Who We Are

Portland Nazarene Church exists to

Love God, Love Others, and Serve Both!

We hope that you find a family here at PNC.

We believe that life should be lived in community!

What We Believe

  • Our church is proud to be a part of a much larger body. We are a part of The Church of the Nazarene, a protestant, holiness denomination with a rich tradition of discipleship and mission minded service. The Church of the Nazarene is the largest denomination in the classical Wesleyan-Holiness tradition. 

    We periodically offer "Nazarene 101" classes for those who wish to know more about the history and beliefs of our denomination.  For more info on our denominational heritage, visit the Church of the Nazarene website.

  • We are united with all believers in proclaiming the Lordship of Jesus Christ. We believe that in divine love, God offers to all people forgiveness of sins and restored relationship. In being reconciled to God, we believe that we are also to be reconciled to one another, loving each other as we have been loved by God and forgiving each other as we have been forgiven by God.

  • God, who is Holy, calls us to a life of Holiness. We believe that the Holy Spirit seeks to do in us a second work of grace, called entire sanctification, cleansing us from all sin, renewing us in the image of God, empowering us to love God with our whole heart, soul, mind, and strength, and our neighbors as ourselves, and producing in us the character of Christ. Holiness in the life of believers is most clearly understood as Christlikeness.

  • As a sent people, we respond to the call of Christ and live empowered by the Holy Spirit to "go into all the world" witnessing to the Lordship of Christ. Our mission begins in worship, encourages believers toward Christian maturity through discipleship, and ministers to our world through compassion and evangelism.


    The Church of the Nazarene holds these beliefs to be true. They are common to churches world-wide.

  • We believe in one God-the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

    We believe that the Old and New Testament Scriptures contain all truth necessary to faith and Christian living

    We believe that the atonement through Jesus Christ is for the whole human race

    We believe that believers are to be sanctified wholly through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ

    We believe that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the new birth, and also to the entire sanctification of believers

    We believe that our Lord will return, the dead will be raised, and the final judgment will take place

We can't wait to meet you!

  • Sunday Life Groups

    9:00 AM


  • In person worship Service

    10:00 AM


  • Online Sunday service

    10:00 AM


  • Escuela dominical 9:00 am

    servicio dominical 10:00am

    Estudio bíblico miércoles 6:30 PM


  • Midweek Life Groups

    Children, Teens, 

    Adults, Hispanic

    6:30 PM


What to expect

We know it can be awkward and difficult visiting a church for the first time.  Every visitor is important to us and we hope to make you feel right at home.


Expect to be greeted at the door by one of our volunteers who will answer any questions you have. Stop by the Welcome table at the Green Ministry Wall to fill out a connect card. We just want to know who is joining us on Sunday and learn a little bit about who you are. 


We promise to not single you out or pressure you into giving money, or show up at your house. We do talk about how to give of your tithes and offerings during our service, and would love to have you fill out a connect card. 


So come in and be a part of what God is doing here through Portland Nazarene Church! 


We have a nursery, kinderchurch and kids church (K-5th) during our 10:00 AM worship service, and they also have their own life groups at 9:00 AM. 

Our Worship Service

We have Sunday Life groups at 9:00 am for all ages! Our Sunday Morning Worship Service starts at 10:00 am.  


Our service is upbeat, casual, and encouraging. We have some traditional hymns as well as modern worship music. You can also expect to hear a challenging and insightful message every Sunday morning. Our entire 10:00 AM service is streamed live every week.  Our services will feel comfortable to people of many different backgrounds.


During our service, we have a nursery for children 0-2, kinderchurch for kids 3-5 years, and children's church for kindergarten - 5th grade. Once kids are checked in for Life Groups or the service, they will stay in the kid's zone until you pick them up. 


On the first Sunday of the month, we have Family Day, and all of our kids (Pre-K-5th) worship with us in the Worship Center. Nursery is still available.  We also take up our "noisy offering" to support our sponsored kids around the world.


Our Hispanic Ministry meets in the Annex Building. 

How to Get Here

Portland Nazarene Church is located at 409 S. Russell Street, Portland, TN 37148


The church phone number is 615-325-4805.

Click the map on the right for detailed directions


Visitor and handicap parking spaces located in front of the Main Building. We have parking attendants if you have any questions.

Building relationships is what we're about

Challenge yourself to go further than simply showing up. 

Be a part of what's going on. 

Get connected and be a part of our family. 


For more information on our Life Groups check out ourConnect page.