Village Church
Beaverton OR
97005
Who we are
Village Church is a missional, multicultural community in Christ. We are the result of faithful people, who across the ages, were compelled by the life of Jesus to see the Kingdom of God realized on earth. In discernment of the Missio Dei (mission of God), we pursue our covenantal commitment to God and to one another.
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Leadership
Leader Name:
Dr. Paul Kyu-Jin Choi
Leader Position:
Lead Pastor
Phone:
Leader Email:
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Leader Bio:
Rev. Dr. Paul Kyu-Jin Choi is the Lead Pastor at Village Church, our 8th Lead Pastor in Village’s 70+ year history since 1949.
Having been born in a Christian family, Paul has been on mission for Lord since immigrating to New Zealand from South Korea, as a teenager with his family. He pursued discerning his calling into ministry in earnest as a senior in high school, confirmed through multiple trusted people in his life.
Having graduated from University of Canterbury (NZ) with Philosophy and Japanese majors, he studied Theologies at Regent College (Canada), London School of Theology (UK), Western Seminary (USA) and Boston College (USA). His academic research and interest included areas of missional hermeneutics and missional ecclesiology, multiculturalism, diaspora immigrant theology, spiritual direction, conflict transformation, biblical reconciliation and restorative justice. Prior to coming to Village, he pastored in Canada and the UK in campus and church ministries.
Paul joined as a member to Village in 2011, as he came to Oregon to pursue a doctorate program at Western Seminary. As a fully engaged Village member, Paul attended our Discover Village class, led by Gary and Robin Ewer, joined Bible studies taught by Pastor Jensen and other Villagers, faithfully participated in a life group within the Korean Fellowship, and joined our short term mission trips to India and Lebanon. When the pastor role for Korean Fellowship was vacant, Paul was asked to step in as an interim preacher in 2013.
At the request of the church, Pastor Paul was then asked to officially pastor at Village with an emphasis on our Korean ministry, in 2014. Pastor Paul collaborated with our preaching team, and partnered with and advised ministry staff. He was then made Associate Pastor of Multiethnic Ministries in 2019 and joined our senior staff leadership team in 2019, co-creating Village’s next steps. In mid-2020, Pastor Paul was asked again to step in and pastor Village, this time as Interim Lead Pastor.
As community members and staff received Pastor Paul’s teaching and pastoring, soon they began to request he be our official Lead Pastor. The Village Council then asked Pastor Paul to prayerfully consider applying as the internal candidate for Lead Pastor in late 2020. With continual, communal spiritual discernment through affirmation from the congregation, trusted partners and ministry staff, Pastor Paul was voted in with overwhelming majority in January 2021 as the 8th Lead Pastor of Village Church.
He is married to Jeongah (Jane), whom he met in New Zealand during his college years, and together they are parents to two daughters, Haneul (Lois) and Danbee (Dana).
“I believe a multicultural church could be described as a multi-spiritualities church. Each culture has its own ways to relate and worship the Triune God, and we can only be more complete together by learning from and being influenced by one another.”
Having been born in a Christian family, Paul has been on mission for Lord since immigrating to New Zealand from South Korea, as a teenager with his family. He pursued discerning his calling into ministry in earnest as a senior in high school, confirmed through multiple trusted people in his life.
Having graduated from University of Canterbury (NZ) with Philosophy and Japanese majors, he studied Theologies at Regent College (Canada), London School of Theology (UK), Western Seminary (USA) and Boston College (USA). His academic research and interest included areas of missional hermeneutics and missional ecclesiology, multiculturalism, diaspora immigrant theology, spiritual direction, conflict transformation, biblical reconciliation and restorative justice. Prior to coming to Village, he pastored in Canada and the UK in campus and church ministries.
Paul joined as a member to Village in 2011, as he came to Oregon to pursue a doctorate program at Western Seminary. As a fully engaged Village member, Paul attended our Discover Village class, led by Gary and Robin Ewer, joined Bible studies taught by Pastor Jensen and other Villagers, faithfully participated in a life group within the Korean Fellowship, and joined our short term mission trips to India and Lebanon. When the pastor role for Korean Fellowship was vacant, Paul was asked to step in as an interim preacher in 2013.
