Fremont Building Restoration Project

Introduction

In August 2025 we announced that we had entered into an incredibly generous agreement with Door of Hope Southeast to purchase our beloved church building on 831 NE Fremont. With that came the privilege and challenge of raising funds to address roughly $580,000 of deferred maintenance as well as some cash-reserve-replenishment after the closing of the sale. As of October 2026, we have officially raised all of the funds necessary for this project and have formally closed the giving campaign. We could not be more encouraged at this incredible provision from God, our church family, and neighbors!

Now, the work begins. Updates related to our project timelines will be added below as we have them. Feel free to reach out to Pastor Cameron Heger (cameron@doorofhopepdx.org) with any questions at any time. Thank you so much for your interest and participation in this undertaking!

Status Update 10/11/2026

We have formally closed the giving campaign after meeting our fundraising goals! In October we signed the contract of sale and paid Door of Hope Southeast for the building. We still intend to secure our own mortgage, however, and are awaiting a final document to supply to the lender. We are in the middle of the permitting process for the roof project and are ready to move forward with construction as soon as the city and weather allows. The remaining 16 smaller projects will happen between the completion of the roof and end of 2027.

As we wait to begin construction, all money given toward building repairs will remain untouched (while accruing interest in a high-yield savings account) and designated only for the building restoration project until work begins.

Original Update

On 8/3/2025 we announced our intent to purchase the beloved Fremont church building we meet in and to make a significant investment in it. Our desire is to raise the money necessary to address long-deferred maintenance so that it would remain a thriving, beautiful, Jesus-proclaiming space in our city for years to come. Click here (audio/video) to hear the full announcement as it was given.

In short, this 111-year-old building that we love—with its perfectly familial size, beautiful simplicity, and deeply strategic location in Portland—needs significant restoration. After professional assessments, we've identified some urgent needs: a new roof, rafter repair, brickwork, window restoration, and more coming out to seventeen projects total over a few years.

This is about far more than maintaining a building. We want to ensure that this corner of Portland remains a place where the gospel is proclaimed for the next 100 years and beyond. Virtually any developer would love to buy this prime real estate and build something else. When church properties leave the kingdom, they almost never return. By giving, you're saying yes to keeping this a sacred space.

It's our turn to care for what's been entrusted to us. Let's do this together!