The church in Corvallis is not our name – it is our description. As such, it is an inclusive title, not an exclusive one. We gather together simply as believers of the Lord in the city of Corvallis, and we receive as our brothers and sisters all who believe in Jesus Christ. Likewise, we warmly welcome guests and visitors who are not Christians.
We are believers in the Lord Jesus Christ who have personally received Him as our Savior. He is the most excellent and enjoyable Person. We love Him and endeavor to give Him the first place in all things. We rejoice to be cleansed by the blood of Jesus, God’s Son, born again of the Father’s divine life, and filled with the Holy Spirit.
Christians began meeting as the church in Corvallis when a couple of families living here saw something of the vision of the local churches while visiting churches in nearby cities. For many years the church consisted of this core of families; in addition, other members who came to Corvallis to attend Oregon State University met with the church while they were in college, but moved away once they had finished their education.
In the early 1990s, the small core of believers here began to seek the Lord more desperately to be revitalized by Him. These gatherings, once rather routine, have developed a very special intimacy among the believers in which the Lord has had a way to heal the believers’ inward parts. As this healing and vitalization progresses, slowly but steadily more families are entering into the fellowship of the local church.