Oakland Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, WA) Records
Scope and Contents
Largely records of the business office of the Oakland Presbyterian Church. Minutes of the Session are mostly absent but the financial records tell the story. The church closed in January of 1994.
Dates
- Creation: 1911-1994
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1945-1987
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
The situation at Oakland Presbyterian Church has been analyzed by Everett L. Perry: (NOTE: Everett L. Perry, The Presbyterian Church in Metropolitan Tacoma, Department of City and Industrial Work, Board of National Missions of the Presbyterian Church in the U. S. A., New York, December 1949)
"Despite the fact that the Oakland Church has been the only Protestant church in the community, it has had a declining church and Sunday school membership since the late 1920's. With a current membership [1949] of only 34, it cannot fully support even a part time minister. Several loyal families have put in much time and effort at remodeling and improvement of the church basement to be used for social purposes. Their morale has been affected by long failure to develop a worthwhile program and to secure the services of a full time minister."
Nevertheless, this church lingered on the scene long enough to celebrate its 60th anniversary in 1971. The last service was held for the congregation of about 21 members in January 1994.
Minutes, except for the period 1967-1971, are not in this file. However, from the financial and other records the history can be reconstructed.
Extent
5 cu. ft.
Abstract
Largely records of the business office of the Oakland Presbyterian Church. Minutes of the Session are mostly absent but the financial records tell the story. The church closed in January of 1994.
Arrangement
Series Presbytery of Olympia
Series History
Series Administration
Series The Congregation
Series Presbytery of Olympia, Tacoma-Pierce County Council of Churches
Processing Information
This collection was first processed on June 2003 and last updated on Aug. 29, 2003
- Title
- Guide to the Oakland Presbyterian Church (Tacoma, WA) Records 1911-1994
- Author
- Janet Hauck, H. W. Johnston
- Date
- 2003
- 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