Beginning in January of 2010, Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and Asbury United Methodist Church began exploring what it would mean to enter into a formal arrangement to share pastoral services between our two congregations. Building upon the ecumenical sharing agreement between our two denominations (The UMC and The ELCA), Our Redeemer’s and Asbury’s joint ministry agreement both solidified the future for our two congregations and created new opportunities for mission and ministry.

In November 2013, we began functioning together as one congregation as the Asbury Our Redeemer Partnership.

In December 2015, we officially became one congregation with two denominations, and in June 2016 we adopted our name: Spirit of Grace.

Each of our parents congregations has a storied history of involvement and commitment in the Columbia Gorge area, and we are honored to continue on their legacies together! We are excited about this collaborative ministry and ways that God is calling us to do church in a new way.

We are thankful to God for leading us through this process of coming together and establishing a shared identity, and we continue to listen for God’s calling as we seek to step out courageously in ministry with our world.

We invite you to walk with us as we journey forward together!