About St. John the Baptist · Port Orford, Oregon
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church is a small mission parish located at 1476 Oregon Street in Port Orford, Oregon, on the southern Oregon coast in Curry County. It serves as the mission chapel of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bandon, with the two communities sharing clergy and pastoral life under the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Sunday Mass is celebrated at 8:30 AM, with confessions heard beforehand from 8:00 to 8:30 AM. As a mission rather than an independent parish, St. John the Baptist offers the faithful of this remote fishing town a weekly Eucharistic anchor in one of the least-populated communities on the Pacific shore.
- Patron
- St. John the Baptist
- Rector
- Rev. Anthony Ahamefule
- Diocese
- Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Why belong here
St. John the Baptist offers Catholics in remote coastal Curry County a weekly Sunday Mass and Reconciliation in a small, intimate mission setting. As part of the Holy Trinity parish family in Bandon, the mission benefits from shared clergy, faith-formation offerings (including the recent 'Journey Without Distance' course with Dr. Harry Tate hosted right at the Port Orford mission), and an outreach ministry that welcomes visitors and returning parishioners. For those living in or visiting Port Orford, it is a welcoming Catholic home rooted in the Eucharist and committed to love, prayer, service, and hospitality.
Mass times at St. John the Baptist
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- Sunday 8:00 AM – 8:30 AM (St. John's in Port Orford)
Parish Overview & Mission Status
St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Port Orford is a mission of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bandon, Oregon, both administered under the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. It is located at 1476 Oregon Street in Port Orford (Curry County), at the corner of Highway 101 and 15th Street. The mission is served by the pastors of Holy Trinity Parish and offers Sunday Mass at 8:30 AM and confessions beforehand.
- Mission of Holy Trinity Catholic Church, Bandon
- Address: 1476 Oregon St., Port Orford, OR 97465 (Hwy 101 & 15th St.)
- Mailing: PO Box 884, Port Orford, OR 97465
- Diocese: Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
History & Heritage
St. John the Baptist operates as a mission of Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Bandon, the second-oldest Catholic parish on the Oregon Coast, founded in 1883. The mission arrangement lets the rural coastal communities of Bandon and Port Orford share clergy and sacramental life. While Holy Trinity undertook a major capital campaign in 2023 to rebuild its sanctuary after the original 1937 post-fire church was finally demolished, St. John the Baptist continued its simple weekly mission schedule. The Port Orford mission remains the spiritual anchor for Catholics in this remote stretch of southern Oregon coastline.
- Holy Trinity founded 1883 — second-oldest Catholic parish on the Oregon Coast
- Joint administration ('parish twinning') with Holy Trinity, Bandon
- Holy Trinity's 2023 'A Light by the Sea' capital campaign nearing $2.5 million goal
- Construction of new Holy Trinity church expected to complete in 2026
Clergy & Pastoral Leadership
The mission is currently served by Rev. Anthony Ahamefule, who is pastor of Holy Trinity Parish in Bandon and (with parish administrator Rev. Robert Wolf) cares for St. John the Baptist as well. Fr. Ahamefule was born Aug. 23, 1984, in Kano State, Nigeria, was ordained in June 2016, and was assigned to Holy Trinity in 2017 after pastoral formation at The Madeleine Parish in Portland.
- Rev. Anthony Ahamefule — Pastor (ordained June 2016; assigned to Holy Trinity/St. John the Baptist in 2017)
- Rev. Robert Wolf — Parish Administrator (also listed for Holy Trinity and formerly St. Monica, Coos Bay)
- Shared sacramental ministry with Holy Trinity, Bandon
Faith Formation & Outreach
Through the wider Holy Trinity Parish, St. John the Baptist participates in faith formation and outreach. A recent 'Journey Without Distance' six-week summer course with Dr. Harry Tate — on Happiness, Laughter, Inner Peace, Learning and Love — was hosted on Mondays at the Port Orford mission. The parish also runs an Outreach Ministry aimed at welcoming visitors, reconnecting with absent parishioners, and supporting families of deceased members at All Souls Day.
- 'Journey Without Distance' summer course (Mondays) with Dr. Harry Tate at St. John's
- Outreach Ministry — welcome weekends, fall/spring new-parishioner parties, All Souls Day invitations
- Knights of Columbus Council #17396 supports parish life
- Faith formation events hosted in both Bandon and Port Orford
Visiting & Location
St. John the Baptist sits in the heart of Port Orford — a small fishing town on the southern Oregon coast. Travelers can find the mission at the corner of Oregon Street (US Highway 101) and 15th Street. The parish shares its website and phone line with Holy Trinity in Bandon, so visitors and newcomers are encouraged to call ahead for current Mass and event information.
- 1476 Oregon St., Port Orford, OR 97465
- Phone: 541-329-0697
- Located on Hwy 101 at 15th St.
- Website: holytrinitybandon.org
Pastors & rectors through the years
- Fr. Robert Wolf
Listed as pastor/administrator by directory sites; now Archdiocesan clergy list identifies Fr. Anthony Ahamefule as Pastor of Holy Trinity Bandon (and its missions).
- Fr. Anthony Ahamefule2017–present
Ordained June 2016; arrived at Holy Trinity/St. John the Baptist in 2017 after assignment from the Archdiocese of Portland; born 1984 in Kano State, Nigeria.