Former megachurch Pastor Frank Damazio dies at 75

By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, Could 09, 2025

Mannahouse Church, previously Metropolis Bible Church in Portland, Oregon, has introduced the demise of its former longtime pastor and writer, Frank Damazio. He was 75.

“With a heavy coronary heart, we announce the passing of our beloved former pastor, Frank Damazio,” the church shared in a assertion on Fb Monday evening.

“Dr. Frank Damazio faithfully served because the senior pastor of this church for over 25 years, in addition to professor & president of Portland Bible School. His life was marked by lasting fruit & faithfulness that may proceed to echo for generations, as his affect has formed church buildings, leaders, and ministries all over the world,” the church added.

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The assertion, which was additionally shared on the social media for Portland Bible School, additionally remembered Damazio as a “man of deep conviction.”

“Pastor Frank was a non secular father, a visionary chief, and a person of deep conviction whose legacy lives on by the numerous lives he impacted. He remained steadfast in religion, demonstrating power, humility, and an unwavering dedication to Jesus,” the assertion continued. “Please be part of us in lifting up Sharon and the complete Damazio household in prayer as they stroll by this time of grief, honoring the life and legacy of a beloved husband, father, grandfather, and pastor! The household has requested privateness right now.”

Damazio, who has served in ministry for greater than 40 years, has authored greater than 30 books, tackling points like Christian management and church administration.

Amongst these he impacted together with his ministry is former Mannahouse Church youth pastor Benjamin Windle, who recalled assembly him at 22.

“On the age of twenty-two, at a youth camp in Central Oregon, Pastor Frank Damazio invited Cindi and I to work for him as Youth Pastors. So we left our house in Australia moved to Portland to serve him at Metropolis Bible Church / Mannahouse,” wrote Windle in a assertion on Fb.

“It was after I met Pastor Frank, for the primary time in my life I noticed a real prototype of what I might grow to be in ministry. From the Australian Pentecostal background, individuals tended to be both perceived inside a ‘Holy Spirit’ stream or a ‘instructor/mental’ stream. However with Frank, I noticed that each of those presents and passions might coexist throughout the one individual,” he defined.

Windle stated Damazio set a excessive bar of expectation as they planted a church for 14 years.

“I believe it pulled the perfect out of us. Apart from my household, nobody has formed my ministry as a lot as Frank Damazio. He was cherished by our youngsters and household. He was certainly one of a sort and might be deeply missed,” he stated.

The favored Australia-based megachurch, Hillsong, was additionally amongst many within the charismatic Christian circles, releasing statements on Damazio’s passing.

“Immediately, we honor the life and legacy of Pastor Frank Damazio — a beloved husband to @sharon.damazio, father, grandfather, pastor, and member of our Hillsong International Religious Advisory Staff,” the megachurch community defined in a assertion on Instagram Wednesday. “Our prayers are together with his household and family members throughout this time.”