Our Savior Lutheran becomes Faithful Savior Ministries
There’s an exciting change going on at the former Our Savior Lutheran Church at 11100 N.E. Skidmore St in the Parkrose neighborhood.
Our Savior Lutheran Church, established in the early 1960s, is combining operations and congregations with Faith Lutheran Church, formerly located near 60th Avenue and Sandy Boulevard in Portland, Oregon.
The new church is called Faithful Savior Ministries, and the combined churches, operating from one site at Northeast 111th Avenue and Skidmore Street in east Portland, held the first Sunday worship on Jan. 6.
The Memo spoke with Arleene Anderchuk-Frecke, the principal of the preschool through 8th grade school at the church, with the school now called Faithful Savior Community School.
The original pastor at Faith Lutheran Church, Kurt Luebkeman, and ongoing pastor at the former Our Savior Lutheran Church, Stan Aufderheide, will have different roles at the new combined church. Pastor Luebkeman will serve as administrative pastor, while Pastor Aufderheide will serve as executive pastor.
The name change reflects a new emphasis at reaching out to the community at large, said Anderchuk-Frecke.
On Sunday, Feb. 10, Faithful Savior Ministries will hold an open house, beginning with services at 10:30 a.m. that day. Guest speaker will be the Northwest district president of the Lutheran denomination, Pastor Warren Schumacher. The church plans to unveil its new sign at the event. The public is invited.
For more background on the combined church, the church’s school and plans for a community center, check out our expanded story on Faithful Savior Ministries in the February 2008 edition of the Memo.
For more information, call Faithful Savior Ministries at 503-257-9409.
