Tuesday, October 11, 2011

How Many Churches in the Urban Core of DOWNTOWN Portland (Pearl and Goose Hollow)?

According to Google maps, how many churches do you count in DOWNTOWN Portland?  The total number of what we would consider evangelical churches on this map is......13.  How many NW Baptist Churches are represented on the map?  Unfortunately, the answer is ZERO.   How can you help sow the gospel in these neighborhoods in order for a new church to be started here?

The two neighborhoods represented here are: The Pearl District and Goose Hollow.  Total Population: 17,500




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Population of the Pearl and downtown: 12,000 (left of I405 to the river)
Median age: 37
Single: 79%
Married: 21%
Divorced: 18%
Walkscore: 73
Median Price of a home:$300,000
Median Household income: $24,000


The upper left of the map is the Goose Hallow neighborhood.  This is where trendy NW 23rd calls home.  Google maps has identified 4 evangelical churches in this neighborhood.

Goose Hollow has a population of 5,500.
The median age is 36.
78% of the population is single.
Walkscore of 76

Would you pray for the Lord of the Harvest to send laborers to these two communities?  Would you consider becoming an advocate as a leader, Christian, and/or church for these two neighborhoods?  Would you join me in an URBAN excursion into one of these two communities?


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