https://accesscov.com/home daily 1.0 2025-04-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1620019910039-LR1HOEGZGGXHY91OGMUD/accesschurchportland.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1620019862540-037WY3UG7DXLF5X6TCSD/accesschurchportland.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1620019935592-6NQKHTMVAHSJWFPOIDSD/accesschurchportland.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1620077618649-7NKCZ2EFHWZE9ZZBZ82F/list.jpg Home https://accesscov.com/team daily 0.75 2025-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1614568517660-FWIV5762RYE6WXYK8IAE/joelsommerpastoraccesschurch.jpg Our Team - Joel Sommer (he/him) Pastor of Vision and Formation Mestizo and proud, Joel’s Filipina immigrant mother and Jewish-German American father raised him with a lively sense of God’s loving presence that led him to seek Jesus in diverse settings. He loves indie hip-hop, spoken word poetry, silent retreats, and sitcoms that center BIPOC. His wife Sabrina is an anti-racist educator and together they have three sons who amaze them daily. As the planting pastor of Access, he continues to serve by facilitating vision, developing leaders, and having a key role in our Sunday gatherings. Email Pastor Joel here. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/242b106d-97cc-4800-a28a-29579c68ca76/Headshot+Luke+Bonham.jpeg Our Team - luke bonham (he/him) Luke Bonham lives with his wife and kids in the Lents Neighborhood. As a child, he lived in both Kansas and Paraguay in a family of Mennonite missionaries before moving to Portland. Luke's family has recently hosted several Spanish speaking asylum seekers through foster care, and he worked for a non-profit that works to advance economic justice in Oregon. He brings a commitment to community health, environmental stewardship, hospitality, and as a drummer he also values good music. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/ec125acc-16ca-489d-9f70-6107975cce67/James+Lopez+Erickson+Headshot.jpeg Our Team - JAMES LOPEZ-ERICKSEN (he/him) With roots in Olympia, WA, James has lived his whole life in the Pacific Northwest, including over two decades in Portland. His background and professional life are in the trades, and he has participated in over a decade of community organizing and anti-racist work. Nowadays he sees his work with school bus drivers as a way to follow Christ in loving our city. Being in a cross-cultural marriage and raising multi-racial kids has made his home a true learning lab. His heart for justice, paired with his somewhat eclectic personality, means he is passionate about meeting needs and serving folks that might be overlooked. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1614568861935-WQHZZVPZ8M6QTNP72I4C/IMG_6365.jpg Our Team - Bonnie Parker (she/her) ministry coordinator Tobias Keene, D.D.S. Hailing from Richmond, Virginia, Dr. Tobias Keene brings a bit of unabashed Southern hospitality to all his patients. He moved to Washington, D.C. over thirty years ago as a freshman at Ivy College. Right after graduation, he attended World University’s School of Dentistry. Before opening Keene Dental in 1994, he worked for free clinics and some of the finest practices in the District. He is part of the 123 Dental Association and stays up-to-date on the latest dental discoveries. When not striving to keep his patients happy and healthy, he’s enjoys hiking with his family in Rock Creek Park. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/112b1c1b-405f-434a-bfb4-e39a6754c472/Headshot_Jelani.jpeg Our Team - JELANI GREENIDGE (he/him) PASTOR OF WORSHIP Jelani Greenidge is a versatile communicator with a passion to inform, inflame, and inspire. Coming from a large ministry family, church work is in his blood, and music is one of the main ways he reinforces his identity. A Portland native, Jelani is a worship vocalist, emcee/ producer, DJ, freelance writer, and stand- up comic. His sweet spot is the intersection of hip-hop culture, nerd culture, and church culture. (Stop and say hi... it's not a busy intersection.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/f08e4245-c994-49c2-b75e-c1f527f6f5e9/Julie+Headshot.jpg Our Team - JULIE MCBEE (she/her) Julie and her family have lived in East Portland for over 20 years. After coming to faith as an adult, Julie has worked in church ministry, run a food cart, and now works in the medical system. She currently serves as your Youth Ministry Director. With over a decade of experience in youth ministry, she is passionate about seeing young people develop and own personal faith in Jesus. She and her husband Paxton have three daughters, two of whom are grown and out of the house. Nobody asked, but they are all Swifties. Her love language is feeding and transporting large groups of people. https://accesscov.com/about daily 0.75 2021-05-11 https://accesscov.com/kids daily 0.75 2024-05-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/1617772694391-ZSDGWEE420BCJKG1CIXX/unsplash-image-ncyGJJ0TSLM.jpg Kids Kids are capable of worship that is both authentic and playful. That’s why: Our Kids’ Ministry brings adult leaders as co-learners of the Jesus way with the children. We are committed to emotional safety and prayerful attention to the individual needs of each child. We are physically safe: volunteers are background-checked and follow a safety plan so that no child is left alone with an adult. We are silly, and some of us are loud. God made us this way, so we own it! How it works: Please check your child into kids’ ministry using our contact tracing sheet at the entrance. Kids start in the sanctuary for songs and prayers with the whole community. Students in grades K-5th who would like to go to Kids’ Group are dismissed before the sermon. (Younger kids are welcome to participate as well—it’s up to the family.) Adults, please walk your children to the Kids’ Group so they are not unattended in between spaces. At the end of the gathering, please go check your child out of kids’ ministry. Parents of Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers: Older Preschoolers usually participate in our Kids’ Group if they are feeling ready. For other children, there is an area on the side of the sanctuary with comfortable seating and toys for quiet play so that parents can hear the sermon. Parents, we would love to hear from you, too. We are all learning and growing, and would love to hear how we can support you. Email Bonnie to introduce yourself and talk about kids’ ministry! And if you’re looking for more information about our small groups, you can find that here. https://accesscov.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-05-03 https://accesscov.com/sunday daily 0.75 2025-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5de5905fdca85a1b755101c4/e8e9d00b-4b82-403b-891c-e7a09db1ad94/church.jpg Sundays https://accesscov.com/smallgroups daily 0.75 2024-08-27