Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Northwest
Museum of Arts & Culture), Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives
2316 W. First Avenue
Spokane, WA 99201
Phone: (509) 363-5342
Email: archives@northwestmuseum.org
MsSC 170
First Evangelical Church
(Spokane, Wash.)
First Evangelical Church Record Book
1887-1921
1 v.
Organized as one of five Evangelical Association (also known
as German Evangelical Association) churches in eastern Washington by Rev. Herman Schuknecht
in 1887; after reorganizations of parent body in 1920s and 1930s, renamed Manito Evangelical
United Brethren Church. Congregational history (1887-1921) detailing doctrinal and
German-English language controversies; lists of pastors (1890-1911); baptisms (1891-1917);
marriage records (1892-1918); and obituaries (1905-1918).
Materials are in German
and English
Historical Note
The First Evangelical Church in Spokane was organized in March 1887 by Rev. Herman
Schuknecht, presiding elder and district supervisor for the German Evangelical Church. The
organization was later merged to become the Manito Evangelical United Brethren Church.
The book contains a congregational history, detailing doctrinal and German-English language
controversies, 1887-1921; pastors, 1890-1911; baptisms, 1891-1917; marriages, 1892-1918; and
obituaries, 1905-1918.
Collection is not restricted.
Publication Rights
Copyright has not been assigned to the Eastern Washington State Historical Society. All
requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to
the Museum Archivist. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Eastern
Washington State Historical Society as the owner of the physical items and is not intended
to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the
researcher
First Evangelical Church Record Book (MsSC 170), Eastern Washington State Historical
Society/Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture, Spokane, WA.
No donation information.
Processed to the item level.
Nolan, Edward W.
A Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the
Eastern Washington State Historical Society (Spokane, WA: Eastern Washington State
Historical Society, 1987).
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the Online Computer Library
Center (OCLC) WorldCat database. Researchers desiring materials about related topics,
persons, or places should search WorldCat using these headings.
Schuknecht, Herman
Evangelical Association of North
America
Manito Evangelical United
Brethren Church (Spokane, Wash.)
German Americans--Washington (State)
Christian sects--Washington (State)
Church controversies--Washington
(State)
German language--Washington (State)
German Americans--Religion
Washington
(State)--Churches and religious affairs--Evangelical
Spokane (Wash.)--Churches
and religious affairs--Evangelical
Washington (State)--Vital
records
Washington
(State)--Population elements--Germans
Spokane
(Wash.)--Population elements--Germans
Baptismal records
Obituaries
Histories
Washington
(State)
Spokane
Religion
German
Americans