Praying for Those in Authority: Multnomah County
Portland and Mount Hood Jesus answered and said to him, “If anyone loves Me, he will keep My word; and My Father will love him, and We will come to him and make Our home with him. John 14:23 We have now come full circle around the state praying for those in leadership in each county, now back in Multnomah County. Multnomah County is, of course, home to the largest city in the state, Portland, which is also the county seat. It is the smallest by area, about 474 square miles, with the largest population, 815,428. Its northern border is the Columbia River, and it lies just to the west of Hood River and north of Clackamas County. The county was formed in 1854 out of parts of Washington County and the northern part of Clackamas County. Multnomah is Chinookan for “lower river.” Multnomah County, Oregon Numerous denominations were established in Multnomah County, especially in the growing city of Portland, in the early pioneer days. Methodist, Presbyterian, Catholic, and Episcopalian a...