation with author and pastor Josh Porter, exploring questions from his book With All Its Teeth. Together, we’ll consider how followers of Jesus can engage with beauty, creativity, and even the obscene through a lens of Scripture, story, and truth.
This workshop is for anyone curious about the tension between faith and art, and how we might create work that reflects both honesty and hope.
Date: Mon, Jul 21
Time: 6:30 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
BREAD 2026 Art Call
We’re curating the next edition of BREAD, our annual scripture reading and journaling guide. This year, we are inviting the Bridgetown Community to submit original work—painting, sculpture, collage, photography, poetry, textile, and more—for inclusion in BREAD 2026 alongside the scripture reading plan. All submissions must be high-quality images suitable for print. Selected artists will be credited in the book and retain full rights to their work. This is your invitation to contribute to the devotional life of our church. See more details at the link below.
Submission deadline: Thurs, Jul 31
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Jul 11
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Young Adults: Worship & Wait
We sense a growing hunger for the presence of God among the Young Adults at Bridgetown. In response, we want to make space for our Young Adults to pursue Jesus together and follow where he leads.
Gather with us every first Monday of the month for Worship & Wait, where we’ll worship God in song and wait on the Holy Spirit to move.
Date: Mon, Jul 7
Time: 7 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Juneteenth Celebration
The Racial Justice Committee will be hosting a family friendly cook out following the 5PM gathering. There will be storytelling, good food, outdoor games and good music as we look to reflect the beauty of the Kingdom of God in Portland.
Gather with us for a Juneteenth celebration of honor, hope and healing after the 5pm service on June 22nd.
Date: Sun, Jun 22
Time: 6:30 - 8:30 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church, South Parking Lot (2120 NE Tillamook St, Portland, OR 97212)
Baptism Class
If you are a follower of Jesus and have yet to enter the waters of baptism, we encourage you to take that step. The Baptism Class provides an opportunity to talk through the new identity, new family, and new mission that we have in Jesus. It also provides a great space to answer any questions you might have as you take this important step.
For kids interested in baptism, we'll offer a 30 minute class (1:30-2 PM) designed for kids age 5-12 and their parents. Upon registration, you will be emailed an at-home discussion guide to complete before attending the class
Date: Class, Jun 22; Baptisms, Jun 29
Time: 1:30 - 3:00pm
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St, Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Recovery Community Gathering
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances.
If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, Jun 13
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Serve with Worship | Drums, Keys, & Vocals
We are in need of musicians, vocalists and instrumentalists, to serve on the worship team during our weekly gatherings. If you are a drummer, play keys, or are a vocalist (alto, soprano, or tenor) with a desire to see God's kingdom come through worship, audition to serve!
Prayer Gathering for The Family Room
Join us for an evening to pray for and learn more about The Family Room, a ministry partner we host here at Bridgetown serving families impacted by foster care. This is a special opportunity to step into spaces where families reunite each week, and an opportunity to pray over these sacred places and for the healing journeys unfolding within them.
Date: Wed, Jun 10
Time: 6:30 - 7:30 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church, Tillikum Room (2120 NE Tillamook St, Portland, OR 97212)
Young Adults: Worship & Wait
We sense a growing hunger for the presence of God among the Young Adults at Bridgetown. In response, we want to make space for our Young Adults to pursue Jesus together and follow where he leads.
Gather with us every first Monday of the month for Worship & Wait, where we’ll worship God in song and wait on the Holy Spirit to move.
Date: Mon, Jun 9
Time: 7 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
5 PM Call to Serve: Young Adults
If you’re a young adult who attends the 5 PM Gathering, we’d love to invite you to serve in Bridgetown Kids, especially with a group of your friends!
It’s a simple and meaningful way to create space for kids to experience the love of Jesus while building community with others your age.
Bridgetown Creative Workshop: How to Network & Navigate Career Paths
If you’re a creative or entrepreneur looking to transition your skills into a new career, please gather with us for our next Bridgetown Creative Workshop led by Maria Pokrovskaya.
This session will explore how to map your creative skills into a career, what it looks like to build authentic, lasting connections, and more.
Date: Wed, May 7
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Forest Room (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Bridgetown Recovery Community
The Bridgetown Recovery Community holds a gathering on the second Friday monthly to join together for a meal, listen to a speaker, and reflect in prayer. We are dedicated to providing support, connection, and encouragement to those within our church family who are on a journey of recovery from substances. If you are in recovery or have a desire to stop drinking or using drugs please register to attend.
If you have additional questions, please email brc@bridgetown.church.
Note: Your information is collected for internal planning purposes and future communications. It will be held confidentially within the Bridgetown Recovery Community.
Date: Fri, May 9
Time: 6:30 - 8 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)
Young Adults: Worship & Wait
We sense a growing hunger for the presence of God among the Young Adults at Bridgetown. In response, we want to make space for our Young Adults to pursue Jesus together and follow where he leads.
Gather with us every first Monday of the month for Worship & Wait, where we’ll worship God in song and wait on the Holy Spirit to move.
Date: Mon, May 5
Time: 7 PM
Location: Bridgetown Church (2120 NE Tillamook St., Portland, OR)