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1G CHURCHES KEEP PACE 11D OTHER CITY ADVANCES 1922 Building Program Called Forth Outlay of $893,523; All Denominations Take Part That the churches of Portland are keeping pace with the rapid growth of the city is evidenced by the 1922 building prog-ram of the -various da nominations. Twenty-three congrega tions ordered the erection of new struc ture, most cf which are completed; five more added large units to care for rapidly growing needs, and 50 made ex tensive alterations or repairs in an at tempt to modernise or conserve their buildings. The total estimated value of this Improvement work given out by the pa&tors, which in a few instances includes the value of newly acquired property, runs to the total of $893,523. This program of activity la not con fined to any . particular denomination, nor to a few of the larger communions, but is quite generally distributed among the various faiths. The list includes over one-third of - the churches of the city. WORK DISTBIBTJTID Neither is it true that the activity is confined to certain sections of the city, the work being quite evenly distributed. although the-- largest amount of new church work is to be found in the Mt. Scott district, where four new churches are in course of construction, and a fifth about to begin. The four under way are Arleta Baptist, St. Peters Catholic. Laurelwood Methodist and . United Brethren. The fifth project, which is tfl be started in the very near future, is the Millard avenue Presby terian church. The most expensive enterprise, not Including- the value, of the land, is the First Christian church-' at Park and Columbia streets, which is being erected at a cost of $100,000. Effdrts are being made to complete this building within the next few weeks, as at present the congregation is without a house of worship. WORKIB8 EBICT CHCBCH Counting the value of the property. ItIV illUOL CA);itOVO UilUCI uiuug ui nit: year has been that of the Apostolic Faith Mission at Sixth and Burnside streets. The mission values its plant at 3200,000. Three-fourths of this amount, however, represents the purch ase price of the property. A. unique feature of this building is that it was erected almost entirely by volunteer labor from the mission. No accurate record was kept of the labor contrib uted, but the total value of the building was given a minimum value of $50,000 by mission leaders. Another large undertaking is that of the Salvation Army Corps No. 1, which purchased a $70,000 corner at Sixth and Ankeny streets and erected a $40,000 Citadel thereon. The largest Baptist undertaking is at Arleta, where the Arleta Baptist church is putting up a $40,000 unit of Its $75,000 church. The Mount Olivet church comes second in this denomina tion; with the partial erection of a new $25,000 edifice. $8t.M W OSTASTE RT The Sisters of the Precious Blood lead in, the Catholic communion, proj- NEW CHURCH STRUCTURES ARISE ALL OVER CITY DURING 1922 mmmmmmmmmmmmm0,mmmmmmimmmmmm- mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm' - i f . - - W-:-X5v X . i ' ' - t " " " - . jr-i' ':..,--- --i'--" i I? i - - M - -r- t r- L - - , ,, - - in nil... r. inn. "I ... l.,,.-."- . 1 MJMmSm:! - 1 .... i .? ;. 1 A;' t'.w fvf-i i M I '1 i. -fc i I :aaDao-Dri-;-!!i!if' J- . r 4 Some of the many religious edifices erected thla year. Above, left to right Apostolic Faitli mission. Sixth at Burnside; First Christian cburcb. Park and Columbia. Center, left to rigrnt Pioneer Meth odist church, St. Johns; Salvation Army citadel, Sixth at Ankeny. Below Moreland Presbyterian, East 18th and Bybee. eets, having started the erection of an $80,000 monastery in the Monta villa district. In the amount of work undertaken. and especially in : the number of churches entering into it, the Metho dist Episcopal communion leads the field. Seventeen congregations in this communion have undertaken: improve ments costing $126,590. The largest of these is at Sunnyside Methodist, which is now completing a $35,000 con crete building fot a community house and Sunday school building. The next ;n sixe is at St Johns, where the Pio neer Methodist church has completed and dedicated a $30,000 modern church. The outstanding- achievement in the Presbyterian denomination is in West moreland, where the Moreland Presby terian church has erected and dedicated a $25,000 building, designed to meet the needs of a 1923 ' congregation. UITEI BBEIBBIK Being on of the smaller denomina tions in Portland, so far as number of churches is concerned, the United Brethren church has perhaps made as