Sunnyside United Methodist Church

Sunnyside United Methodist Church, or Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist Church, is a church located at the intersection of Southeast 35th and Yamhill, in Portland, Oregon's Sunnyside neighborhood, in the United States.[1][2]

The church's exterior, 2011

History

The congregation formed in 1890, at a shoe factory on Southeast 36th and Main. Members built a wooden structure in 1891, for $2,000. The present stone building was completed in 1911, and the church's 420 members made Sunnyside United Methodist one of the largest congregations in the Pacific Northwest.[1]

The church has housed the Camp Fire summer Numanu in the City program, Children's Club, Common Cup (homeless shelter),[3] Hard Times Suppers,[4] PDX Toy Library,[5] Raphael House,[6] Alcoholics Anonymous meetings, and basketball groups, among other organizations.[1] In September 2015, the building became property of Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Changes at Sunnyside United Methodist Church". Southeast Examiner. August 2, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. Hallman Jr., Tom (December 17, 2010). "Southeast Portland: Concert Saturday to help Common Cup Family Shelter". The Oregonian. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. "Common Cup Family Shelter - Portland, Oregon". Common Cup Shelter. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  4. "Hard Times Supper". Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. "PDX Toy Library to open in Southeast Portland with a mission of promoting play". The Oregonian. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. "Make a Donation". Raphael House. Retrieved 2017-05-25.

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