What if
we said yes?

Rise launched with a team of 40 church planters in March of 2014. We spent our first 6 months meeting in the Fairview Community Center in Fairview, OR. It didn’t take long before we outgrew that space and moved to Mountainview Church in Gresham.

In 2018 we purchased our future home right in the middle of Gresham. The hand of God moved in powerful ways to allow us to purchase the former SkateWorld. From million-dollar donations to construction companies donating the entire buildout, to team members giving thousands of hours, this space was made possible through the generosity of this church.

2020 didn’t go as anyone had planned—but the ministry and mission still went forward. So in September of 2020 Rise launched house churches as a new method in the midst of an unprecedented season. Through 2021, Rise continued to press forward in the midst of chaos. While the world seemed to collapse around us, Rise was a steadfast beacon of hope. The church really is made for these times.

Even though it happened two years behind schedule, and we had already been using our home for house church—it was now time for our Grand Opening. This moment was a vibrant declaration to our city that we are here for the long haul. That we will seek with all we are to be a foretaste of the Kingdom. That we will win this city for the Gospel!

This video story was created for our 10 Year anniversary celebration to reflect on and celebrate all that God has done in our 10 years of planting in Gresham.