Salem, Oregon
Population 157,429
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History
The Native Americans who originally inhabited Salem, the Kalapuyans called the area Chemeketa, which means "meeting or resting place" in the Central Kalapuya language It is uncertain who chose the name "Salem" for the new town, but it is believed to be one of two people: trustee David Leslie fromSalem, Massachusetts, or William H. Willson who in 1850–1851 filed the plats for the main part of the city.[11] There were many names suggested and even after the change to Salem, some people, such as Asahel Bush (editor of the Oregon Statesman), believed the name should be changed back to Chemeketa. The name Salem is derived from the Semitic words (Arabic salam [سَلاَمٌ] and Hebrew shalom [שָׁלוֹם]) for peace. Source: Wikipedia
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Salem is the capital of the U.S. state of Oregon, and the county seat of Marion County. State government is Salem's largest employer, but the city also serves as a hub for the area farming communities and is a major agricultural food processing center. It lies along the I-5 corridor and is within an hour's drive of Oregon's largest city, Portland.In a bid to diversify its economic base, Salem attracted a number of computer-related manufacturing plants in the 1990s. In November 2003, the Sumitomo Mitsubishi Silicon Group (SUMCO), one of these arrivals, announced it would be closing its two siliconwafer plants at the end of 2004, eliminating 620 jobs, and moving production to other plants. Source: Wikipedia
Prayer Points
Pray for our weekly outreach with Union Gospel Mission.
Pray for our weekly evangelism in downtown Salem.
Pray for the pastors of the city as they mobilize their churches towards evangelism in Salem.