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First Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records, 1878-2003

Overview of the Collection

Title
First Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records
Dates
1878-2003 (inclusive)
1883-1995 (bulk)
Quantity
19 cu. ft.
Collection Number
PNW .28
Summary
Records of First Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including fragments of official minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. Despite the lack of the official minutes, strong sections on the church's history and building programs, the congregation and its organizations (especially the women's work, worship bulletins, newsletters, and sermons give a good picture of the mission of this large urban church.
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

In June of 1988 First Presbyterian Church of Spokane, Washington celebrated 100 years of service to the city. The church's first building was located at Riverside and Monroe, costing $3,200. Its present structure, located at 4th and Cedar, was built in 1909, expanded with a Memorial Youth Building in 1951, and further remodeled in 1960.

As a downtown congregation the church tries hard to address the problems of the City of Spokane as well as the larger mission concerns of the nation and the world. Some of the ministries include:

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Content Description

Records of First Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including fragments of official minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. Despite the lack of the official minutes, strong sections on the church's history and building programs, the congregation and its organizations (especially the women's work, worship bulletins, newsletters, and sermons give a good picture of the mission of this large urban church.

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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 Building: Memorial Youth Building and Sanctuary Remodeling

Series Financial

Series The Congregation

Series Higher Adjudicatories

Series Legal Size Folios

Series Oversize Flats

Processing Note

This collection was first processed on December 1999 and last updated on Sept. 1, 2005

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Detailed Description of the Collection

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Janet Hauck, H. W. Johnston
2005

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