“Then they will rebuild the ancient ruins, they will raise up the former devastations; And they will repair the ruined cities…” Isaiah 61:4
36 churches, 26 businesses, and 12 Lane County High Schools banding together to love our neighbors up the river.
So do we! Sign up for our monthly email newsletter or read our blog to learn about our experience in the Holiday Farm Fire. Then check our BLOG for more as we realize God’s vision for the McKenzie River Valley.
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The Holiday Farm Fire blazed through the McKenzie River Valley, resulting in 100% total loss of the church facilities.
This included the chapel, the pastor’s house, and the new ministry house. Twenty of our families also lost their homes—70%of our congregation.
Over 527 other homes and structures in the McKenzie Valley were also destroyed, and the beloved natural beauty of the region would never be the same again.
02.
Although we mourned our losses, ministry never stopped. In response to the fire, our families and church network came together to provide hope to others who were affected by the disaster.
We provided temporary long-term housing for six households and gave out 100+ pairs of boots, 15 generators, and many RV supplies. We also started an initiative to build and deliver 150 8’x8′ sheds to owners who lost their homes. Plus, countless acts of love and kindness abounded.
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When it comes to rebuilding after the fire, LWFF is currently involved in a discernment and partnership-building process. We know we want to provide venues and services that will support the overall well-being of the McKenzie River Valley area and its people. We believe what we arrive at also needs to be sustainable for the long-haul, thus the careful approach to partnership-building and laying a solid organizational foundation…before we pour any physical foundations.
We believe that God is calling us to be outward-focused and serve the social, economic, and spiritual needs of our community.
Currently, we’re using a 30’x60′ modular building for church purposes, construction planning, and community general use. Contact us if you’re interested in holding your meeting at our modular building or if you have any questions.
As image-bearers of God, humanity was created to live in community.
The church is in its greatest expression of love when we live in close proximity with each other as a community that gathers around the person of Jesus.
Discipleship happens best in the context of relationships as we invite, invest, and inspire one another.
“Living Water Family Fellowship is a community of people committed to walking in the principles Jesus taught, which are produced in us today by his Spirit as we gather to glorify God in worship and then go out to share the Good News as we serve the McKenzie Valley and world!”
Through Bible study and teaching, we seek His kingdom and equip individuals and families for life and service.
Dying
The Christ-Centered Life: Jesus declares that dying to self, dying to our agendas, dying to our preferences and ideals, and making Him the center of our lives actually leads to a full, abundant, and meaningful life.
Living
The Spirit-Filled Life: Instead of our feeble, inadequate, and debilitated striving, Jesus promised the provision of Holy Spirit. He has provided us with an endless supply of His life being lived through us, by the indwelling of Holy Spirit.
Cultivating
Community With Others: As image-bearers of God, humanity was created to live in community. The church is in its greatest expression of love when we live in close proximity with each other as a community that gathers around the person of Jesus. Discipleship happens best in the context of relationships as we invite, invest, and inspire one another.
Aligning
Prayer & Humility: Aligning is about creating space in our schedules to meet with God, giving Him permission to search our hearts and minds for any thought, feeling, or motive that is out of alignment with all that He desires for us.
Stepping
Stepping into the margins is more than awareness or advocacy, it is about associating, sharing life, and rescuing those who have been ignored and victimized by this cruel world. We share love in practical ways and share the gospel boldly to heal the sick and set the captives free.
Breathing
God’s Word is about taking a deep breath and inhaling all that He desires for us to absorb. At the same time, His Word is not intended to just remain in us, but that we would exhale and share His message to those around us.
Identifying
Being a follower of Jesus means being a part of something bigger than our individual selves. Baptism and communion are sacred experiences that represent an outward expression of an inward relationship with Jesus and a declaration of being connected to a local community of Christ followers—the local church.
Nurturing
Family on Mission: A family that serves God by being on His mission, changing the lives they touch as well as their own. As families pray together, discuss God’s Word together, serve together and love a broken world together, it empowers them to live out their faith side-by-side.
Worshipping
Glorifying & Enjoying God: Worship is a lifestyle that permeates every aspect of our lives. Worship is seen in how we manage our money, how we run our businesses, how we parent our kids, how we respond to people, and how we manage our dreams and ambitions. The heart of worship is a heart that seeks God’s presence and enjoys God for who He is and all that He has done for us.
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We’re gathering at Living Water Family Fellowship (temporary facility) on site at 52353 McKenzie Hwy, Blue River.
Sundays:
9:30 am — “Foodowship” (food and fellowship)
10:00-11:15am — Worship and Word
Celebrate Recovery:
Thursdays at 6:00 pm
–Pastor Doug Fairrington
Please email your prayer requests to pastor@blueriver.church
We have a prayer chain for urgent life-impacting requests that need multiple people’s prayers right now.
If you have a need that fits that category (e.g., someone has just been admitted to the hospital with a serious condition, been in a serious accident, been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, had a death in the family) please call Pastor Doug at 503-582-1078 and the prayer chain can be triggered.
Contact Rod at 541-520-9864 or Sharla at 541-844-8807
The purpose of the Celebrate Recovery ministry is to fellowship and celebrate God’s healing power in our lives through the “8 Recovery Principles” and “The 12 Steps of Recovery”. This experience allows us to “be changed.” By working and applying these Biblical Principles, we begin to grow spiritually. We become free from our addictive, compulsive and dysfunctional behaviors. This freedom creates peace, serenity, joy and most importantly a stronger relationship with God and others. As we progress through the program, we discover our personal, loving and forgiving Higher-Power, Jesus Christ.