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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 29, 1961)
Morrow Churches Llepresesii Moray Different Faiths By HELEN A. COKN NinHtvn churche in Mtrrw HHII'IV MIX ft total lf IMim IV) number ami the churchei represent ten different denom (nation. Thiee church". Boitdmn Community church. G Shep hTd Lutheran and St. Mary'1 Catholic, arc leted in Board man. Two m are In Irrlgon AtM'mbly of Gd and Community BaptiM church. Itne ra tnree lone Community church. St. Wir Hams Catholic and FlrM Baptist. There In the Church of Christ In Lexington and the Valby Lutheran church near Klchtmlle The other nine churches of the munt v are located In lleppner A brief history of lleppner rhim hrs Is as follows: The BantlM church was erected In 1S7S. It was put up by all of iha ti7n or Hennner. ana Ktrwxt on the lots where the Lan ham apartments now stand. This church was without a pasior pan of the time, and was used by other faiths before their churches were hullt. In 1916. after this hniMlnp no loneer functioned as a church. It was presented to the city by Jeff Jones. The DUiiaing vL-ai moved to the site of the Assembly of God, where It was used for a library. This oia wnne church building was destroyed In the Commercial Club fire In the spring of 1918. The South Methodist church was erected In 1881 on Chase Street. The first minister was the Rev. P. M. Bell, and the last was the Rev. Mr. Colder. On July 4. 1918, this little white church burned, and was never rebuilt. The North Methodist, now known as the First Methodist, was built in the fall of 1888. Be fore this time, members of this faith had met In the schoolhouse and the old Baptist church, where a circuit rider by the name of J. A. Kirkman ministered to the flock. Dr. Henry Rasmus was the first minister after the church was built. The North Methodist church was caught In the flood of 1903, and was twisted and turned off its foundation. It was restored, and has added many Improve ments since then. The Rev Aus tin McGhee Is the present min ister. All Saints Episcopal church, located on North Chase Street, was completed on May 26. 1899. . -i I All Cnfnta It was ueuiuaicu uii - 1 " c Dav 1900, by Bishop Scott. Old tional church. Its pastor was t. baptismal records date DacK xo w. rniuppi. iici, m.n.".- - .oon j hx, Pov Pot. in thp Seventh Day Adventist wine Rev. Warren was minister church in Heppner, under Pastor in 1899. The first All Saints Armin Rietz. Hope Lutheran was church is said to have resembled dedicated on beptemoer id, xoti. the one now on Church ana uaie me pasior was um, .... . ... ... . t. rnniih Pnhinsnn streets. The nooa oi 1"JUJ uueriy fitted February 7. i:t'7. by the Krv. J. W. Jcnklna. Before thU time, mi-mlnTi had met In the opera house u niter the Itev. Hom er Gray. The Rev. J4fr Vincent Crawford wa one vt the early ministers of this church. A fire destroyed thl church In VXZi. After thin, a new church was built and dedicated in 1923, the Rev. W. O. Livingston be ing the minister. Since then, many Improvements have been added, among them a modern parsonage. The Itev. Charles Knox Is the present pastor. The first St. Patrick's Catholic church was located on Cemetery Hill. It was built In 1SS7 ami aea leated by Archbishop Gross. Father Merrier was the priest at that time. Prior to that time. Father Conrady had visited the town once a month. The first church, a white wooden one, Is now the home of the American Legion. The new St. Patricks church, located on Gale street, was built In 1911 and dedicated by Bishop McGrath. Father Mc Cormack was then the resident Driest. Later, a rectory was built. Then in I960, a large parish hall was built, and this was aeai cated by Bishop Leipzig. Father Beard is the resident priest at the present time. The Assembly of God was or ranized In 1931 bv