Standing in the Gap for Oregon

Woodson area, Columbia County, Oregon Walk as children of light (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness… Ephesians 5: 8-9 County Focus: Columbia County Columbia County is the final County in the Northwest region of Oregon. Along with Multnomah, Clackamas, and Washington, it makes up the four-county region along the Columbia River and into the upper Willamette Valley between the Cascade Mountains and the Coast Range. The other three counties are mostly part of the Portland urban area, while Columbia County is more rural. It is the third smallest in geographical size, but 18 th largest in population in Oregon. The county seat is the pretty town of St. Helens, which lies along the Columbia River. The County is governed by a three-person non-partisan board elected every four years. The Board is responsible for some of the most important issue...

Rainier Church, Columbia County, OR When the enemy comes in like a flood, the Spirit of the Lord will lift up a standard against him. Isaiah 59:19 Columbia County was created in 1854. Being in the upper western part of the state, it lies along the Columbia River so saw explorers early in its history, including Captain Grey and his ship in 1792, and Lewis and Clark who camped along the river in Columbia County. The town of St. Helens is the county seat, and the county has a population of around 50,000. At 657 square miles it is the third smallest county in the state. It’s a very rural place, home to farmers and loggers, and with some lovely scenery. The county seat, St. Helens, is on the Columbia River. Roughly thirty miles due west, in the south-west section of the county, is the small town of Vernonia. Before 1924 it was a farming community in the Nehalem River Valley with around 150 people. The Nehalem River bisects the town and Highway 47, known as the Nehalem Highway along th...