Records of Spokane Friends Church including especially the minutes of the Monthly Meeting. There are oral
interviews of church members in the file. Establishment of the Spokane congregation, and the construction of its present worship center are
especially interesting.
Friends have been active in the Pacific Northwest since 1875 when a group, led by William Hobson, migrated from Iowa and settled in
Yamhill County, Oregon. The history of the Spokane Friends Church, formerly known as First Friends Church, begins with a short
business meeting in the Spokane Y. M. C. A. Sunday services were planned as well as a Christmas program. On January 3, 1951
officers were nominated for the church and the Sunday school. The first Sunday school and church meetings were held on January 31,
1951 in the Y. M. C. A., Spokane, Washington under the leadership of the Reverend Clark Smith. In May 1951 meetings were moved to the
old Madison School where they continued to be held until a new building was constructed.
In February 1952 lots for the construction of a sanctuary were purchased from the Northwest Christian High School Board. These were
located on Dalke Avenue between Maple and Ash Streets. Ground breaking took place on Sunday, November 30, 1952 for the $45,000 church.
On Sunday, June 12, 1955, the first Sunday school and meeting were held in the new building. The file contains an interesting oral
history section.
Content Description
Section- Box; Introduction and Inventory - 1; History - 1; Oral Histories - 1; Real Estate - 1;
Monthly Meetings - 1,2; Pastors - 2; Office Records - 2; The Congregation - 2; Missions - 2; Christian Education - 2;
Worship - 2; Yearly Meeting - 2
Use of the Collection
Restrictions on Access :
Collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation :
From the Spokane Friends Church (Spokane, Wash.) Records; located in the Whitworth University Archives; Spokane, Washington.
Administrative Information
Custodial History :
Spokane Friends Church; 1612 W. Dalke; Spokane, WA 99205; 509-327-7852
Acquisition Information :
Acquired July 2003
Separated Materials :
Some records were sent to the Annual Meeting in Newburg, OR, and at this time were not available to this archive.
Detailed Description of the Collection
The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Personal Names :
Seuss, Deborah (Rev.)
Smith, Clark (Rev.)
Corporate Names :
First Friends Church (Spokane, Wash.)
Spokane Friends Church (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives.
