Churches in Camas

Active churches in Camas

2204 NE Birch St, Camas
camasnazarene.org
1 sermon
1420 NE 3rd Ave, Camas
ngccamaswashougal.com
1 sermon
3520 NE 3rd Ave, Camas
activatechurch.org
1 sermon
500 SE Everett Rd, Camas
nlccamas.org
1 sermon
824 NE 4th Ave, Camas
zioncamas.com
1 sermon
709 NW Greeley St, Camas
eastgatepentecostals.org
1 sermon
717 SE Everett Road, Camas
gracechurch360.org
1 sermon
304 NE 4th Ave, Camas
journeycamas.org
6 sermons

Types of churches in Camas

Contemporary Non-Denominational

Many congregations emphasize band-led worship, practical teaching, and a casual feel. They often meet in school auditoriums or renovated spaces along the 192nd Avenue corridor, drawing families from Prune Hill, Lacamas Shores, and Grass Valley. Small groups commonly gather in neighborhoods near Lacamas Lake and the Heritage Trail.

Catholic Churches in Camas

Long-established parishes provide sacramental life, weekday Masses, and community events that connect long-time mill families with newer residents. Located near Downtown and main arterials, they anchor multi-generational faith with catechesis, youth confirmation, and service drives. Many parish activities tie into the school calendar and city festivals along 4th Avenue.

Neighborhood Community Churches

Smaller congregations rooted in areas like the Lake Road corridor, Grass Valley, and Prune Hill emphasize close-knit fellowship and local service. Expect potlucks, childcare co-ops, and partnerships with nearby schools and parks such as Crown Park. Worship is often simple and relational, fitting the rhythms of Camas’s family-oriented neighborhoods.

Camas Churches for Young Adults

These ministries focus on people in their 20s–30s who work along the 192nd tech corridor or commute into Portland/Vancouver. You’ll find weeknight gatherings, coffee meetups in Downtown Camas, and hiking groups that make the most of the Lacamas Lake Heritage Trail. Teaching often addresses career transitions, housing, and building community in a fast-growing small city.

