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Portland Mission - Portland Mennonite Church (Portland, Oregon) Records
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Portland Mission - Portland Mennonite Church (Portland, Oregon) Records

  • US PNMHS II-1924.1
  • Collection
  • 1915-2022

This collection includes assorted documents including minutes, publications, correspondence, activities, programs, reports and a church directory. It includes documents related to the 25th anniversary celebration written by Myrtle Miller.

[Check Claud Hostetler (I-6) and Paul E. Yoder (I-21) collections for additional Portland Mennonite Church records.]

Portland Mennonite Church (Portland, Oregon)

Newsletters: Portland Mission News; Mennonite Gospel Mission; articles from other church periodicals

Portland Mission News, 1927 - 1942; Mennonite Gospel Mission, 1945 - 1947; Missionary Evangel, 1949,1950; "History of Portland Mission" by Viola Wenger [1927 Youth's Christian Companion]; Late 1920's report including: "Our Cottage Prayer Meeting", "Our County Jail Service", and "Our Services at the Kelly Butte Prision" by Henry J. Yoder; "Pastoral Work" by Paul N. Roth; "The Gospel Truck" by Chauffer D.H. Ebersole; "Young People's Meetings" by Bertha Troyer; "The Cradle Roll Department" by Bertha Troyer; Our Sunday School and Visitation Work" by Rhea Yoder; "First Experiances on the Field" by Rhea Yoder; "Mission Activities from the Kitchen Angle" by Fannie Good; "My Work at the Mission" by Alcie Eby; "The Daily Vacation Bible School" and "History of Portland Mission" by Margaret E. Roth; "A Working Girl" by Fannie Hostetler; "The New Mission Hall" and "The Present Need" by Allan Good; "The Children's Church", "Fresh Air Children", The East Side Sunday School", and "The Printing Press" authors not given.

Early work, includes 1925 Constitution and Bylaws, 1927 receipt book, etc.

1927 receipt book includes copies of 10 receipts from 2 Aug to 30 Oct for payment "For labor on new mission hall," signed by Joe A. Yoder (to William Beachy, Amos Brubaker, and James Rein[b?]oldt); and by Raymond Mishler (to Ira S. Evers, Jacob Hostetler, Will Beachy, John Hamilton, Emely Kilmer, Enos Hostetler, and Dan Yoder). The signers were apparently the payers and the others the payees, although the forms read "Received from" the apparent payees. Other items include a Report for 47th Pacific Coast Mission Meeting, 7 Apr 1923; 1924-1929 event programs; and a 10 Nov 1929 list of 30 mission activities on Mennonite Gospel Mission (Portland, Oregon) letterhead.

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