At Tumalo Community Church, our mission is to live the Great Commission as we experience and share the love of the Lord Jesus Christ.
 
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of teh Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age."  Amen.  Matthew 28:19-20   NKJV
 
We are a Bible teaching church, a community of believers that loves the Lord, each other, and our community.  We welcome our neighbors and all to join us as we worship Him together in prayer, singing songs of praise and worship, and learning from His Word.
 
 Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Ephesians 4:3   NKJV 
 
                History of Tumalo Community Church
 
The First Presbyterian Church of Laidlaw, Presbytery of Pendleton, Synod of Oregon, was incorporated on December 21, 1905, with the following elected trustee's names in the corporation papers: E.B. James, J.C. Tullar, and J.W. Brown.  This gave the group the authority to acquire, hold and dispose of church property for the benefit of religion, for works of charity and for public worship.  Each member of the church and renter of a pew being entitled to vote.  According to Crook County records the Laidlaw Townsite Company on June 5, 1906, deeded to the Presbyterians, land for their church.  It was in two (2) deeds and $1.00 was paid for each piece of land.  W.H. Hall was in charge of construction of the building.  The lumber came from the Hightower & Smith Mill located about seven (7) miles west of town, on the Bull Creek Ditch.  Much labor was donated for the building.  The church was dedicated in early May 1907.  The Reverend Jesse C. George was the first minister.  The Presbyterians and Methodists alternated having evening services and they cooperated with Sunday School.  The church changed its name to the First Presbyterian Church of Tumalo in the 1920s.  On May 5, 1976, the Presbytery of the Cascades deeded the building and land to the Tumalo Community Church.  This was again in two (2) deeds for $1.00 each.  The second deed stipulated that in the event that the above property is no longer used as a church, then Grantee's interest shall revert to the Grantor.  This building has been used continuously as a church since it was built, and it is the oldest such building in Deschutes County.  On September 13, 1981, the Deschutes County Historical Society placed a marker at the church, designating it as an historic site.