good a showing as any communion. It has the foundations laid and part of the superstructure erected for a $17,000 church at Tremont station, and as soon as Eastern churcn officials adjust a few financial matters, will have under way a $20,000 building for the Third church congregation in the Mount Ta bor - section of the city. Five churches, not caring to do away with their present plants, added units to take care of increasing needs. The East Side -Baptist and Centenary-Wilbur Methodist congregations purchased residences adjacent to the church and converted them into Bible school class rooms, while Sellwood Baptist, Lincoln Methodist and Unity Presbyterian churches built on expensive additions. Out of the 23 new enterprises under taken, all but four were church build ings. The four exceptions are at the Church of the Ascension (Catholic), where a monastery is being erected ; Blessed Sacrament church, where a parish school was built; Pilgrim Con gregational church, where , a parsonage has been constructed. - and Sunnyside Methodist church, where a community house is In course of construction. PL AX 8 FOB 192$ Several congregations unable to get their finances in shape to start work this year, have announced their inten tion of building during 1923. The eight announcements made to date show a total contemplated expenditure of $126,500. They are as follows: St Michaels and All Angels Episcopal church, first unit of new church, $20, 000 ; St Stephens pro-cathedral, new rectory, $5000; Church of Our Savior (Episcopal), parish house, $2000 ; St Peters Episcopal mission, new chapel, $3000; Sunnyside Methodist church, new parsonage, $6500 ; Millard Avenue Presbyterian church, new church, $20, 000, and- Third United Brethren, new church, $20,000. The 1922 .totals for the various de nominations are: Baptist, $108,150;, Catholic, $115,000; Christian, $108,000; Congregaional, $34,500; Episcopal, $11, 375 ; Evangelical. $1813 : Lutheran, $2645; Methodist Episcopal, $126,590. Methodist Episcopal, south, $150 ; Naz arene, $8300 ; Presbyterian, $36,000 ; Sal- !. - " ' vatlon Army. $120,000; United Brethren, ti7.ow ; Apostouc faith, JZOO.OOO. , The complete building program, ar ranged by denominations, follows : AmsT Flrnt church- Kepir, SSOUO. But Side ctrarch Poretimed lot and bttiW has for religious cdneatul center, and re pairs. S70UO. Arista churrh Now reetinc flint unit of 676.00S church at a coat of S40.OOO. Calraiy ehoreb--lraproTCBteata, S5UO. Sellwood chareh Addsd new unit to church, primarily for (Sunday aehoot-worfc, SS000. Swedish church Purchased two Iota and large buildiiia- near Larrabee aticet and East Broadway for SIS.WOtt. Contemplate! the erec tion of a building to cost about 140, UOO. .Highland , church Improremeats to Sunday school room, $5U0. Tabernacle church General inprorementa to building, $700. Unirenity l"rk church Kepain. (250. Second Uerman church Installed pip or gan and improved building. S8WOU.. Mount Olivet church (colored) Now erect ing sew church to cost S2S.OOO. Oraca church itepairs. S2O0; purchased additional property, 0O; total, $1100. , lients church Improvements, $500. Third church Improvements, $000. CATHOLIC St Peters church Now erecting $10,000 unit of new church to cost $55.O00. Ohnrch of the Ascension Bisters - of the Precious Blood have started erection of new monastery to cost tSO.OOO. Blessed Sacrament church New parish school, S2U.000. . St. Francis church Kepalrs and Improvements,- $5000. The Serrite Esthers at the Church of tha Assumption have announced their intention of erecting a shrine on property already pur chased in the St. Johns district, the cost of which . will probably be around lOO.OOO. Nothing will be undertaken, however, during the coming year. CHRISTIAN First church New building, to be ready for occupancy soon, $100,000. Kern Park church Improvements to Sun day school room, S2SO. Knglewood church; New building, bungalow type, S25UO, Sellwood church Purchased former Nssa- church, I2000, and made $250 worth at lepaira; total, 22o. . atootsruta : church -Paid off sndsbtsdrwi em coos traction, work of previous sear. SSOOO. The Chare of Christ has ai raised Sv Owt in pledges toward a sww SoO.OOO building, but bo work will be attempted this coming OOMaREdATtOMAL - Banaysido church- .Sew stpa . argaa. S13.- OOO. - ,. ,- .