Christian Chamber - Greater Portland "Lunch & Learn"
Join us for this year's Holiday themed "Lunch & Learn" for more fellowship around the tables, singing carols and celebrating Christmas together.
Our special guest musicians will be Dan & Georgene Rice, who have performed gospel music together for more than 30 years. Native Oregonians, the Rices have ministered throughout the Pacific Northwest, in Canada, Europe, and Africa. Georgene is a featured soloist in the Portland Singing Christmas Tree and as itinerant worship leaders, she and Dan, consult and train local worship musicians. They have been married for 31 years, and in 1998, the Rice’s produced Georgene’s latest CD “A Servant’s Prayer. For the past 20 years, she has also been the host of the The Georgene Rice Show on KPDQ 93.9 FM.
Our special guest speaker for December will be Larry Whittlesey, a longtime pastor and community organizer in the Northwest. Larry currently serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Christian Chamber of Commerce Northwest and besides his role in a local church, Larry has helped lead numerous ministry efforts, outreach events, pastor networks and volunteer efforts.
For 5 years, Larry served as a National Event Director for Promise Keepers, orchestrating large men’s conferences in arenas like the Rose Garden all over the country. Most recently he has been serving as the Executive Director of the School Partnership Network (SPN), an initiative of the Luis Palau Association’s City Serve (formerly “Season of Service”). Since it started in March 2012, SPN has worked to cultivate meaningful and sustainable partnerships between local faith communities and area public schools. As of November 2013, they have been able to document such partnerships in 250 of the 471 schools in the greater metro area (29 School Districts).
Currently, Larry is transitioning into his new position as the Executive Director of National Mission Advancement for the YMCA. While his ongoing role at the Palau Association and SPN is still be determined, Larry will be working to help restore the “C” in YMCA across the nation. He will be do this by leading national and regional conferences, incorporating YMCA’s rich Christian heritage into the regular program of local Y’s, and working to train YMCA staff and leadership nationwide, including a growing representation of chaplains. Larry has been married to his wife, Chris, for 37 years and has 3 grown children and 7 grandchildren. Larry and Chris live in the Parkrose area of Portland, near Crossroads Church, where he served as a pastor for a number of years.
Christmas Silent Auction - What will you bring?
We will also be hosting a Silent Auction to raise funds for Christian Chamber - Educational Scholarship Fund including the Biblical Entrepreneurship I Trainings. Its really simple, just bring an item from your business, a special holiday treat, a fun gift item or even an outrageous decoration and lets have some friendly competition to see who goes home with your treasure.
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This "Lunch & Learn" meeting is designed for connecting, wherein you are invited to introduce yourself & your organization to other members & guests before & after the meeting. There will also be a short presentation regarding the Chamber, as well as a special guest speaker in regards to a topic designed to help you Connect, Learn, Grow, Save &/or Engage with your community.
Simplify Your Life & Donate Your Stuff to UGM, GSM & SON!
Throughout December, it time to simplify your life and donate your extra stuff to the Union Gospel Mission, shoes to Good Samaritan Ministries & media (Books, CDs, DVDs, Console Games, etc) to Serving Our Neighbors. Just bring it to any Christian Chamber Northwest meeting and we will take it from there!
Thanks for supporting these great local ministries . . .
