A Cappella Worship at the Oregon Christian Convention

The Oregon Christian Convention meets every year in Turner, Oregon. With a heritage set within the Christian Church, the Convention Center building is well over a hundred years old (built in 1891) and the meetings have been going on for even longer than that across the state. In fact, this will the the 160th Oregon Christian Convention. They have a history doing mission work, reconnecting with past divisions within the Restoration Movement, and in connecting with people throughout the Northwest, which is where I come in.

I grew up in the Church of Christ, which has very similar theology to the Christian Church thanks to their Restoration Movement roots. One of the main differences between the two is that the Christan Church generally uses instruments in their worship music. The Church of Christ generally does not. You see, I was born into a cappella music at church.

This year, the Oregon Christian Convention is June 26th to July 1st. I have thrown my hat into the ring to lead a cappella worship the evening of June 27th to a group mostly made of people who are used to instrumental worship. Barring his work schedule, my brother may also be joining me in showing some non-acas how a cappella worship is done.