Our Pastor

Matt Boswell, Pastor of Camas Friends

Greetings! I have been a part of Camas Friends Church since October 2015. I am joined by my wife Joann and kids Kai (12) and Renee (10) and Teddy (7).

I am grateful to be pastoring at CFC. This Quaker meeting (congregation) is a wonderful expression of Christ-guided spirituality that values justice, peace, mysticism, diversity, tradition, mystery, listening, inclusion, community, and participation. CFC practices a spacious, caring, and hopeful spirituality. I am so glad to be a part of this.

I completed my PhD in Christian Spirituality at the Graduate Theological Union (Berkeley, CA) in October 2016. My work focused especially on spiritual formation, theories of love and hope, and virtue ethics. My first book, published in 2018, is entitled The Way to Love: Reimagining Christian Spiritual Growth as the Hopeful Path of Virtue (visit my Facebook author page to learn more). I am also an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Portland, where I teach “Engaging Ultimate Questions,” an introductory theology course (THE-105).

I love hiking, running, walking, gardening, Mariners baseball, visiting Pacific City, Mcmenamins passport-stamp-collecting, streaming shows with Joann, games with my kids, and returning your email, as soon as possible! :)