The Oregon Center for Christian Values is located in Portland and started after Jim Wallis stopped by on the God's Politics book tour and more than 2,000 people showed up.

Lead by a ecumenical mix of activist Oregon grassroots leaders, the OCCV board includes evangelicals, Presbyterians, Baptists, Seventh-day Adventists, and Catholics all working for the common good.

According to them,

"In spring 2006, OCCV officially registered as a non-profit in the state of Oregon. We have since been faithfully working to engage local Christians in both action and dialogue around important issues in their communities. OCCV played an active role in promoting Christian support for the Payday Reform bill that recently passed the Oregon legislature, calling for an end to predatory lending practices that are morally unjust. We have also formed partnerships with a number of local organizations who are working to help broaden Christian moral leadership in public life, to include issues like caring for creation, supporting economic fairness, and working for the common good."

OCCV has two community organizers who work with local religious leaders to train congregations on witnessing activities like the recent Interfaith Advocacy Days. They are especially interested in broadening the moral values debate to include issues such as:

* Economic Fairness
* Health Care
* Creation Care
* Human Rights
* Global Justice
* Arts and Culture

Coming up "on April 14, 2007 the Oregon Center for Christian Values and Oak Hills Christian Reformed Church are presenting a summit on faith and the environment. A key purpose of this event is to restore Christian leadership in caring for God’s creation by reframing Earth Day as a Christian event called 'Creation Day,' to be celebrated on Sunday, April 22."

They note that "this is a day for Christians to meditate on our call to environmental stewardship, yet it is also an opportunity for us to uplift God as Creator through our example."