New Nazarene pastor pulls double duty

Mickey McCandless balances time between Sandy church and chaplain job

By Marcus Hathcock

The Sandy Post, Aug 30, 2007, Updated Oct 30, 2009 (2 Reader comments)

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“The church is very happy to have a permanent pastor,” he said. “They’ve been very open and supportive.”

So have the other pastors, he said.

“They’ve been very friendly and helpful,” McCandless said. His fellow clergymen already have roped him into speaking at this weekend’s Praise in the Park multi-church service.

McCandless says he’s looking forward to starting an evangelism class at the church in September, which he hopes would bring attendees from several Sandy/Gresham-area churches.

Wednesday nights starting Sept. 12, Sandy Nazarene will go through the “Way of the Master” video series, which features actor Kirk Cameron and Ray Comfort talking about effective evangelism.

“That will probably be our first major project,” McCandless said.

Looking to the future, McCandless says he’d like to see Sandy Nazarene have a strong presence in the community by supporting at least one “para-church” ministry (a ministry that’s not based at any particular church).

“We have several possibilities right now,” McCandless said.

Increasing name recognition is also important, he said.

“We are a small church, and we want people to realize we are here,” McCandless said. “We look forward to being able to help the community any way we can.”

McCandless may be contacted during Sunday services, Monday afternoons, Wednesday mornings and by appointment. Call the church at 503-668-7008 to reach him.

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