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Coordinates: 45°30′55.88″N 122°37′39.99″W / 45.5155222°N 122.6277750°W / 45.5155222; -122.6277750 (Sunnyside United Methodist Church)
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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]].<ref name=Changes/>
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]].<ref name=Changes/>


The church has housed Camp Fire summer Numanu, Children's Club, Common Cup (homeless shelter), Hard Times Suppers, PDX Toy Library, Raphael House, [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings, and basketball groups, among other organizations. In September 2015, the building became property of Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.<ref name=Changes/>
The church has housed Camp Fire summer Numanu, Children's Club, Common Cup (homeless shelter), Hard Times Suppers,<ref>http://www.mccportland.com/ministry/hard-times-supper/</ref> PDX Toy Library, Raphael House, [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] meetings, and basketball groups, among other organizations. In September 2015, the building became property of Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.<ref name=Changes/>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 19:32, 25 May 2017

The church's exterior, 2011

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

References

  1. ^ a b c "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. ^ http://www.mccportland.com/ministry/hard-times-supper/

45°30′55.88″N 122°37′39.99″W / 45.5155222°N 122.6277750°W / 45.5155222; -122.6277750 (Sunnyside United Methodist Church)