First Methodist Church (Waitsburg, Wash.) Records, 1860-1967.

First Methodist Episcopal Church (Waitsburg, Wash.)

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First Methodist Church (Waitsburg, Wash.)

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Historical NoteMethodism came to Waitsburg in 1860 with the coming of the Reverend George M. Berry to Washington Territory. Berry was assigned to the newly formed Walla Walla Circuit. The first church edifice was constructed in 1872. As the congregation grew, the building became too small and a new sanctuary was erected in 1906 at a cost of $15,000. A pipe organ was installed in 1958. On February 5, 1967 the congregation merged with the First Presbyterian Church of Waitsburg. From th...

Wilbur, James Harvey, 1811-1887

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James Harvey Wilbur (1811-1887) was a pioneer Methodist missionary and educator. In 1846 he was appointed a missionary to Oregon and sailed from New York to Oregon where he arrived in Oregon City in 1847. He worked in Portland for some time as preacher and in 1851 he established the Portland Academy and Female Seminary. In 1853 he moved Umpqua County where he founded the Umpqua Academy in 1854. He was appointed the superintendent of Education on the Yakima Indian Reservation in 1860. He was an I...