Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
{{short description|Historic church in Oregon, United States}}
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| name = Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
| image = Spring Valley Presbyterian Church - Zena Oregon.jpg
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| coordinates = {{coord|45.0088|-123.1283|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemaps|display=inline,title}}
| built = 1859
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| architecture = American Queen Anne style
| added = 1974
| refnum = 74001717
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The Spring Valley Presbyterian Church, also known as the Zena Church, in the community of Zena, is a Presbyterian congregation approximately 10 miles northwest of Salem, Oregon, United States.
According to a commemorative plaque in front of the church, it was built in 1859 with volunteer labor. The lumber came by boat on the Willamette River to the community of Lincoln, while the bell came from England via Cape Horn.
Directly adjacent to the church is a small cemetery of approximately 100 headstones. Sunday church services and private weddings are still held at Spring Valley. Local families continue to bury their dead in the cemetery.
The church was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.{{cite web |title=Oregon National Register List |url= http://www.oregon.gov/OPRD/HCD/NATREG/docs/oregon_nr_list.pdf |date= June 6, 2011 |publisher=Oregon Parks and Recreation Department |accessdate= March 18, 2012}}
Images
Image:Spring Valley Presbyterian Church belfry detail - Zena Oregon.jpg|The church's bell and belfry.
Image:Spring Valley Presbyterian Church gravestone - Zena Oregon.jpg|An early gravestone from the churchyard.
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External links
- [http://photos.salemhistory.net/cdm4/results.php?CISOOP1=any&CISOFIELD1=CISOSEARCHALL&CISOROOT=/max&CISOBOX1=Zena Historic photographs of Zena, Oregon, including the church, from Salem Public Library]
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Oregon
Category:Presbyterian churches in Oregon
Category:Churches on the National Register of Historic Places in Oregon
Category:Buildings and structures in Polk County, Oregon
Category:1859 establishments in Oregon
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