At the request of the church, Pastor Paul was then asked to officially pastor at Village with an emphasis on our Korean ministry, in 2014. Pastor Paul collaborated with our preaching team, and partnered with and advised ministry staff. He was then made Associate Pastor of Multiethnic Ministries in 2019 and joined our senior staff leadership team in 2019, co-creating Village’s next steps. In mid-2020, Pastor Paul was asked again to step in and pastor Village, this time as Interim Lead Pastor.
As community members and staff received Pastor Paul’s teaching and pastoring, soon they began to request he be our official Lead Pastor. The Village Council then asked Pastor Paul to prayerfully consider applying as the internal candidate for Lead Pastor in late 2020. With continual, communal spiritual discernment through affirmation from the congregation, trusted partners and ministry staff, Pastor Paul was voted in with overwhelming majority in January 2021 as the 8th Lead Pastor of Village Church.
He is married to Jeongah (Jane), whom he met in New Zealand during his college years, and together they are parents to two daughters, Haneul (Lois) and Danbee (Dana).
“I believe a multicultural church could be described as a multi-spiritualities church. Each culture has its own ways to relate and worship the Triune God, and we can only be more complete together by learning from and being influenced by one another.”
Administration
Admin Name:
Yangwe Yoo
Admin Position:
Administrative Specialist
Phone:
Admin Email:
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Village Church Service Times
Join us Sunday mornings
8:15am Chapel
Let's all join at the Lord's table.
New and old friends, all heart languages, and all ages welcome.
10:30am Sanctuary
Multilingual, integrated service.
한국어 통역이 있습니다, traducción en español. Kids & Youth programming available.
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8:15am Chapel
Let's all join at the Lord's table.
New and old friends, all heart languages, and all ages welcome.
10:30am Sanctuary
Multilingual, integrated service.
한국어 통역이 있습니다, traducción en español. Kids & Youth programming available.
It's been more than 3 months since the last service times update. Please make sure to contact the church to confirm service times.
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Village Church History
1949
In 1949, Forest Grove Baptist Church planted a church in a suburb of Portland called Marlene Village. The new faith community, which met in the building that today is our front office, desired to serve the neighborhood surrounding the church campus. Village Baptist Church was born. Led by Pastor Frank Dobra, we grew to 200 participants and a new worship space was then built. This building, currently known as our Chapel, was completed in 1967. Under Pastor Bob Luther’s leadership, it was dedicated “ …for the extension of Thy kingdom, through missionary endeavor and worldwide evangelism, for the upbuilding of the immediate community and for the spreading of good will to all men and all races.”
1970s-1980s
This desire to serve all people and all races, both at home and around the world, continued under Pastor Don Jensen who arrived in 1969. In the 1970s and 1980s, Washington County continued to grow and diversify. Our faith community, increasingly referred to as simply “Village,” also grew. Pastor Jensen continued to teach about our calling to be a multicultural community in Christ. Cross-cultural missions was often emphasized in his preaching.
1991
In 1991, Pastor Jensen shared lunch with a Korean family who had visited Village. Soon they joined Village along with more and more Korean families, forming what is now our Korean Fellowship. Over the next two decades, Village’s leaders embraced a Hispanic Fellowship, a community of native Spanish speakers from all over South & Central America, as well as Chinese, East Indian, and second generation Asian American community members who formed ethnic fellowships. Village 2020
1998-2009
Under Pastor Paul Edwards (1998-2000) and Dr. John Johnson (2000-2016), we continued to learn how the Gospel of Christ is good news to all people. Always focused on the Scriptures, we saw that the community of God in heaven is comprised of people from every nation and that God calls us to be that community of heaven here on earth now. In 2009, we built our Worship Center to increase collaboration of our diverse community and serve our Washington County neighbors, organizations, and like-minded churches in the Northwest region.
2018
Our church logo, reimagined in 2018, conveys light, growth and community. Centered around a stylized “V” representing our name, the logo encourages us to personalize its meaning. We have heard of community members using it to the four parts of our mission. Or, as one person at the beginning of their spiritual journey said, “Perhaps the “V” is God welcoming us with open arms; the Father, Son and Spirit are represented by three graphical elements and the fourth, at the top, is us.”
2018-2021
Following Pastor Ken Wytsma’s time as Lead Pastor (2018-2020), we are compelled more than ever to be culturally unique, ethnically colorful, and beautifully united in Jesus. We welcomed our 8th Lead Pastor, Pastor Paul Kyu-Jin Choi in February 2021. Pastor Paul was an internal candidate who served in many roles at Village, beginning with Pastor of Korean Fellowship and Pastor of Ethnic Ministries. He was born in South Korea, grew up in New Zealand, and was educated in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
2021
To honor and celebrate our differences during the COVID-19 season in our history, our online Sunday services in English, Korean, Spanish, and Mandarin included different styles of worship but all invited us to recognize our common need for salvation and God’s embrace across 35 nationalities and even more cultures.
