Who we are
A community growing together as disciples of Jesus, in the Pacific Northwest and for it.
Our story
The people of the Pacific Northwest carry real questions. Some have no church background at all. Some come from science or education and can’t see how faith fits with that world. Some grew up in church, left, and are starting to find their way back.
Many have been hurt by people in the church. Some watched a generation spend every free moment at church while their own kids felt neglected. Some saw Scripture preached but not lived at home. Some asked hard questions and were told they just needed more faith. Many want connection, but are afraid of it, because connection has only brought them pain.
Cascadia is a church for them. We are not trying to gather people from other congregations. We are building a community where people step back into faith, or explore it for the first time, because they see something different: a place that is safe enough to bring their questions, their doubts and their hurt, and to meet the grace of God there.
Our mission
To cultivate a community where seekers, skeptics, and sojourners grow together as disciples of Jesus, welcoming honest questions, encountering and extending God’s grace, and loving our neighbors.
Our vision
We envision Cascadia as a church where people find belonging, experience renewal in Christ, and grow together in Christlike love, where honest faith, sacred rest, and God’s grace shape our shared life and overflow into love for our neighbors.
Core values
The history of Christianity includes abuses of power, violence, prejudice and exploitation that contradict biblical teaching but were often justified or ignored by the church. Denying that history creates a chasm that keeps people from learning about, knowing and following Christ.
We welcome the hard questions and open dialogue that come out of that chasm, and we answer them with biblically founded Christian education and discipleship.
Loneliness is an epidemic. We seek to create an approachable and welcoming community for seekers, skeptics and sojourners of all ages.
“Two are better than one… If either of them falls down, one can help the other up… A cord of three strands is not quickly broken.” Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
Discipleship is at the core of everything we do. Worship and praise, fellowship, prayer, friendship and learning from one another are all part of it. We cultivate a place to grow, offering grace to ourselves and others as our faith, knowledge and practice deepen.
“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
We see our community through God’s eyes, remembering that every person is made in the image of God. We live out our faith in everyday life, seek the peace and prosperity of the city where we live, and partner with our neighbors around shared needs and hopes.
“Seek the peace and prosperity of the city… because if it prospers, you too will prosper.” Jeremiah 29:7
God made us for rhythms of work and rest, worship and play, solitude and community. Our worth is not measured by our productivity. We keep a thoughtful calendar, share responsibilities and protect space for leaders, volunteers and families to rest. Rest is a gift to receive, not another expectation to meet.
Mark 2:27; Exodus 20:8–11
In baptism and communion we celebrate God’s grace through tangible signs of God’s love. We walk alongside those who are baptized, come to the Table with open hands, and teach the meaning of these practices in approachable ways, welcoming questions from people new to faith.
Matthew 28:19–20; Romans 6:3–4; 1 Corinthians 11:23–26
Our pastors
Co-pastor
Bio to come: background, calling, family and what draws Amanda to the Pacific Northwest.
“We’re unapologetic about working toward Christlikeness…”
Co-pastor
A born-and-raised Californian until the Pacific Northwest stole her heart in 2020, Tiffany moved north to join the staff at Centralia Church of the Nazarene, and has never felt more at home than she does among the evergreens. The gloomy clouds and dark days of winter? Those are part of the charm.
Tiffany has spent the past 10 years in full-time ministry, beginning with leading worship at a non-denominational church in San Diego. Her role at Centralia Nazarene grew to include connections and community outreach, where she discovered how much she loves helping people find their people, and meaningful ways to serve their neighbors.
Tiffany is married with two kids and loves having people over… as long as company doesn’t require changing out of sweatpants! Cooking, however, is considerably lower on her list of favorite things. She’s all about a full house, good company, and making people feel at home… even if someone else handles dinner. Her favorite way to unwind is watching The Big Bang Theory, though whether she makes it through an episode without snoozing is another story.
Her deepest desire for Cascadia is that it would be a place where people who have experienced a painful misrepresentation of the gospel feel safe enough to tiptoe back into a community of faith. She loves Jesus and the Word of God, and she wants to help people discover a truer picture of who God is and how deeply He loves them. Her hope is that people can bring their questions, their hurts, and their hesitation, and find room to take things one small step at a time.
“…a community made up, like all churches, of very different people who are wounded and imperfect, coming together with a common bond: that we’re all children of God…”
A few years from now
“…it’s about earning trust in the community and letting people into the space with no expectation that they have to stay.”