-- . . ; - vi; - - . Pilgrim churth New repairs to church, A600. Alameda Community uhniih Hew enures. eoou. Atttnaoa Mesnerial ahnrch Uepalai sad tos- nrovementa. goov. -. . Park rose ehnith New amnekV Slt.OOO. Work outside the city nsslta, which eon within the Portland district of this denonuna- ttoo. but which m Dot taehsded ia the total flgoras tvr tha elty, follow: ut. Helens, new church, Jennings lAmga. saw church. swvow; ocappoose. new psrsnnsga. isoow. - CP1SOOPAL -. St. Stephens Pio-Cathedral Kepatrs, SISOO. - Trinity cnurco. improvements to S50UU. . St. Marks church Kepairs.1' 600. Church of. Uur Savior Kepairs to guild room. S7.. . ' ,-- i-...,t ' .- - '. - St. James chapel Purchased Swedish ' Ijb- theraa church and made improvements. SI SOU. Church of the TraufcliguraUoa Krecting aew chapel. S3000. St. Pauls church Kepairs. SSOO. : ' Uentempiated work' for lS'JS lnetades the expenditure of S20,eoo before Kaster by St. Miohaess and All Angsts church, erection of 15000 rectory by the pro-cathedral: erection of a a00O pariah house by the Church of U-ur Savlor, and erection of a chapel bnihltng by St. Peters mission. Uraea Memorial church also . has plans for a new building, hot the work may not be started during East Market Street church Painting sad Interior work. SoOO. Clay Street ehurch Kepairs. S2S3. . About SSOO ia - iniprovamanta contemplated daring rirst i United) Kepairs to church roof. 300. Lenta church Kepairs, $7 SO. 'LUTHERAN ' St Pauls church Hepaira, SS60. Our Saviors church Kepairs. f 1 00. Uraee KSnglish church Kepairs. S110. Inunanuet Swedish church Repairs, S50O St. Johns church Kepairs, 00. Bethlehem church Kepairs, $80. , Bethel Free church Kepairs, S7S. St. Jaaaea English church Kepairs, $&00. METttODIST Centenarr-Wilbur church New community noose and repairs to church bnilding and pipe organ, 10,000. Central ehnreh-v-Kepalrs. $40. ? - Lsiarelwood church Has started work on $10,000 emit of a S&O.OOO tdinoa Xjncoln church Adding a new unit, pri marily to care for a growing Sunday school and to provide socisl rooms. $8600. sfontsvilla - church Kepairs to church and community hoose, $4000. -- Monnt Tabor church Kepairs and im provements. $1200. Sunnyside church Now erecting a S85.OO0 concrete community hones. . Will soon start work on SSSOtt parsonage. Pioneer churcii Krected and dedicated (30, 000 church. . Swedish ehnrsh improvements, $400. University Park church Kepairs and im provements, - SScOO. - Wood lawn church Improvements. $200. Woodstock church Kepairs. SftOO. Fremont Street ehuroh -Purchased building lots for S3600. The lots are paid "for and S700O in pledges signed up for a $16,000 building, construction "ot which is to begin soon. v :-.-..,. i- Bennett ehaper New addition sad basement, $1600. - Bethel African church (coioasd) -Completed and dedicated new church, 20,OO0. , First African - Zion, church (colored) Painting, S60. I Kose City . Psrk church has ordered plans for a new $40,000 church, but no work will be attempted for several months. - Methodist churches away from "the city limits, whose work is included with that of Portland but whose figures have not been included with the grand total given above, are: St. Helens church has sold present church property for SSSOO and has purchased a new lot between . tne Business axstoci ana aepoi on which a S2O.VO0 edifice wilt bo erected; Warrenton has Invested seou in a parson age and is planning a $6000 church; Ttgard has " moved church, purcnasea an aaoiuonai lot for $500,' and will soon pat up a new SSOOO building: Oak lirove nas movea out bnildlne. remodeled it, and added : Sandal school rooms at a cost et S7SOO. METHODIST, SOUTH First Church Kepairs. $160. , NAZARENK Sellwood church Purchased former Spokane Avenue Presbyterian church for ee00 and made $200 worth of repairs; total. $S200. Brentwood . church Sew electric lignt sys tem. $100. PRIIBTTxnlgS Mount Tabor church Improvements to pro-, rideadditions-l Sunday arhonl room. SSOvO. "Psnty - ehora Aitoed" 'mirw "ianitf SOOO Moreland ciiurch Krected and dedicated ssw church. S20.O00. r church Improvements. 40. This church m eonasdering the erection of a Bandar school banding t cant for the needs of a growing Bible school. Millard Avenue . church Purchased a half block for $le00 as aiU for new church: spent $Xe- to repairs aa present church, and paid out JIM manse; total, tat 00. iunng 1$2S expect to erect 620.OOU churoh. Central church intends to start eracttoa af new ehum in tnrihrst dwtriet early la snrlns.v Minimum east will probably be $60. t0. - " - .- - - - , .-. t SALVATION ARNIY Corps No. 1 Kreetod new ottadal at Blxt and Ankeny streets, UO.OOO. , Corps No. 3 Krected new temple a Boar street and Michigan, a venae. $10,000.; i . UMITBO BRKTMRKM . ( arch New churoh ta , oosuss a $17,000. '. 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