In September 2021, we were honored to merge with Simple Truth International Church and welcome their community as our Japanese Fellowship. Simple Truth International Church was started in 2014 with three families as a house church. They set their focus and mission to those who have Japanese cultural and language heritage such as international students or married couples. In 2020, Simple Truth began renting space from Village, built a great relationship with our pastors and directors, and they grew a desire to join Village. For several months, they prayed and sought the Lord’s guidance about this transition and integration with leaders of Village before joining our congregation in 2021.
In 1949, Forest Grove Baptist Church planted a church in a suburb of Portland called Marlene Village. The new faith community, which met in the building that today is our front office, desired to serve the neighborhood surrounding the church campus. Village Baptist Church was born. Led by Pastor Frank Dobra, we grew to 200 participants and a new worship space was then built. This building, currently known as our Chapel, was completed in 1967. Under Pastor Bob Luther’s leadership, it was dedicated “ …for the extension of Thy kingdom, through missionary endeavor and worldwide evangelism, for the upbuilding of the immediate community and for the spreading of good will to all men and all races.”
1970s-1980s
This desire to serve all people and all races, both at home and around the world, continued under Pastor Don Jensen who arrived in 1969. In the 1970s and 1980s, Washington County continued to grow and diversify. Our faith community, increasingly referred to as simply “Village,” also grew. Pastor Jensen continued to teach about our calling to be a multicultural community in Christ. Cross-cultural missions was often emphasized in his preaching.
In 1991, Pastor Jensen shared lunch with a Korean family who had visited Village. Soon they joined Village along with more and more Korean families, forming what is now our Korean Fellowship. Over the next two decades, Village’s leaders embraced a Hispanic Fellowship, a community of native Spanish speakers from all over South & Central America, as well as Chinese, East Indian, and second generation Asian American community members who formed ethnic fellowships. Village 2020
1998-2009
Under Pastor Paul Edwards (1998-2000) and Dr. John Johnson (2000-2016), we continued to learn how the Gospel of Christ is good news to all people. Always focused on the Scriptures, we saw that the community of God in heaven is comprised of people from every nation and that God calls us to be that community of heaven here on earth now. In 2009, we built our Worship Center to increase collaboration of our diverse community and serve our Washington County neighbors, organizations, and like-minded churches in the Northwest region.
2018
Our church logo, reimagined in 2018, conveys light, growth and community. Centered around a stylized “V” representing our name, the logo encourages us to personalize its meaning. We have heard of community members using it to the four parts of our mission. Or, as one person at the beginning of their spiritual journey said, “Perhaps the “V” is God welcoming us with open arms; the Father, Son and Spirit are represented by three graphical elements and the fourth, at the top, is us.”
Following Pastor Ken Wytsma’s time as Lead Pastor (2018-2020), we are compelled more than ever to be culturally unique, ethnically colorful, and beautifully united in Jesus. We welcomed our 8th Lead Pastor, Pastor Paul Kyu-Jin Choi in February 2021. Pastor Paul was an internal candidate who served in many roles at Village, beginning with Pastor of Korean Fellowship and Pastor of Ethnic Ministries. He was born in South Korea, grew up in New Zealand, and was educated in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
2021
To honor and celebrate our differences during the COVID-19 season in our history, our online Sunday services in English, Korean, Spanish, and Mandarin included different styles of worship but all invited us to recognize our common need for salvation and God’s embrace across 35 nationalities and even more cultures.
In September 2021, we were honored to merge with Simple Truth International Church and welcome their community as our Japanese Fellowship. Simple Truth International Church was started in 2014 with three families as a house church. They set their focus and mission to those who have Japanese cultural and language heritage such as international students or married couples. In 2020, Simple Truth began renting space from Village, built a great relationship with our pastors and directors, and they grew a desire to join Village. For several months, they prayed and sought the Lord’s guidance about this transition and integration with leaders of Village before joining our congregation in 2021.
"Faith in a prayer-hearing God will make a prayer-loving Christian". Andrew Murray
Village Church listing was last updated on the 16th of December, 2023
