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{{short description|Historic church in Oregon, United States}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox NRHP
| name = Spring Valley Presbyterian Church
| image = Spring Valley Presbyterian Church - Zena Oregon.jpg
| caption = 
| locator_x = 
| locator_y = 
| coordinates = {{coord|45.0088|-123.1283|type:landmark_region:US-OR_source:googlemaps|display=inline,title}} <!-- unable to check by satellite, but seems reasonable -->
| location = [[Zena, Oregon|Zena]], [[Oregon]]
| built = 1859
| architect = 
| architecture = [[American Queen Anne style]]
| added = 1974
| refnum = 74001717
| governing_body = 
}}

The '''Spring Valley Presbyterian Church''', also known as the '''Zena Church''', in the community of [[Zena, Oregon|Zena]], is a Presbyterian congregation approximately 10 miles northwest of [[Salem, Oregon|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.<ref name=ORNRHP>{{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}}</ref>

==Images==
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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.
</gallery>

==References==
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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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