Opportunity Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records

Opportunity Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records, 1957-2003

Overview of the Collection

Title: Opportunity Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records
Dates: 1957-2003 (inclusive)
19572003

2003 (bulk)
20032003
Quantity: 0.5 cu. ft.
Collection Number: PNW Protestantism Collection OPS
Summary: This collection contains the records of the Opportunity Presbyterian Church. Included in the collection are the history of the church, publications, and membership directories.
Repository: Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections
300 W. Hawthorne Road
Spokane, WA 99251
Telephone: 5097774481
archives@whitworth.edu
Access Restrictions: This collection is open for research use
Languages: English
Sponsor: Funding for preparing this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Opportunity Presbyterian Church was organized March 2, 1913 and at first called the Neighborhood Presbyterian Church. Today it is a thriving church with over 600 members.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

This collection contains the records of the Opportunity Presbyterian Church. Included in the collection are the history of the church, publications, and membership directories.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

This collection is open for use

Preferred Citation

From the Opportunity Presbyterian Church (Spokane, Washington) Records located in the Whitworth College Archives, Spokane, Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Series History

Series Publications

Series Photocopies

Processing Note

This collection was first processed on February 17, 2006 and last updated on February 17, 2006

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Introduction and InventoryReturn to Top

Container(s): Box-folder 1/1

HistoryReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/2	Photography of Church	circa 1960
1/3	Laying the Cornerstone	1958
1/4	75th Anniversary	1988
1/5	90th Anniversary	2003
1/6	"The Opportunity Presbyterian Church Story"	1961

PublicationsReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/7	Bulletins	2003
1/8	The Lamp Post Newsletter	2003
1/9	Membership Directory	1992-1993, 1993-1994
1/10	Membership Directory	1990, 1996
1/11	Annual Report & Directory	1957
1/12	Valley Voice Article	August 17, 2002

PhotocopiesReturn to Top

Container(s)	Description	Dates
Box/Folder
1/13	History of the Church and Picture	1960-1961
1/14	New Sanctuary (news article, memoir, and bulletin)	1958
1/15	75th Anniversary	1988
1/16	90th Anniversary	2003
1/17	Bulletins	2003
1/18	Newsletters	2003
1/19	Membership Directories	1991-1994
1/20	Annual Reports & Directory	1957
1/21	New Building (newspaper article)	2002

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A.
Protestantism--History

Personal Names

Alora, Donna
Bates, B. Scott
Baugh, Odin A.
Blades, A.B.
Christensen, John
Evans, Kathy
Hall, Craig
Hansen, Jack
Heald, Thomas
Mecham, Patrick
Ponting, Claude
Taylor, Marcia
Unruh, Mel
Ware, S.M.

Corporate Names

Opportunity Presbyterian Church (Spokane, Wash.)--Archives

Geographical Names

Spokane (Wash.)

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