May 20, 2020
Dear DCC Church Family –
For the last few weeks, we have requested that you pray for our process of planning for regathering as a church body. Thank you for continuing to ...
May 17, 2020
“Work heartily, as for the Lord…” (Colossians 3:23). It is God honoring to work for a paycheck and support yourself and dependents in doing so (see 2 Thess 3:10; 1 Tim 5:8). But...
May 16, 2020
Foster Ministry Update:
Thank you, Damascus Community Church family, for the support that you continue to show to Every Child Oregon, My NeighbOR and the Foster Care Community ...
May 16, 2020
On May 24, in honor of Memorial Day, DCC will be recognizing those who have given their lives in the service of protecting our country's freedoms. We would like to invite the D...
May 16, 2020
Attention has turned from concern over a deadly viral illness to saving our economy, in many cases our personal livelihood, and even our sanity. In the eyes of at least some, “St...
May 10, 2020
“…do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus…” (Col 3:17). The thought is parallel to doing all to the glory of God. It is a challenge to our motives, raising the question “why?”...
May 3, 2020
This week from Colossians 3 we are seeing character traits followers of Jesus are to “put on” in reflecting the nature of God. One such trait, for which some churches were commen...
May 2, 2020
Those already in distress because of the COVID-19 crisis now face fresh news with concern. “Experts” are saying that things will never be the same, and we need to adjust to a “ne...
May 2, 2020
Damascus Community Church & Damascus Christian School update on COVID-19 emergency, May 1, 2020
It has been a very unique season for all of us. And as the extensive mand...
April 29, 2020
Dear DCC Church Family,
As you are certainly aware by now, there are plans being formed at both the State and local levels to begin reopening businesses and organizations. Wh...
April 28, 2020
The Lampinens are going!
COVID19 has not sidetracked the Lampinens’ upcoming mission journey to Puebla, Mexico. Lord willing, their departure date is July 30, 2020. The...
April 26, 2020
Dear Damascus Community Church Family –
Greetings on behalf of the DCC Elder Council. We trust you are experiencing the companionship of Jesus Christ even as we, His body, are...
April 26, 2020
“… but Christ is all, and in all .” Paul was making the point, in Colossians 3:11, that there is oneness in Christ that binds together those of different racial, ethnic and even ...
April 21, 2020
Some have asked about helping others with their Stimulus Check, as they have been blessed in not personally experiencing financial hardship due to the current pandemic. Among the...
April 21, 2020
Voter’s guides from the Oregon Family Council—may be ordered at the OFC website, www.oregonfamilycouncil.org . For obvious reasons, we will not receive or be able to distribute ...
April 19, 2020
“…yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring (James 4:14).” There is always an “if” to planning: “If the Lord wills…” (James 4:15). That doesn’t mean we never plan, it means ...
April 16, 2020
It’s now mid-April, and unless you’ve been on vacation in a remote part of the country (like this Portland couple ), it’s likely that you are quite familiar now with the phrase “s...
April 13, 2020
There is a very sad fault that characterizes mankind in relationship to God. It was evident as the nation of Israel entered the promised land and began to prosper. God had warne...
April 12, 2020
Jesus answered them, “Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up.” Once again, the skeptics were fixated on the physical temple and missed the deeper significanc...
April 5, 2020
Uncertainties lie before us, but in part it simply reveals that any sense of certainty should always bear in mind James 4:13-16. God is our certainty.
God was not surprised w...