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Portland Mennonite Church (formerly called Mennonite Gospel Mission and later Mennonite Mission Church), located at 2235 Northwest Savier Street, [[Portland (Oregon, USA)|Portland]], Oregon, was opened by the [[Pacific Coast Conference (Mennonite Church) |Pacific Coast District (Mennonite Church) Conference]] on 12 November 1922, and organized as a church 27 July 1924, with 23 members. In 1955 it became an independent congregation. During its first 25 years the following served as superintendents: Allan Good, Henry Yoder, Paul Roth, Glen Whitaker, Marcus Lind, Paul Yoder, and Claud M. Hostetler. In 1947 there were 58 members; in 1958 there were 93. The erection of the church building in 1927 was a church-wide project. A city-wide evangelistic campaign in 1939 conducted by [[Derstine, Clayton Freed (1891-1967)|C. F. Derstine]] of Kitchener, Ontario, helped to present the church and her doctrine to the public. | Portland Mennonite Church (formerly called Mennonite Gospel Mission and later Mennonite Mission Church), located at 2235 Northwest Savier Street, [[Portland (Oregon, USA)|Portland]], Oregon, was opened by the [[Pacific Coast Conference (Mennonite Church) |Pacific Coast District (Mennonite Church) Conference]] on 12 November 1922, and organized as a church 27 July 1924, with 23 members. In 1955 it became an independent congregation. During its first 25 years the following served as superintendents: Allan Good, Henry Yoder, Paul Roth, Glen Whitaker, Marcus Lind, Paul Yoder, and Claud M. Hostetler. In 1947 there were 58 members; in 1958 there were 93. The erection of the church building in 1927 was a church-wide project. A city-wide evangelistic campaign in 1939 conducted by [[Derstine, Clayton Freed (1891-1967)|C. F. Derstine]] of Kitchener, Ontario, helped to present the church and her doctrine to the public. | ||
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Church website: [http://www.portlandmennonite.org/ http://www.portlandmennonite.org/] | Church website: [http://www.portlandmennonite.org/ http://www.portlandmennonite.org/] | ||
Address: 1312 SE 35th Ave., Portland OR 97214; Telephone:503-234-0559; Fax:503-235-5548. | Address: 1312 SE 35th Ave., Portland OR 97214; Telephone:503-234-0559; Fax:503-235-5548. | ||
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Portland Mennonite Church (formerly called Mennonite Gospel Mission and later Mennonite Mission Church), located at 2235 Northwest Savier Street, Portland, Oregon, was opened by the Pacific Coast District (Mennonite Church) Conference on 12 November 1922, and organized as a church 27 July 1924, with 23 members. In 1955 it became an independent congregation. During its first 25 years the following served as superintendents: Allan Good, Henry Yoder, Paul Roth, Glen Whitaker, Marcus Lind, Paul Yoder, and Claud M. Hostetler. In 1947 there were 58 members; in 1958 there were 93. The erection of the church building in 1927 was a church-wide project. A city-wide evangelistic campaign in 1939 conducted by C. F. Derstine of Kitchener, Ontario, helped to present the church and her doctrine to the public.
Additional Information
Church website: http://www.portlandmennonite.org/
Address: 1312 SE 35th Ave., Portland OR 97214; Telephone:503-234-0559; Fax:503-235-5548.
| Author(s) | Myrtle Miller |
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| Date Published | 1959 |
Cite This Article
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Miller, Myrtle. "Portland Mennonite Church (Portland, Oregon, USA)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1959. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Portland_Mennonite_Church_(Portland,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=84128.
APA style
Miller, Myrtle. (1959). Portland Mennonite Church (Portland, Oregon, USA). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Portland_Mennonite_Church_(Portland,_Oregon,_USA)&oldid=84128.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 205. All rights reserved.
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