Whitworth Community Presbyterian Church

In 1921 a group of interested people living near Whitworth College in North Spokane, Washington met with the Reverend Bert Mitchell to form a mission Sunday school. Three years later W. A. Stevenson, President of Whitworth College invited the Sunday School to join in the newly formed college vesper services on the campus. Through these joint services the church was formed.

In 1929 when Dr. Ward Sullivan became college president, Dr. J. W. Countermine, head of the college Bible department, was appointed pastor, and his wife became superintendent of the Sunday school. The couple served for twelve years. By this time the little congregation had outgrown the college library. It moved to the home economics room on the campus.

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