PNCG/II-1934 Molalla Mennonite Church (Molalla, Oregon) Records Pacific Northwest Mennonite Historical Society
6030 S.Whiskey Hill Road Hubbard, OR, URL: http://pnmhs.org Email: pnwmennonite@canby.com Phone: 5032666447 Hubbard Oregon United States 97032-9406
2020-05-23 Generated by Access to Memory (AtoM) 2.8.2 2026-05-10 14:10 UTC English Molalla Mennonite Church (Molalla, Oregon) Records PNCG/II-1934 1934-1951 0.20 Linear Feet; 1 online photo Pacific Northwest Mennonite Historical Society
6030 S.Whiskey Hill Road Hubbard, OR, URL: http://pnmhs.org Email: pnwmennonite@canby.com Phone: 5032666447 Hubbard Oregon United States 97032-9406
Molalla Mennonite Church (Molalla, Oregon)

Molalla Mennonite Church (Mennonite Church), now extinct, located at Molalla, Oregon, a member of the Pacific Coast Conference, was organized with 40 members in 1935, when Joe Yoder was ordained as minister for the congregation, largely out of a number of Swedish converts who had been members of the Hopewell Mennonite Church. At first a hall at an unsatisfactory location near the rodeo stadium was used, but in 1937 a meetinghouse was built on Third Street. When the Sweet Home congregation was organized in 1939 about half of the Molalla membership united with this group. From that time on the membership declined seriously. When Yoder left for Arizona in 1945, J. S. Roth was made minister in charge. In 1951 the work was closed.

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Molalla (Oregon) Mennonite Church records including histories, biographical sketches, membership records, Sunday school reports, congregational reports and records.

2012-09-12; online photo added 24 May 2023

A brief history of the congregation (10 pages) is available in the PNMHS Library (Notebook 1: Brief congregational histories, 1887-1976: Oak Hill - Western Mennonite; call number 289.7795 LIN)

These records are open for the public research.

 1 Congregational history, membership and reports PNCG/II-1934-1 1934-1951 archival box with 7 folders

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 1 1 History written by Hope Lind when preparing to write "Apart and Together" PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 1 Lind, Hope, 1935 -

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A copy of the brief history of the congregation (10 pages) written by Hope Lind is available in PNMHS II-1890-1-Notebook 1: Brief congregational histories, 1887-1976: Oak Hill - Western Mennonite

 1 2 Brief history written by Henry J. Yoder (with copies) PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 2

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 1 3 Biographical sketches of some early families and members PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 3

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Families: Albert Emmert, Alvin Hamilton, Albert Hershberger, Alvin Kester, Jacob S. Roth, Lee Schelabach, Harry Schultz, Mile Schultz, John P. Sutter, Charles Willis, and Joe Yoder Individuals: Henry C. Lehman, Fannie Landis, Elizabeth Nafziger, Nada Strong and Henry J. Yoder

 1 4 Membership records (mostly early and rather limited) PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 4 1934-1946

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 1 5 Early Sunday School records plus conference S.S. report (not from notebook) PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 5 1932, 1933, 1934

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 1 6 Congregational reports, 1936-1939; list of WMSA officers, 1935-1949 PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 6

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 1 7 Miscellaneous PNCG/II-1934-1-Folder 7 1940-1961

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Congregational reports and records, 1940-1949 letter reporting resolution to disband, (action 2/12/1951) cancelled check dated 4/24/1961 sending (remaining?) funds to Latin American Fellowship

 Molalla Mennonite Church 1 PNCG/II-1934-Photo 1 28 July 1948 online b&w photo image

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Molalla Mennonite Church in Molalla, Oregon (exterior)

Photo image added to MAID 24 May 2023

Image may be viewed online at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/98265989@N04/47023702182/in/album-72157678617725798/