“I didn't know how tired I was until the first long silence. Nobody rushed me. I've been coming back ever since.”
Hannah Bright
Stillwater is a contemplative liturgical church — Scripture, silence, song and the Table, in a little chapel on SE Ash Street and online.
“Be still, and know that I am God.” Psalm 46 · 10
A two-minute form. Someone will meet you at the chapel door, save you a seat, and let you find your own pace.
Stillwater Kids offers small, calm rooms for children from birth through 5th grade, at both services.
About 65 minutes — readings, songs, a sermon, silence, and the Table. Everything is printed; nothing is assumed.
Small, calm rooms for children from birth through 5th grade — secure check-in, both services.
Middle and high schoolers gather Sunday evenings for supper, honest questions and prayer.
Psalms, plainsong and new songs written in this room — the small team that tends each Sunday's liturgy.
Twenty-two groups meeting in homes from Sellwood to St. Johns — Scripture, supper, and unhurried friendship.
Mercy work in Southeast Portland — the Ash Street food pantry, two partner schools, and housing partners citywide.
A quiet, trained team that prays with you, visits you, and walks with you through every season.
Twenty-two table groups meet through the week in homes from Sellwood to St. Johns — a simple meal, a psalm, and the long habit of showing up. Most people find their people here.
Find a table group“I didn't know how tired I was until the first long silence. Nobody rushed me. I've been coming back ever since.”
“We moved to Portland knowing no one. A table group put soup in front of us every Tuesday until the city felt like home.”
“Church always felt like a performance. This one feels like a room where God is allowed to get a word in.”
Portland, OR 97214 · free street parking on Sundays. Services at 9:00 & 11:00 AM.
Directions →Around 240 households join us live each week from six states. Sundays 11:00 AM PT, with a hosted chat and prayer.
Watch live →Your giving keeps the Ash Street food pantry stocked, the chapel doors open, the stream live, and our mission partners supported in two countries. Secure and tax-deductible.
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