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Sunnyside United Methodist Church | |
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Sunnyside Centenary United Methodist Church | |
![]() The church's exterior, 2011 | |
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Address | 3520 SE Yamhill St Portland, Oregon |
Country | United States |
Denomination | Methodist |
Membership | 0 |
History | |
Status | Closed |
Founded | 1890 |
Architecture | |
Completed | 1911 |
Closed | November 2015 |
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 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]