08/05/2026
About: Lighthouse Ranch Willamina Oregon
Lighthouse Ranch was founded in January 2018. We ran until 2021, then took what was going to be a 1 year sabbatical, while we built an indoor arena. Due to the fast that my husband, Thomas and I, do not believe in barrowing nor being in debt, and we are fully self funding this ministry, or at least, have been to date, our indoor arena dream has not come to pass, Yet. Any, God knows what he is doing and the break from public ministry has lasted longer than expected, while we have been spending this past several years getting our property ready for the public, we have been spending valuable time raising our 3 lovely children.
We have been making leaps and bounds in the way of progress towards opening to the public. Many of you have heard of Lighthouse Ranch and may not really know what it is about.
We are about Jesus, and helping people receive inner healing, with the strong heart belief that becoming a Christian isn't enough, it isn't all we are called to. Christ died that we may have life and have it to the full. God wants each and every one of us to live a blessed live, to live heaven here on earth, now.
Most of our building are from used and recycled building material.
During this time:
We are building an outhouse, for the use of our ministry, by our guest and volunteers, while they are here.
Here are some pictures of the progress. These pictures are from April 2026.
Thanks to my parents for teaching me (Carissa). As a youth, growing up, my family built a log cabin in Crescent, OR. We built the pier forms for the logs to set on. These pictures show how Thomas and Carissa squaring the forms before filling with concrete.
You will often hear us thanking the people and places where we have been blessed by God to get good deals on building materials. This shout out goes to Hampton Mill Willamina, Hampton Lumber, Thank you. Most of the lumber used for this outhouse project will be recycled from the Hampton mill.
Thomas and I purchased some of their auction lots for the offices, this past fall. We were blessed with many tables and chairs, and even surprise wheel barrows and lockers that will be very loved and well used here.
More pictures to come. Stay tuned.
