We are a new social group for friendship, networking, adventure and dining in the PDX metro area! Our emphasis is on cultural, active, innovative experiences. Our Meetups span indoor and outdoor activities, as well as daytime and nighttime events. We are not designed to be a singles group though I think both singles and couples would feel equally at home :) We also are not full time organizers but will do our best to post at least a few events per month. Among other activities, we will be vi …

“In wildness is the preservation of the world.” ~Henry David Thoreau Would you like to be part of a community of outdoorsy folks who are interested in experiencing life in the purest form...by being a part of nature? Do you love the challenge posed by overcoming some of nature’s obstacles, seeing as much as you can, and learning the most about the place you consider home, the Pacific Northwest? Do you feel that in addition to putting miles in on the trail and covering some ground, there is …

- Is the Bible still to be taken literally in all ways and all days? If it's not, then how do we deal with the Pandora's box that opens for us? - Is the institution of marriage still applicable in our culture as it was in the Bible? - Is evolution really contradictory to Christian beliefs? - Is being Christian a box you check on a form or a process you go through? - Is everyone who does not check that box going to Hell? - What is sin really? - Why is sex the hottest area of contention and focus …

Our mission is to employ gospel music to express the power of spirit and bring a message of faith, hope, love and joy to our community, the country and the world; to exemplify through interfaith multiracial and multicultural membership the principles of equality, justice, peace, unity and cooperation; and to serve as a model for what is possible among people.

  A SOCIAL ENTREPRENEUR is someone who recognizes a social problem and uses entrepreneurial principles to organize, create, and manage a venture to make social change. A Business Entrepreneur measures performance in revenue, profit, and return on investment.  A Social Entrepreneur measures performance in two equally important ways: First on how well he or she has achieved their social mission and second in revenue, profit, and return on investment. Nonprofits use different terms such as fundr …

***Taking place every 2nd & 4th Saturday of each month at 4:00 pm - 5:20 pm, at the Metropolitan Community Church, 2400 NE 24th Broadway**** I started A Course In Miracles (ACIM) group to create a space, in the central metro area of Portland, Oregon, for an egalitarian, participatory, deep exploration of the Course. This group involves personal sharing and supporting each other in understanding and practicing ACIM principles and teachings. The focus is on the ACIM forgiveness process. My perspec …

"The service we render others is the rent we pay for our room on earth."  Wilfred Grenfell This group is for people who have projects around the house that are just to big to master alone. It can be anything from painting a room to deep cleaning one, detailing your car to chopping fire wood. We'll help clean a garage or clean up over grown flower beds, transplant shrubs, plant a tree, remove wallpaper, organize a messy basement, stack firewood, wash windows, clean closets, help decorate, clean …