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. Archived from the original on August 8, 2015. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  2. Hallman Jr., Tom (December 17, 2010). "Southeast Portland: Concert Saturday to help Common Cup Family Shelter". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2011.
  3. "Common Cup Family Shelter - Portland, Oregon". Common Cup Shelter. Archived from the original on 2016-04-03. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  4. "Hard Times Supper". Metropolitan Community Church of Portland. Archived from the original on 2017-02-24. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  5. "PDX Toy Library to open in Southeast Portland with a mission of promoting play". The Oregonian. 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2016-08-17. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
  6. "Make a Donation". Raphael House. Archived from the original on 2017-05-24. Retrieved 2017-05-25.
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