The Pacific Christian Advocate was a Methodist newspaper printed from 4 December 1850, until editor Laird Mills was transferred to San Francisco to edit the national Christian Advocate in 1932.

Editors to the paper were elected by two Methodist bishops.

They created an index of article titles and genealogical data from 1864 to 1890.

[3][4] The second attempt was a digital copy of microfilm in 1999 by Sharon E. Osborn-Ryan through Heritage Trail Press.

[4] Due to its prominent place in documenting Oregon life, the paper included a number of notable articles such as "A Life Adventure ~ Lydia Hines",[6] a glowing comment on artist Carl J. Larsen's abilities,[7] and is heavily referenced in a number of books from the late 19th and early 20th century.