In June 2005 Pastor Alpha Hwong and his wife, who were serving in River of Life at the time, relocated to Portland, near the city of Vancouver. There a group of brothers and sisters were longing to experience God’s healing and renewal. Working diligently together with the brothers and sisters, Bread of Life Christian Church in Portland was officially established in September of the same year. The church has experienced stable growth and the number of people increased steadily. Because they had time restrictions in the place where they rented for Sunday worship, causing many difficulties in the expansion of the ministry, therefore the brothers and sisters prayed with one heart to seek God’s will for a new meeting place. Later the place they rented for church was also not suitable for the long term because of the numerical growth of the members. So the brothers and sisters prayed with all their heart for God’s will. In August 2014, God granted them a new church building. Their ministry includes 1. Caring for newcomers to the church and providing all kinds of substantial help. 2. Prayer and counseling for healing for those who are physically and mentally ill. 3. Christian prenuptial negotiation and general marriage counseling. 4. Provide a variety of Bible and spiritual equipping courses. 5. Provide the charitable fund of the church to help church members who are in serious financial difficulties. 6. The Church's monthly publication "The Way of Grace" to share the gospel testimony. 7. The Five Bread and Two Fish Food Center offers a variety of well-prepared home-cooked food every Sunday. 8. Life lectures on practical topics in the Life Square on Saturday. 9. Practical life lecture on computer use and maintenance on Sunday afternoon. 10. Rich group activities and evangelistic outreach activities in various areas of Greater Portland. In addition to strengthening the growth of cell groups, they also actively support mission organizations and participate in short-term missions and community service. Every month they visit the Senior Center.  In 2024, as more young people join, the church is expected to hire youth pastors and develop youth ministries to win this generation of young people for the Lord. At the same time, we also hope to update the church’s worship center and audio-visual equipment, so as to welcome more brothers and sisters to join the church.