Portland First Friends Church, 1904-1994

Record Group

Identifier: 58

Staff Only

Content description

Records include directories, membership records, correspondence, bulletins, business and financial documents, slides/photographs/ negatives (incl. Twin Rocks), newsletters, newspaper clippings, programs/brochures, annual reports, Christian Endeavor, various reports, video and cassette tapes, photographs, Milo Ross' sermons.

Dates

Creation: 1904-1994

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is available for research.

Historical note

The First Friends Church of Portland, Oregon, was organized on June 5, 1893, with 33 charter members. The first meetings were held in a district school house until 1900, when it was moved to a better location. This served until 1905. A new building was erected and used until 1918. Mrs. Lida Romick served as the church's first pastor from 1893-1895. Portland First Friends was at one time called Sunnyside Friends Church and became known as Reedwood Friends Church in 1970 when the meeting moved into a new building. Records under all three church names are included.

Extent

6.5 Cubic Feet (5 record boxes; 2 half-size blue boxes; 1 flip-top gray box, 2 oversize ledgers)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Summary

First Friends Church of Portland, Oregon, was organized on June 5, 1893, with 33 charter members. The first meetings were held in a district school house until 1900. Portland First Friends was at one time called Sunnyside Friends Church and became known as Reedwood Friends Church in 1970 when the meeting moved into a new building. Records under all three church names are included.