Our Pastors
Pastor Cliff Chappell was radically saved and baptized in the Holy Ghost in January 1974 and has been in ministry for 40+ years including 35+ years as senior pastor. He is an anointed and gifted Bible teacher. He currently serves as the pastor of the St. Johns All Nations Church Of God In Christ in Portland, Oregon, a multi-Cultural/Multi-Ethnic Church. He has spent his life as a community activist working to promote strong family values all for the good of the community
Pastor Chappell, a US Navy (Vietnam) Veteran, has a BS in Civil/Structural engineering and a Master of Divinity Degree and a Doctor of Ministry Degree in Cross-Cultural Engagement from Multnomah Biblical Seminary. He now serves as the Administrative Assistant in the state of Oregon for the California New Journey Jurisdiction of the Church of God in Christ under the Bishop John Mark Richardson. He is also a Trustee on the Board of Directors for Multnomah University. He works with the National COGIC as a Regional Dean where he serves the Church Of God In Christ as the West Coast Region 3&6 Dean, to develop online and in person training for the CH Mason Jurisdictional Institutes for the Church Of God In Christ. He is the Founder and Director of Man-Up, a community outreach program that addresses Domestic, Sexual and Gang Violence by healing the “Soul Trauma” in men and women.
Pastor Cliff has been the featured speaker across the country at various retreats, seminars, conferences and special services, and others including the opening Keynote speaker at the Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence Annual conference; and recently received their distinguished Midori Hamilton Award for Leadership, at which time was the only man and only pastor to receive this distinguished award in their 40 year history; he also served in the Call To Action for the “Not One More Drop” gang intervention program with City of Portland, Multnomah County, Gang Violence Task Force, and the Gang Enforcement Unit with the Multnomah Co. Court System; The Engaging Men Project (TEMP) organizing and Planning; Panel member at the Spiritual Alliance to Stop Intimate Violence (SAIV); Workshop and panel speaker at the Liberation Based Healing Conference. Pastor Cliff has also provided Theology and Leadership training to over 400 pastors and staff in Uganda Africa. For his leadership within and out of the church, his work as a faith leader in the community and his work as a community activist, Pastor Cliff was recognized in 2014 by the Church Of God In Christ as one of their ‘100 Influential Pastors.’
In pursuit for answers, he realized the need to rethink his theology to be able to serve his community and do it well, and as a result developed a program called: Rethinking Theology for The Good Of The Community that has been having wide impact.
Pastor Cliff has also written several articles for local newspapers, the endorsement for several books that are now in print, an article for the scholarly Journal Cultural Encounters Journal for New Wine New Wineskins and is currently working on several books of his own. Pastor Cliff lives in Vancouver, Washington with his wife Diana of 46+ years.
Prophetess Diana Chappell was born in Tacoma WA and raised in Yakima, WA. Diana was educated at Yakima Business College, Yakima Valley College and Mt Hood Community College. Diana was employed, now retired, with the USDA-Rural Development as a Loan Underwriter where she underwrote multi-million-dollar investment deals, thus producing affordable Multi-Family Housing Projects.
Married to Apostle Clifford O. Chappell and Pastor of the St. Johns All Nations Church Of God In Christ in Portland Oregon. Married in 1975 and lives in Vancouver, Washington.
Evangelist Diana Chappell has a gift of exhortation and moves in the gift of prophecy. She is an anointed speaker, psalmist and prayer warrior. She has seen many miracles and wondrous signs of the Holy Ghost follow her ministry. She was recognized as one of the ‘150 Influential Women of the Church of God in Christ’ in 2016.
Evangelist Diana is a highly sought-after speaker by many different organizations at their special conferences, functions, and services. She and her husband have been the featured speakers across the country at various retreats, seminars, conferences, and special services with special themes associated with Spiritual Formation, marriage, men, women, business, church development and growth, and others. They come well qualified as a ministry team.