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Who We Are

Presenting Christ to Man, that we might present Man to Christ

     We are a fellowship of believers who have voluntarily banded together for worship, growth, service, and mission. We have Christ as our head and the Bible as our sole source of authority. The government of this church is vested in the body of believers who compose its membership. As a congregation, we act in the light of Scriptures under the leadership of the Holy Spirit. We are an autonomous body of believers that are not under the control of any other ecclesiastical body. We have associated ourselves nationally with the Southern Baptist Convention, regionally with the Northwest Baptist Convention, & locally with the Interstate Baptist Association.

 

     Our fellowship started in 1976 and grew from a vision of the leadership of the Northwest Baptist Convention under the leadership of Dan Stringer who was the Executive Director at the time. Metropolitan Baptist Church joined the vision and became the sponsoring church within the Interstate Baptist Association.

 

      Since its inception, Hall Blvd has had five pastors. Two of these men served as mission pastors who helped plant and establish the church; they were John Green and Merrell Floyd. From 1980 to 1985 Joel Harris was our pastor. He left to reenter the Army where he spent the rest of his career as an Army Chaplain serving under the authority of the North American Mission Board. In 1986, Wayne Glazner was called as pastor and served faithfully for three years then moved on to another assignment. In 1990, Pastor Michael (Mike) Ruptak was called to lead the church. He, along with a strong leadership team made up of our Deacons and other team leaders seek to lead this fellowship to follow in the steps of our Master, Jesus Christ.

 

If you are looking for a church family to call your own or just somewhere to visit, we would love to see you at any of our available services:


Sunday Bible Study at 9:45AM
Sunday Worship Service at 11:00AM
Sunday Evening Study at 6:30PM
Wednesday Evening Prayer And Study at 6:30PM

Who We Are

What We Believe

We believe in One Living God who manifests Himself in three
persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit.

 

We believe that through the introduction of willful disobedience, sin
and death entered into this good creation causing every aspect of creation to suffer a lack or depravation from its created good.

 

God’s promise of restoration and redemption was worked out among the members of the Godhead before the creation of the world. In His sovereign mercy, God decided to allow the eternal and holy Son of God, whom we know as Jesus, to become incarnate as a man. In coming Jesus laid aside His  equality with the Father and chose not to act upon His divine nature while He walked as man. Jesus was born of a virgin, and He lived a perfect life free from sin, a life marked by doing the will of God. He died a cruel death on the cross He did not deserve.

 

As humans, we must repent of our sin and believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. Man is saved completely by the grace of God and not by any measure of our own work or merit.

 

We believe that God’s will is expressed perfectly and finally in the
Holy Scriptures. It is a perfect treasure of divine instruction. It has God for its author, salvation for its end, and truth, without any mixture of error, for its substance. Therefore, all Scripture is inspired by God and is totally true and trustworthy.

 

We Believe that the New Testament church is manifested visibly through an autonomous local congregation of baptized believers, associated by covenant in the faith and fellowship of the gospel.

 

We observe the two ordinances Christ gave to the church which are Baptism and the Lord’s Supper.

 

We believe that every member of this Body is given special gifts by God which He intends to be used in the completion of His mission here on earth. It is each member’s responsibility to lend him - or her-self to the work that must be accomplished. To that end, we believe that there are NO INSIGNIFICANT or UNNECESSARY members. You are valuable to God and the Kingdom and you are valuable to us as a collective body.

 


For a complete statement of faith, please contact the church

and we will gladly supply it to you.

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What we believe
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Our Staff

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Worship Pastor

Isaac Marquez Huerta

Isaac was born and raised in the Portland area and started learning piano at the age of six.  His love of Music and Jesus grew, and when he was 12 years old he began playing piano for churches, and accompanying his father in worship.  In High School he received awards and recognition, performing with an excellent band, and later went to Portland State University to continue his studies in music production.  

 

Isaac enjoys being with family, making music, hot cocoa, and road trips.  One of Isaac’s favorite verses is Colossians 1:13 (AMP), “For He has rescued us and has drawn us to Himself from the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son.”  Isaac strives to incorporate praise and worship songs that focus on God, who He is, and what He has done for us.

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Church Secretary

Jessica Slonaker

Our Secretary, Jessica Slonaker, was born and raised in Portland, and first attended Hall Boulevard Baptist church when she was just four years old.  A few years later, she put her trust in Jesus as her Lord and Savior and was baptized by Pastor Ruptak.  In her teenage and young adult years she attended other churches, got her degree at Portland State University, and then went to Pacific University for a couple more years.  She has worked in various fields including banking, hospitality, and marketing. 

 

Several years ago, she returned to Hall Boulevard Baptist, the place she’s always felt was her church home.  With a warm welcome from the Pastor that baptized her so many years ago, she knew this was where God wanted her to be.  Her grandparents were the first generation to attend this church in the early 90’s.  Jessica and her mother became members shortly after.  Today, a fourth generation comes on Sunday’s to worship the Lord, as she brings her daughter to grow up in the same church she first came to know Jesus.  

Pastor Ruptak (Mike) was born and raised in Colorado. He met his wife, Sherry, their first week of college and they became fast friends. They were married in 1971 and began serving the Lord early in their marriage. They began their family in 1974 with the birth of twin daughters, Laura and Tonya. In 1977 they were blessed with their son, Joshua. As their family grew they were further blest with three granddaughters and one grandson along with two great-granddaughters.
 

In 1976, Mike surrendered to God’s call on his life to preach the gospel. Even while he was furthering his theological education he began preaching and pastoring, taking his first pastorate in April of 1977. He has pastored continually since that time, shepherding three different congregations; one in Colorado, one in Arizona and here in Oregon at Hall Boulevard where he has been since April of 1990.

Michael Ruptak

Pastor

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