Agnew Friends Church, 1935-1974

Series — Container: NWYM.01.07, Box: 1, Folder: 1

Identifier: 1

Staff Only

Content description

Records consist of church bulletins, correspondence, written histories, legal documents, brochures, newspaper clippings, financial documents, and a record book of minutes.

Dates

Creation: 1935-1974

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is available for research.

Historical note

A Sunday school had met at the community hall, as part of the American Sunday School Union. Later, in 1947, 8 acres next to the community hall were purchased for a church. Ethel Cowgill was the first pastor at the Agnew Friends Outpost. Other early pastors were Zenas Perisho and Harold Ankeny. In 1953, McKinley Avenue Friends Church took Agnew under its wing as a preparative meeting. Though it became an outpost again in 1958, the church continues today as the Peninsula Evangelical Friends Church.

Extent

1 folders

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

The American Sunday School Union began a Sunday school in Agnew, Washington, in 1935. The Friends Church purchased 8 acres next to the community hall and a church building was eventually established in 1947. Ethel Cowgill was the first pastor at the Agnew Friends Outpost. Other early pastors were Zenas Perisho and Harold Ankeny; May Wallace began her pastorate at the church during in 1958 and continued through a period of growth when a new building was constructed. The church continues today as the Peninsula Evangelical Friends Church. Records consist of church bulletins, correspondence, written histories, legal documents, brochures, newspaper clippings, financial documents, and a record book of minutes.