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‘Friendly and casual’ at Dayspring
By LAUREN MURPHY
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Chris Voigt, the lead pas-
tor at Dayspring Fellowship,
summed up their beliefs as
“Jesus plus nothing.” Meaning
that belief in Jesus Christ as a
personal Lord and Savior is the
only way to get to heaven.
“Every other religion in the
world you have to do some-
thing in order to gain approv-
al or get into heaven ... we
[Christians] don’t have to do
anything because Jesus already
did it,” Voigt said.
They believe in one God
that exists in three persons–
God the Father, God the Son
and the God Holy Spirit. They
believe that Jesus Christ was
born of a vir-
gin and died
on the cross
and rose again
on the third
day and in do-
ing so took the
punishment
for mankind’s
Voigt
sins; they be-
lieve Jesus as-
cended to heaven and he will
come back one day.
Though they are techni-
cally a conservative Baptist
church, Voigt says they func-
tion more as a community or
nondenominational church.
They were planted by First
Baptist Church of Salem but
they tend to be more auton-
omous.
“(The Conservative Bap-
tist Association) is just there
as a resource if we need them,
but we don’t answer to them,”
Voight said; the denomination
does not tell them who to hire.
They belong to the Evan-
gelical Christianity branch of
Grange history on display
Submitted
Susan Noah, master of the Oregon State Grange visited the
Keizer Heritage Museum to view its exhibit on the Grange,espe-
cially the Keizer Grange, which is currently inactive.
Dutch Bros. gives back
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Dayspring Fellowship was estabilshed in the early 1990’s. They have a history of being active in
the community and partnering with schools and churches to show Christ’s love for others.
The seven square miles of
Keizer are home to more than a
dozen churches of various religious
affi liations. Matters of Faith is a series
aiming to explain what makes these
places of worship different and unique.
Protestantism.
“What makes Evangelical
churches distinct is that they
believe they have a high view
of Scripture,” he said.
They believe all scripture
is the word of God and, “in-
fallible and inerrant in the
original manuscripts ... there
are no other writings similarly
inspired by God,” according to
their website.
“Everything we do is
based in the Bible,” Voigt
said.
In addition to being a
place where people can
learn from scripture, Day-
spring also wants to be a
place that serves its com-
munity. The church hosts
free tax preparation to
seniors and low-income
households, they partner
with other local churches
and schools to help feed
the community.
“From the moment you
walk in the doors, we want it
to feel like home,” Voigt said.
He described his church as
friendly and casual.
To become a member
someone must have a personal
relationship with Jesus Christ,
attend Dayspring’s member-
ship class to learn about the
church’s beliefs, how they op-
erate and sign a membership
covenant agreeing to pray for,
support and be involved at
Dayspring.
They have a fi ve-piece band
with a “modern worship”
sound. A typical sermon will
be anywhere from 30-35 min-
utes, but a service will last for
about an hour and 15 minutes.
They have two services on
Sundays, at 9 and 10:45 a.m.
They offer childcare through
the fi fth grade.
Dayspring Fellowship is lo-
cated at, 1755 Lockhaven Dr
NE. To see their statement of
beliefs visits https://www.day-
springfellowship.com/what-
we-believe.
On Friday, Feb. 14, Dutch
Bros Coffee and its custom-
ers raised $483,346 for local
nonprofi ts fi ghting hunger,
which translates to a record
1,450,038 meals served across
the seven states where Dutch
Bros operates.
“This issue touches all of us
and we are so thankful to our
employees, customers and lo-
cal nonprofi ts for helping our
communities stay healthy and
successful,” said Travis Boers-
ma, co-founder and CEO of
Dutch Bros.
Dutch Bros and its custom-
ers have supported organiza-
tions working to end hunger
for 14 years. Dutch Luv Day
began as a canned food drive
in 2007 and has grown to an
annual, one-day fundraising
event. Harnessing the impact
of more than 380 locations
in seven states, every dollar
raised went to an organization
addressing a community’s spe-
cifi c needs. Since 2007, Dutch
Bros has raised more than $1.5
million to support those expe-
riencing food insecurity.
Of the $483,346 raised Sa-
lem-Keizer area locations ac-
counted for $15,461, which
was donated to the Marion
Polk County Food share.
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