The Cultural Soul Project is a new church in Portland, Oregon where our ministry exists at the intersection of race, faith, hip-hop, and justice.
Through the lens of the Black experience, we are cultivating a Beloved Community that is rooted in authenticity and introspection, and grounded in righteousness and justice, for all people who have been shaped by life on the margins.
Upcoming Events
Second Sundays Church Service Join us as we gather once a month at 1:30pm, on the Second Sunday, to grow, reflect, and experience transformation through the power of the Holy Spirit. Our urban ministry is real about both life and faith, and we believe in the profound impact of community to inspire growth and transformation. If you're looking for a space to reflect, connect, and be part of something meaningful, we’d love to see you on the Second Sunday of each month for our Church Service!
Upcoming Second Sundays Church Service Dates:
Sunday, July 13, 2025 — Register to Attend
Sunday, August 10, 2025 — Register to Attend
Sunday, September 14, 2025 — Register to Attend
Soul Sessions: A Revolutionary Bible Study Join us for our “interactive” Bible Study, centered on purpose, hope, love, and the cultivation of a Beloved Community that is rooted in authenticity and introspection, and grounded in righteousness and justice. Even if you don’t subscribe to an organized or institutional form of religion, our themes will still have relevance to your day-to-day life and help you live a life of meaning, being, and purpose. And for us, that is revolutionary!
Reedwood Friends Church
2901 SE Steele St.
Portland, OR 97202
"Free to Attend"
Upcoming Bible Study Dates:
Tuesday, August 12, 2025 — Register to Attend
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 — Register to Attend
Tuesday, September 2, 2025 — Register to Attend
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 — Register to Attend
Tuesday, September 16, 2025 — Register to Attend
Tuesday, September 30, 2025 — Register to Attend
Previous Events
An evening with Dr. Cornel West, in conversation with Dr. Daymond Glenn, where they discussed how Black Prophetic Fire and the Black Prophetic Imagination can bring Hope, Possibility, and Spiritual Transformation to all people who have been shaped by life on the margins and who seek to create a Beloved Community.
Using J. Cole’s second album title as a metaphor for how we “all” deal with some form of brokenness, this talk by our pastor, Dr. Daymond Glenn, explored how we can use the Prophetic Gospel of Christ as a foundation for becoming restored, healed, and made whole.
Using Common’s sixth album title as a metaphor for embracing your lived experience and full self, this talk by our pastor, Dr. Daymond Glenn, explored how authenticity and creativity can be a catalyst for living a life of love, peace, beauty, and joy.
Using Jay Z’s first album title as a metaphor for legitimating why People should question the relevance and impact of today’s church, this talk by our pastor, Dr. Daymond Glenn, explored why those questions and critiques should be anchored in “righteousness” if we desire to build a Beloved Community of Faith for all People.
Completing our celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, our pastor Dr. Daymond Glenn was in conversation on how Hip-Hop and Black Liberation Theology are two significant cultural responses to address the needs of People who have been shaped by life on the margins, and how intersecting them can be a revolutionary catalyst for social, cultural, and spiritual transformation in our society.
In continuing with our celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, our Pastor Dr. Daymond Glenn was in conversation on how the intersection of Hip-Hop and the Black Prophetic Imagination can offer sites of hope and possibility for the future of the Church, while also being able to respond to the social and structural marginalization that disproportionately impact People of Color in inner-city urban America.
In celebration of Hip-Hop’s 50th Anniversary, a panel discussion on how hip-hop culture can be used as a catalyst for social change and justice in your sphere of influence, professional environment, and community. The panel featured dynamic hip-hop scholars Dr. Courtney Terry, Dr. Daniel White Hodge, and our Pastor Dr. Daymond Glenn.
An evening conversation where our Pastor Dr. Daymond Glenn and special guest Dr. Daniel White Hodge discussed the need for the church to embrace a hip-hop theology when responding to the lived experiences of folks shaped by life on the margins in inner-city urban America.
An evening conversation where our Pastor Dr. Daymond Glenn and special guest Dr. J. Kameron Carter discussed the need for the church to have a comprehensive understanding of race, culture, ideology, and more when ministering to the needs of People of Color in inner-city urban America.
An evening conversation with Dr. Cornel West and Dr. Daymond Glenn where they discussed the need for a prophetic gospel in inner-city urban America.
An evening conversation with Dr. Michael Eric Dyson and Dr. Daymond Glenn where they discussed the intersections of race, faith, hip-hop, and justice.
Foundational Pillars
FOUNDER
"I envision a society where all People can live lives of Meaning, Being, and Purpose."
WHY THIS CHURCH MATTERS
“Portland are you ready to get turned upside down? Are you ready for some Revolutionary Christian Spirit that will connect to your humanity in such a way that we can straighten our backs up and be a force for good given the decay and the decadence that we see in our civilization? That is what The Cultural Soul Project is all about!”
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