Brush Prairie neighbors worried about prospect of ‘huge’ churchSubscriber Exclusive

Pastor has owned 19.4-acre parcel on 152nd Avenue since October 2021

By Shari Phiel, Columbian staff writer

Published: September 23, 2023, 6:03am

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Some Brush Prairie farmers living near a proposed site for a new church at 14714 N.E. 152nd Ave. worry about losing more farmland in Clark County. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian) Photo Gallery

Clark County farmland is disappearing quickly. Some Brush Prairie farmers are worried there will be even less farmland available if the county approves a new church planned for Northeast 152nd Avenue.

Pastor Joseph DeRuntz from Master’s Bible Church has applied to build a nearly 24,000-square-foot church complex on a 19.4-acre

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