Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records
Scope and Contents
Records of Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the financial support of this church. An unusual item describes the Board of Women's Ministries operating as an official committee under the Session. The congregation from time to time has been affected by the changing demographics of its neighborhood, but has survived under a vigorous pastoral leadership and careful financial management.
Dates
- Creation: 1907-2003
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1908-2000
Language of Materials
Materials are in English
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use
Conditions Governing Use
This collection is open for use
Biographical / Historical
Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church was organized as a small congregation of 26 members on June 7, 1907. It was the outgrowth of a Sunday school established a year earlier. (NOTE: From the stewardship promotional material "We are the Family.") The lot and building were turned over to the congregation free of encumbrances.
By 1922 the old building became too small so a new and larger edifice was erected at a cost of $22,000. This sanctuary, existing on a lot purchased in 1940, was remodeled in 1957 at a total cost of $55,000. It exists at the present time (2004). In the 1950s the congregation had grown to almost 600 members.
Extent
13 cu. ft.
Abstract
Records of Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church, Spokane, Washington, including minutes of the Session, Deacons, and the Board of Trustees. There is a strong section on the financial support of this church. An unusual item describes the Board of Women's Ministries operating as an official committee under the Session. The congregation from time to time has been affected by the changing demographics of its neighborhood, but has survived under a vigorous pastoral leadership and careful financial management.
Arrangement
Series History
Series Administration
Series The Congregation
Series Presbytery and General Assembly
Processing Information
This collection was first processed on December 2003 and last updated on March 29, 2004
- Title
- Guide to the Lidgerwood Presbyterian Church (Spokane, WA) Records 1907-2003
- Author
- Janet Hauck, H. W. Johnston
- Date
- 2004
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Based On Dacs ( Describing Archives: A Content Standard)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is in English
- Sponsor
- Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Repository Details
Part of the Whitworth University Archives and Special Collections Repository