We desire to provide opportunities for women to encourage and support one another toward personal, spiritual and relational wholeness.
Opportunities to Connect
Women's Small Group Bible Study
TUESDAY MORNING - Fall term
"God of Creation" by Jen Wilkins
Begins Tuesday, September 6 | 9:15-11:30am | Deschutes Room
Hey, ladies, you are invited to join us Tuesday mornings for some quality God time! We'll be going through God of Creation, Jen Wilkin's study of Genesis 1-11. Our groups are in all different ages, stages, and places in our lives, but we all want to learn to love God more deeply and each other more genuinely. I hope you'll come join us...you simply will enjoy a warm, safe, friendly atmosphere where God's Word in clearly discussed. We offer loving childcare in the morning group. Register here or in the app.
TUESDAY EVENING - Fall and Winter terms
"Elijah: Faith and Fire" by Priscilla Shirer
Begins Tuesday, September 13 | Deschutes Room
Cost: $10 for food, materials free
Every fervent believer longs to summon up the kinds of boldness and faith that can stand firm. Join Priscilla Shirer and Tuesday Evening Women's study as we work through the life and times of the prophet Elijah to discover how the fire on Mt. Carmel was forged in the valley of famine. And how the emboldened, fiery faith you desire is being fashioned by God in your life right now. This study will be for both the Fall and Winter terms. Register here or in the app. Questions? Contact Crystal. No childcare is available for evening.
Summer Meet-Ups for Women
GP Women are hosting various dates and places this summer where there will be other women in that space to share life with for an hour or two. Just pick an activity from the list and note if children or their families are included. Women of all ages and stages are welcome! Show up and enjoy some time and conversation with each other.
Gabriel Park Playground
Postponed until September 4. Look for more details!
Evening In the Garden
Wachsmuth Garden (11424 SW 47th Ave)
Thur., Aug. 25, 6:30pm
Women
Join us for our final Meetup this summer and connection with other women in Joyce's garden. Joyce will give a workshop on the basics of flower arranging. We'll also have light refreshments and a devotion time together. No need to RSVP, just come and enjoy!
Retreat
"To Retreat" means to leave our normally occupied positions and GO to a place of safety, quiet and seclusion. By going to a retreat, we physically remove ourselves from life's distractions, the demands of people in order to make space for God. Even Jesus recognized the value and need to get away. (Mark 1:35 "Very early in the morning Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place where He prayed.") The Women's Ministry Team provides an occasional "Retreat" where women come to be refreshed, inspired, spend time with God and to each other.
2022 Women's Retreat
Friday, October 7 - Saturday, October 8
Oregon Garden Resort, Silverton, OR
Though we attempt to keep them at bay, chaos and uncertainty frequently invade our outer and inner worlds and deny us peace. Christ, though, has a foundational word of encouragement to us in this, "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid" (John 14:27). What would it look like to respond to chaos and uncertainty in the surety of this promise?
This fall, you are invited to join other women from GPBC and Bridgeport Church at the gorgeous Oregon Garden Resort in Silverton, OR for this true 24-hr oasis for the soul. We'll start and end with a tea time on Friday and Saturday, and in between we'll linger over meals, worship, the Word of God, conversations, the gardens, and games.
The cost is $188/person and scholarships are available (don't let money prevent you from attending!). The price includes sharing a room with one other person, so grab your bestie. A $50 non-refundable deposit is due at the time of registration and the registration deadline is July 30 in order to secure your room at the resort. The registration form may also be used to make payments toward your balance in any amount and at any time leading up to the retreat.
Register now. Questions? Reach out to Miriam Won at or 971.322.9971.
Prayer Renewal
Special days of getting away from it all for special attention to prayer and connection to God are scheduled, normally annually.
Check later for the next scheduled event.
One on One-Discipleship and Mentoring
You have the opportunity to be discipled
Women’s Ministry Directors Team
Miriam Won, Director
DiAne Dodge, Community Building (Events and Getaway)
Susan Fleming, Care Network
Kathy Anderson, Bible Study
Betty Lea
Lara Lunsford
Gina Smith