final Update!

Chris Powers Affirmed as West Linn Campus Pastor.

I am pleased to announce that on August 24, in our special business meeting, Chris Powers was affirmed as the new Campus Pastor for the West Linn congregation. The bylaws require a 75% affirmative vote at a meeting held in West Linn. He received a 98% vote, 92-1!

We are happy to welcome Chris, Janelle, and their family to become part of New Life Church. Please pray for them as they wrap things up at their church back home and relocate here in the next month. He will likely start the first week of October.

August 2025 Update

The West Linn Elders are inviting Chris Powers to come as a candidate for Campus Pastor of the West Linn Congregation! Here is a short introduction in his own words:

Hi there! My name’s Chris Powers, and I’m married to Janelle—we’ve been doing life and ministry together for over a decade now. We have three daughters who keep us on our toes and fill our home with joy and chaos (in the best way). Over the years, I’ve grown deeply passionate about expository preaching, discipleship, and building relationships that help people love Jesus more. That’s why, when we started learning about New Life Church in West Linn, we found ourselves really resonating with what you’re all about. Your commitment to preaching the Word, living in gospel-shaped community, and helping people truly thrive in Christ really stood out to us.

The focus on Life Groups that share meals, pray, and walk through life together feels like the kind of community we want to be a part of! And as we read more about how you intentionally reach out to your neighborhood and live out the gospel in practical ways, it just felt like home. We’re praying for a church where we can both serve and grow—a place where our whole family can jump in and be shaped by the gospel. New Life looks like that kind of place, and we’d be so excited to join what God is doing in and through you!

We think Chris will be a great campus pastor for New Life West Linn and are happy to bring him here as a candidate. Don't take our word for it, though.

You can read the information packet that he sent us. Or, you can read his bio on his current church's website. And, you can meet him for yourself when he is here as a candidate, August 18-24.

The week of August 18, we will create multiple opportunities for you to get to know Chris and Janelle and ask them questions that are important to you. Here is a tentative schedule of their visit:

August 17

  • Prayer meeting at New Life West Linn Fireside Room at 6:00 p.m. Hosted by the West Linn Elders. (We will Pray First before the candidate comes.)

August 18

  • Open house at the Reavely Home, 2277 Ostman Road, West Linn, at 7:00 p.m.

August 19

  • Senior's Bible Study and Potluck — New Life West Linn, Fellowship Hall at 10:00 a.m.

  • Multiple Life Groups meet together at Saxe Home, 538 Holmes Lane, Oregon City, at 7:00 p.m (Eat dinner before you come and bring a dessert to share.)

August 20

  • Multiple Life Groups meet together at Shaw Home, 19650 South Kalal Court, Oregon City, at 6:30 p.m. (Eat dinner before you come and bring a dessert to share.)

August 21 — Free

August 22

  • Celebrate Recovery — New Life West Linn at 6:15-8:15 p.m.

  • Joni & Friends Respite Night — New Life Gladstone at 6:00-8:00 p.m.

August 23 — Free

August 24

  • Preach at New Life West Linn, at 9:00 and 10:45 a.m.

  • Special Business Meeting — New Life West Linn at 6:00 p.m.

We will vote to approve Chris as the West Linn Campus Pastor at the Special Business Meeting.