Green Community Church began in 1907 when a Methodist minister started conducting Bible classes. In 1928 the local PTA became involved
and Sunday School classes were continued. In 1948 lay ministers from Roseburg began Morning Services and in 1949 Village Missions began
regular organized services.
In the summer of 1950 Green Community Church was formed and incorporated. A young evangelist from the Missionary Church introduced
them to the Missionary Church. The church made a request for membership and was accepted. The local body became a part of the Western
District and was later moved to the Northwest District. The first pastor, an experienced church builder, was called. In April 1951, the charter
members were received into the church and the building was dedicated on April 20, 1952.
During the 1960’s the church prospered both in members and spiritually. An Annex was built and the sanctuary was remodeled. In 1976
additional classrooms were built along with a gym and kitchen. We had a large music ministry which consisted of a choir, orchestra and a
traveling quartet.
During the late 1980’s and through 2000 we were very involved with the organization and support of Lacamas Camp. Our pastor worked to get
everyone who walked through the doors involved in Bible Studies, children and youth ministries and lots of social and fun activities to bring
people to a saving knowledge of Jesus Christ and help them live a committed, holy life.
In 2005 a vision team was appointed to create a new vision and purpose for our church and it was adopted May, 2006. Pastor Tudor Lance was
hired to embrace that purpose and move us forward. In 2008 new by-laws were adopted along with a new church structure. A transition team is in
the process of moving us toward that new structure. Green is committed to a vision that is both inclusive and transformational in its plan to
be able to effectively share the gospel of Jesus with three hundred and fifty people by 2011. We are committed to being a community that is on the
cutting edge of ministry through the use of a broad spectrum of the arts. We are committed to building community through small groups and
effective and challenging discipleship through classes and programs that meet the spiritual formation needs of the whole family. We are
committed to caring for the real needs of people by providing service that empower and not enable dysfunction and a misunderstanding of the
work of the church.
During the years that Green Community Church has been in existence, there have been 11 fulltime pastors, an associate pastor, 3 assistant
pastors, 4 youth pastors and 1 interim pastor. Many were here for a short time, others staying for several years with the longest being 19 years, 8
years and 7 years. Our average attendance has been 122 for those years that records were kept. Many people have come and gone over the years,
but many of the charter members and their children and grandchildren still attend church today. We have always seen the importance of
supporting missionaries and currently support 4 missionaries, 1 since the late 1970’s. We have tried to meet the needs of our community whether
it is handing out food bags, providing free clothing, a meal or help in the time of crisis.
