Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records
Scope and Contents
The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church (OMEC) papers include church membership, General Conference issues, charges brought against pastors and other church administrators, votes on women delegates, a plan for the Salem Circuit, and correspondence from two U.S. Presidential secretaries.
Dates
- 1851-1945
Creator
- Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church (Organization)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
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Biographical / Historical
In 1833 the Methodist Foreign Mission Society drew up a plan to send missionaries to Oregon. Reverend Jason Lee was superintendent of the mission, accompanied by Reverend Daniel Lee and teacher Cyrus Shephard. The missionaries settled in the Willamette Valley, ten miles north of what is now Salem. In 1841 they moved to Salem and established a headquarters for the Methodist Episcopal Church. Jason Lee was one of the thirteen charter members of the church.
In 1849 the Oregon and California Mission Conference was organized to include missions in Oreogn, Idaho, Washington, California, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and part of Montana. Most of the churches within the conference were in the Willamette Valley. By 1852 the Oregon and California Mission Conference divided, creating The Oregon Conference. The two conferences remained independent until 1969 when they formed the Oregon-Idaho Annual Conference.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 box)
Overview
The Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records contain documents created by various members of the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church that deal with subjects such as church membership, discipline of pastors, purchasing and selling church property, and election of church delegates.
Arrangement
These papers are arranged into three series: I. Judicial records, II. Business records, and III. Presidential correspondence.
Items are arranged alphabetically by name or subject.
Physical Location
Mark O. Hatfield Library
Creator
- Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Oregon Methodist Episcopal Church Administrative records, 1851-1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid processed by Rose Marie Walter.
- Date
- © 2012
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Willamette University Archives and Special Collections Collection Descriptions
Mark O. Hatfield Library
900 State Street
Salem Oregon 97301 United States
archives@willamette.edu