About Alameda County:

The city of Alameda is used in the name of the county. Alameda City is on an island on the San Francisco Bay. The County Seat is Oakland. The Following cities make up Alameda County with a county population of about 1.5 Million: Cities: Alameda, Albany, Ashland, Castro Valley, Cherryland, Dublin, Emeryville, Fremont, Fairview, Hayward, Livermore, Newark, Oakland, Piedmont, Pleasanton, San Leandro, San Lorenzo, Union City.

Alameda County Prayer Focus

1. Pastoral Unity and relationships between leaders:

a.Redevelopment of a strong, unified and purposeful pastoral prayer group.
b.Ask the Lord to pour out His favor and blessing upon the relationships between pastors.
c.Pray also that the relationships between pastors and servant ministry leaders, pastors and intercessors also deepens.
d.Ask God for a John 17 revelation of walking together as one. Pray that unity leads to strategic action from these groups.
e.Ask the Lord to encourage those who have labored for many years and may be facing discouragement.. Pray for a refreshing and regeneration of the Holy Spirit that will cause them to be renewed in faith and confidence that He who has begun a good work is faithful to complete it.

2. Prayer mobilization:

a.Ask the Lord to continue to develop and network prayer groups in all of our cities in order to establish a strong prayer canopy over Alameda County.
b.Ask God to draw prayer leaders together for greater concerted, strategic prayer for our county.

3. Pray for a deepening revelation of the work of Christ on the cross.

Pray for the multiplication of new believers, leaders and churches that leads to societal transformation and a greater harvest of souls.

4. Ask the Father to empower believers to be witnesses for him:

a.Pray believers will "pastor where they are planted" so that the gospel penetrates every aspect of life in Santa Clara County.
b.Ask the Father to give each believer a compassionate heart and a mind to work in whatever harvest field He has placed them in. May they have the Father's heart for the lost.

5. Pray for Christian marriages to be a witness of life in Christ.

Pray for marriage to be affirmed and protected in this County. Pray for fruitfulness in those marriages.

6. Pray for the youth.

Pray that the older generation will encourage and mentor youth into leadership positions. Petition on behalf of this new generation that they rise up and fulfill the Lord's redemptive purpose for their lives.

7. Pray for Schools and the Educational System to become open to Christ.

a.Pray especially for believers to cover the schools in prayer.
b.Ask God to protect little hearts and minds and preserve them for Jesus.
c.Ask the Holy Spirit to give courage, wisdom and favor to believing parents as they meet with principles and school boards.
d.Pray for financial needs of the schools. May are having to close.

8. Pray for a decrease in unemployment and the creation of new jobs.

a.Pray for a release of Christian entrepreneurs who can create the right environment for marketplace ministers to flourish and that the jobs that are created are sustainable to combat unemployment.
b.Ask God to provide more affordable housing for residents of the county.

9. Please pray for the healing of our land. Pray that suicides decrease and early intervention increases. Suicides are highest among the youth and the elderly. The statistics showed an increasing rate among the elderly.

10. Decrease of crime: Theft, drugs, gang activity.

a.Pray for a revelation of the Father's Heart and a spirit of adoption for youth using Malachi 4:6.
b.Pray for the killing zones in West/East Oakland for peace.
c.Pray for the church to engage these youth and families with the transforming message of the gospel.

11. Pray through Isaiah 61 for Alameda County. We believe that all nations will see His glory and that there is reserved a double portion of God’s blessing for our county. Pray Isaiah 60 which is also significant.

A Brief History of Alameda

The area known today as the City of Alameda (a Spanish name chosen by popular vote in 1853, meaning "grove of poplar trees") is part of a former Spanish land grant stretching from San Leandro to Berkeley, and given to Luis Peralta in 1818, by the Governor of California. Subsequently, Peralta gave this land to his son, Antonio Peralta.

W.W. Chipman and Gideon Aughinbaugh, enterprising young men, were the first American settlers to arrive in Alameda. Their pursuits led to the establishment of a large peach orchard signaling the beginning of the area's development. Subsequently, Chipman and Aughinbaugh purchased the Alameda land (then a peninsula) for the sum of $14,000.

On December 27, 1884, the City of Alameda was formally organized and on January 18, 1885, the Official Seal was approved and adopted. Its Latin inscription "Prosperitas terra mari que", freely translates as: "prosperity from the land and sea". The Island of Alameda was created in 1902 when a tidal canal ( the "Estuary") was created joining Oakland's harbor with the San Leandro Bay. With this move, Alameda was put on the map as an important shipping port.

Alameda is a charter city (California has 444 cities: 82 charter and 362 general law), and as such has the power to make and enforce ordinances and regulations in respect to its "municipal affairs" subject only to restrictions and limitations provided in its charter (Sec. 5, Article XI State Constitution). In comparison, a general law city is governed principally by the general law of the state. In 1917, Alameda along with six other California Cities, pioneered the Council-Manager form of government. The system proved so effective that virtually all California cities have since adopted this form of government. The City's present charter was adopted in 1937, (last revised and updated in 1998) and created Alameda's Civil Service System.

Today, Alameda's elected officials, City staff, volunteer Boards and Commissions and special committees work together to preserve and enhance the quality of life Alamedans have enjoyed for more than a century. Resplendent Victorian homes grace shade tree-lined streets covering the island's 12.4 square miles. An invigorating climate, manicured parks, historical business districts and numerous recreational opportunities offer Alameda's 72,259 residents (according to the 2000 Census) special living environment.
 

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