Sermon clips from Camas churches

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#ChristOurResurrection
“As Mark said at the beginning of his gospel, he is the Christ. He is the son of God. He is not merely a man. He's not merely a prophet or a teacher or a healer. He is God's anointed one. In fact, he is God in the flesh. And why is God in the flesh? Why is the anointed one, the Christ, the Messiah, why is he there with them? It is to draw near to sinners. Jesus came into this world to draw near to sinners and to save them. From this moment on in Mark's gospel, the whole framework, the whole perspective is going to now revolve around Jesus' journey to Jerusalem where he is gonna suffer at the hands of men, where he is gonna die on a cross in the place of sinners, taking on the penalty and the punishment that sin deserves, and then it's gonna be followed by his glorious resurrection from the dead. Resurrection not just for himself, but a resurrection that accomplishes for us, promises for us the hope of resurrected life with him.”
69s
#SabbathRest
“The last one, to trust in God's control. I practice Sabbath rest. This is not a terribly popular idea in East County. We like hustle culture. My friends, hustle culture is not kingdom culture. It's just So Sabbath literally means stop. Stop. Seriously, stop. Stop doing. Stop working. Stop earning. Just stop. Because you I have such good news for you. Maybe it's not good news for some of you guys. You're not in control of the universe. If you stopped spinning the world, if you took your hands off, it will keep going. There is nothing that the world is dependent on you on. Yes, take care of your family. Yes, take care of your children. But the world does not rest in your hands, and Sabbath to me is an act of resistance against the way that Satan tempts me to think that I am in control of the world. Please and thank you very much.”
82s
#RekindleYourFaithAndPursue
“Praise god. So David encouraged himself in the lord and when he did this, the flame of faith was rekindled. He's wore out. He was discouraged. Amen. So, he went to the lord and only god can restart that fire that was that was in you. Praise god. That that that smoldering fire, god can god can restart it. Praise god but but you and me, friend, we have to have the desire, amen, for god to do something. God is not just going to just do it for you. We have to make an active pursuit in what we want. We have to reclaim the gift. Amen. And if we put our foot forward, god will put his foot forward. Friend, you've gotta do something. You've gotta put it into action. Amen. God is just not going to give it to you. He can. He can. He's done it before, but in most cases, praise god, he wants you to take an active stance in in in the things that you want, things that you need, and I need my sons to be saved. Yes. I need my sons to be saved.”
87s
#TakeUpYourCross
“That's why taking up your cross, this one way journey to Golgotha, it's the utmost renunciation of the claims of the self, but it also means this death is our good news because only when we are put to death with Christ do we truly live. If you haven't done it yet, reread that Romans passage that Vern read this morning. In our dying, we find true freedom, and this is my hope. Really, it's my only hope. I come to the cross, and what do I bring? I bring the clingy, self centered, greedy parts of me that are the worst of me, and I also bring the overachieving, aren't I amazing part that is the best of me. Because the old Adam, the old sinner needs to be crucified with Christ, not the worst parts of you. It's often those best parts that you're so proud of. Not reformed, but crucified. Not given a self help belt book to go to work, but put to death. Not an exercise routine to make you a stronger Christian, but to the cross with Christ, drowned in the waters of baptism.”
58s
#WorshipPrayerWork
“In the middle of opposition, they looked, they remembered the Lord who is great and glorious, and they returned to their work. It says the laborers and the workers it says that they would work with a sword in one hand and their hand the other hand on their load, on their work. So they're double handing here. One hand on a weapon defending because there's still an imminent threat around them, and the other hand is is doing the work. And that that needs to be us today. That needs to be us today. So you have your weapon. You have your word. We have worship. We have we have prayer. We have our weapons that we use to go into fight with. We have our faith, and then we have our work. And our work, that's what's the Holy Spirit has to reveal to you. The Holy Spirit has to reveal to you. I can sit here and tell you all the things wrong with you because I'm really good at being judgy.”
70s
#PackLightTrust
“``The disciples at this point in Matthew are not impressive. They're ordinary people. They have not figured this out yet, and Jesus sends them anyway. look at what he tells them to take or not to take. No gold, no silver, no copper, no extra shirt, no bag for the road, no sandals beyond what they already were wearing, no script, no strategy, no careful rehearsed talking points, no spiritual laws or tracks. He sends them out with essentially nothing, and it's not by accident. It's not just a logistical I am, but I'm asking you to pack light travel light here. He's forming a posture within these people. You don't need more equipment. You don't need more study. You don't need more memorization. You don't need more tools. You just need to trust, be present, and allow the Holy Spirit to work through you.”
42s
#WeakMadeStrong
“They're frail. We are fragile. Our flesh is fragile and fail frail, and we are filled with great treasure, and we are filled with great strength. And Paul reminds us that that power is from God, not from ourselves. We are not able to to conjure up the authority, the power, and presence of the Lord. The power of the presence of the Lord comes to us and and is expressed through us. We are only able to be ambassadors or representatives of the kingdom of God in a hostile and foreign land because we are empowered by the spirit of God.”
37s
“But two, when there is a choice, choose Jesus. That can be some of the hardest things to do. Reality is to put that into practice. tough not just because there's the pressure and there's all these influences from outside, but it's tough because when we choose Jesus, sometimes it's not the favorable option in terms of what I want, in terms of what people are going to think of me, how people are going to treat me. That's just the reality of it. But the question is, is it the right choice? And how are you gonna go about making that choice?”
75s
#UnitedInChrist
“``Jesus died so that your sin could be forgiven. He rose so that you could have the hope of that eternal life. And the way that you get in on that, the way that you get in on all that Christ has accomplished for you, it is through the same spiritual sight. It is through the same faith that Jesus now gives to the disciples. By putting your faith in Jesus, you are united with him. You are joined together with him. His righteousness and his perfection now gets to be credited to you. Yes, in the instant, that moment of your conversion, of your awakening, of your putting your faith in Jesus for the moment, but his righteousness and his perfection is credited to you every day after, Every day that you need new righteousness, new perfection, it is sourced from the same person. Jesus, the Christ, the son of God.”
71s
#SpiritualSightNow
“Our passage this morning, it begins with the healing of a physically blind man. And here in these verses, we have the beginning of the healing of these spiritually blind disciples. Restoration from Jesus, it can come in stages, but recognition of Jesus can come in an instant. And this is the instant. This is the moment we have been waiting for. Considering what follows in Mark's gospel that we're even gonna get into in the next week or two, we know that the disciples still have some way before they see Jesus with absolute clarity, before their sight is completely restored. But this is the moment when Jesus begins to heal their spiritual blindness and give them spiritual sight, Give them what they need to get out of that rut, to stop just going through the motions and to actually see him for who he is, to open their eyes and see that something is there in front of them. Jesus is the Christ.”

Why Camas churches are unique

Set between the Columbia River, Lacamas Lake, and miles of forested trails, Camas churches often weave the outdoors into their spiritual life. Seasonal sunrise services, trail cleanups, and park gatherings reflect a creation-minded rhythm, including hiking and outdoor fellowship, river and lake baptisms, and creation care initiatives.
With highly ranked schools and a strong youth sports scene, churches in Camas prioritize families and next‑gen discipleship. Many offer vibrant children’s ministries, safe check‑ins, and calendars that mirror school breaks and weekend tournaments, featuring strong kids programs for young families, youth sports outreach, and weekday parent groups.
Blending historic paper‑mill roots with a growing base of tech and engineering professionals from the Portland‑Vancouver corridor, congregations here balance tradition and innovation. It’s common to find both liturgical services and band‑driven worship along with commuter‑friendly schedules and civic service, such as traditional liturgy and hymns, modern worship with contemporary band, and early services for commuters.

Recent sermons from Camas churches

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