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Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records, 1907-2003

Overview of the Collection

Title
Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records
Dates
1907-2003 (inclusive)
1908-2000 (bulk)
Quantity
13 cu. ft.
Collection Number
PNW .43
Summary
Records of Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the financial support of this church. An unusual item describes the Board of Women's Ministries operating as an official committee under the Session. The congregation from time to time has been affected by the changing demographics of its neighborhood, but has survived under a vigorous pastoral leadership and careful financial management.
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

Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church was organized as a small congregation of 26 members on June 7, 1907. It was the outgrowth of a Sunday school established a year earlier. (NOTE: From the stewardship promotional material "We are the Family.") The lot and building were turned over to the congregation free of encumbrances.

By 1922 the old building became too small so a new and larger edifice was erected at a cost of $22,000. This sanctuary, existing on a lot purchased in 1940, was remodeled in 1957 at a total cost of $55,000. It exists at the present time (2004). In the 1950s the congregation had grown to almost 600 members.

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Content Description

Records of Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the financial support of this church. An unusual item describes the Board of Women's Ministries operating as an official committee under the Session. The congregation from time to time has been affected by the changing demographics of its neighborhood, but has survived under a vigorous pastoral leadership and careful financial management.

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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 History

Series Administration

Series The Congregation

Series Presbytery and General Assembly

Processing Note

This collection was first processed on December 2003 and last updated on March 29, 2004

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Janet Hauck, H. W. Johnston
2004

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