Eden Presbyterian Church

I’m so blessed to have found this wonderful church during my 3 month stay in Portland! I waited until I had moved back to California before writing this review, just so I don’t embarrass anyone while I’m still there haha.
I found this church via their website online, since they are one of the few Asian churches around that have a website in English! I emailed Mi Yun, one of the staff for the English Ministry (EM), and she got back to me immediately with really helpful information. She told me about their church, and even emailed me a helpful writeup of other churches and described their different styles in case I was looking for something in particular. I did check out some of the churches she suggested, but decided to commit to Eden quickly.
I attended the EM service at 9:30 am on Sundays, and though it’s relatively small (maybe 25 – 40 attendees per given week), it was just what I needed for community here. The EM is actually pretty ethnically diverse for being a Korean church, so I really enjoyed that. It seems the average age groups are college, grad school, and young adults (early 30s). There are a couple families with kids as well. I had checked out a several larger and more well-​known churches in the Portland area, but none made me feel as welcome and at home as Eden’s EM. Everyone was so friendly and there were no cliques, so I felt comfortable with everyone. They would invite me out for coffee or meals, and they were receptive to my crazy ideas too (like going to the OMSI Star Party? hahahaha). =) If I ever needed anything, they were so selfless and generous, and it often made me think, «This is what real Christian community is like… I was afraid I wouldn’t find it here in Portland like I did in California, but I found it so quickly!» I loved this church so much that whenever I had friends or family visiting from California, I couldn’t wait to bring them to this church on Sunday, or on Monday night for the EM small group fellowship.
I think I’ve spent enough time talking about the wonderful people that make up the EM community at this church. So besides that, which is one of the most important things, the messages are solid, the worship is great, everyone appreciates food (delicious Korean food!), and there’s a number of different ways to get involved and serve both the church, the Portland community, and the international community (missions, etc).
This is a humble church that has a solid Foundation and glorifies God in faith and action. Though I only attended this church for 2.5 months, I feel like I’ve been coming here for much longer and I already miss the community here, which has been like a true family to me. I pray that they would be blessed more and more as they seek God together!