A. G. Snod- derly. At first, this organization met In homes, then In a taber nacle. The present church was dedicated In 1913, when Sterl Speiz was minister. The present minister Is II. A. Wellington. The Seventh Dav Adventist church was built and dedicated in April, 1955. Members had been holding services from 1950 until the church was built. Elder Don Soauldins was their first minis ter and the present minister Is Elder David Bauer, rne Aaven tists maintain a school, also. Although Valby Lutheran church Is not located in Heppner, It deserves a place in this cnurcn hUrnrv. Located between the Elghtmile and Gooseberry dis tricts, it Is a small, white cnurcn u-hirh was built in 1897 by the Swedish farmers of this area. Valhv" means Shepherds Dell. ir aa dedicated bv Pastor J. A. Anderson. The sermons were giv- pn In Swedish and English. Vai- hv and Hope Lutheran churches share the same minister. Hope Lutheran church first met In Lexington In the uongrega demolished the first church building, but the cornerstone of this church was found in the wreckage and set in the founda tion of the new building on Church street. This new church was dedicated by Bishop B. Wis ter Morris on April 10, 1904, when the Rev. W. Seymor Short of As toria gave the dedicatory ser mon. John Warren was then res ident minister. In the fall of 1926, the new parish house was started and was dedicated by Bishop Remington in 1927. A new rectory was purchased in 1956. Father Bruce Spencer is the present rector. The First Christian church, lo cated on Gale street, was dedi- new pastor. Kenneth Robinson, will take over in June, imoj.. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints first met in the Legion Hall in 1949, where they still meet. The branch pres ident is Ralph Richards. They maintain a Sunday school and a youth organization called the Mutual Improvement Associa tion. The Church of the Nazarene holds services in the Seventh Day holds services in the Seventh Day Adventist church. All of these churches extend a cordial welcome to new friends to attend services. If there is a need of pastors' services, any one is invited to call upon the pastor of his preference. WE INVITE YOU TO HEPPNER VARIETY STORE FOR NOTIONS SOFT GOODS SCHOOL SUPPLIES TOYS AND COMPLETE STOCK OF VARIETY ITEMS 162 N. Main Heppner Ph.6-9417 IjVojlrW uBDflg MHiiir-rri iinlT'lr-mlfr Yiiii'iMi mWi m'l i i-'Wf iiiir "-- :l-:TJ ,-v: ! ' nsggHl i k. - s-fc. OUlf n c. n worship together this week! Morrow County Churches - Invite You , To Attend The Church of Your Choice Regularly YOU'LL FIND A FRIENDLY WELCOME IN ALL CHURCHES OF THE COUNTY Here Are Churches And Their Locations in Morrow County LEXINGTON Church of Christ Waller Smith. Pastor IONE lone Community Church Rev. Rod MacKenzie, Pastor First Baptist Church St. Williams Catholic Church Rev. Raymond Beard IRRIGON Assembly of God Church Rev. John Kenney, Pastor Community Baptist Church Rev. George Hash, Pastor BOARDMAN Boardman Community Church Rol Burg, Missionary Pastor Good Shepherd Lutheran Rev. H. C. Schultze, Pastor St. Mary's Catholic Father Leopold O'Reardan EIGHTMILE Valby Lutheran Church Pastor Kenneth Robinson -i urn's V HEPPNER All Saints' Episcopal Church 460 N. Gale The Rev. C. Bruce Spencer, Rector Assembly of God Church Corner, Gale and West Willow Sts. Rev. Homer Wolfington, Pastor Christian Church 293 N. Gale Charles V. Knox, Minister Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints American Legion Hall Ralph Richards, Branch President Church of the Nazarene 5C0 N. Minor Rev. M. Carlton Sober Hope Lutheran Church 695 E. Cowins Pastor Kenneth Robinson Methodist Church 185 Church Street Rev. Austin McGhee, Pastor Seventh-Day Adventist Church 500 N. Minor David Bauer, Pastor St. Patrick's Catholic Church 527 N. Gale Rev. Raymond Beard ; .7c - - 4V l id'! ' s i 1 I - ' I t I Si t m
