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Community Presbyterian Church (Oakesdale, WA) Records, 1889-1999

Overview of the Collection

Title
Community Presbyterian Church (Oakesdale, WA) Records
Dates
1889-1999 (inclusive)
1894-1983 (bulk)
Quantity
2 cu. ft.
Collection Number
PNW .13
Summary
Records of Community Presbyterian Church, Oakesdale, Washington, icluding minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the construction of the present church, which was accomplished to a great extent with volunteer labor.
Repository
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research use

Languages
Materials are in English
Sponsor
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
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Historical Note

On December 23, 1889, a few weeks after Washington became a state, the Presbyterian Church in Oakesdale was organized with 17 members. The Reverend B. F. Totten was the organizing pastor. Over a period of six years eight preachers took turns occupying the Presbyterian pulpit. In 1904 the Reverend Leo Totten began a five year pastorate. He was followed by the Reverend Luther Williams, who stayed for five additional years. (NOTE: Excerpted from "A Brief History of the Community Presbyterian Church of Oakesdale, Wash.," A History of the Community Presbyterian Church, 100th Anniversary, Dec. 24, 1999.)

During the early 1930s, a Community Presbyterian Church was organized, and a building was constructed on the site of the former Methodist Church South. It was served until 1937 by the Rev. Haskell E. Tudor, a former Methodist pastor.

On June 22, 1936 Clarence Crow was authorized to demolish the South Methodist Church. This now became the site of the new Presbyterian Church, incorporated on November 7, 1936 as the Community Presbyterian Church of Oakesdale, Washington. The building was completed with the help of a $1,500 loan from the Cemetery Improvement Association and a $5,000 loan from the Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church (U. S. A.). Completion of the sanctuary was accomplished with the help of many volunteers from the community. In 1940 the old Presbyterian Church was sold at the price of $100.

In 1969 the sanctuary was remodeled at a cost of about $9,000.

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Content Description

Records of Community Presbyterian Church, Oakesdale, Washington, icluding minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the construction of the present church, which was accomplished to a great extent with volunteer labor.

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Use of the Collection

Restrictions on Use

This collection is open for use

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

Series Introduction

Series History

Series Administration

Processing Note

This collection was first processed on February 2004 and last updated on April 12, 2004

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Detailed Description of the Collection

  • Introduction

    • Dates: Date(s)
      Location: Introduction
    • Description: Introduction and Inventory
      Container: Box/Folder 1/1
      Location: Introduction

  • History

    • Description: Methodist Episcopal Church: Church Register
      Dates: 1905-1935
      Container: Box/Folder 1/2
      Location: History
    • Description: The Community of Oakesdale
      Dates: 1907
      Container: Box/Folder 1/3
      Location: History
    • Description: History
      Dates: Dec. 28, 1889-1921
      Container: Box/Folder 1/4
      Location: History
    • Description: Pearl P. Peringer, "My Memory of Churches"
      Dates: Undated
      Container: Box/Folder 1/5
      Location: History
    • Description: Quit Claim Deed
      Dates: Nov. 16, 1936
      Container: Box/Folder 1/6
      Location: History
    • Description: 30th Anniversary
      Dates: Dec. 20, 1966
      Container: Box/Folder 1/7
      Location: History
    • Description: 50th Anniversary
      Dates: Dec. 21, 1986
      Container: Box/Folder 1/8
      Location: History
    • Description: 100th Anniversary
      Dates: Dec. 24, 1999
      Container: Box/Folder 1/9
      Location: History

  • Administration

    • Session

      • Description: Minutes and Reports
        Dates: Feb. 4, 1894-Feb. 26, 1899
        Container: Box/Folder 1/10
        Location: Administration / Session
      • Description: Minutes and Reports
        Dates: Feb. 4, 1894-Feb. 26, 1899
        Container: Box/Folder 1/11
        Location: Administration / Session
      • Description: Minutes and Reports
        Dates: Mar. 14, 1956-Jan. 8, 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 1/12
        Location: Administration / Session
      • Description: Minutes and Reports
        Dates: Feb. 1, 1961-May. 25, 1983
        Container: Box/Folder 1/13
        Location: Administration / Session

    • Financial

      • Description: Bank Deposit Pass Book, Seattle First National Bank
        Dates: Oct. 13, 1954-Dec. 29, 1961
        Container: Box/Folder 1/14
        Location: Administration / Financial

    • Church Construction

    • Description: Treasurer's Records
      Dates: April 1944-Jan. 1951
      Container: Box/Folder 1/21
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Treasurer's Records
      Dates: Jan. 1953-Oct. 1964
      Container: Box/Folder 1/22
      Location: Administration

    • The Congregation

    • Description: Missions: Pete and Debbie Steele (Word of Life)
      Dates: May 2003
      Container: Box/Folder 1/33
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Newsletters
      Dates: 2001-2003
      Container: Box/Folder 1/34
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Grace Union Ladies Aid Society
      Dates: 1934-1953
      Container: Box/Folder 1/35
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Pastors: Church Information Form
      Dates: Dec. 22, 1991
      Container: Box/Folder 1/36
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Pastors: Information
      Dates: 1971, 1974; 1990-1998
      Container: Box/Folder 1/37
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Worship Bulletins: Samples
      Dates: 1971, 1984, 1996
      Container: Box/Folder 1/38
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Choir: Purchase of Stoles
      Dates: Mar. 14, 1966
      Container: Box/Folder 1/39
      Location: Administration
    • Description: Spokane Presbyterial Society: Yearbook
      Dates: 1952-1953
      Container: Box/Folder 1/40
      Location: Administration

    • Legal Size Folders

      Container: Box 2

    • Oversize

      Container: Box:oversize 3

      • Description: Ledger
        Dates: 1975-1981
        Container: Box folder:oversize 3/1
        Location: Administration / Oversize
      • Description: Ledger and Pledge Record
        Dates: 1961-1981
        Container: Box folder:oversize 3/2
        Location: Administration / Oversize
      • Description: Pledge Record
        Dates: 1958-1961
        Container: Box folder:oversize 3/3
        Location: Administration / Oversize

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Geographical Names

  • Oakesdale, Washington (in the 100th Anniversary Publication)

Janet Hauck, H. W. Johnston
2004

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