History of the Church of the Good Samaritan ~ Episcopal Church ~ Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon

Title: History of the Church of the Good Samaritan, Corvallis, Oregon

Author: Margaret L. Fincke

Description: Staple-bound in card covers. Black ink mark on front cover. Previous owner's address label on title page. A few pages show small spots of soiling. About 14 illustrations of buildings and a few key persons. v, 55 pp. 8.25 x 6.5 inches.

History of the Good Samaritan mission and church parish in Corvallis, Oregon (Benton County). Covers the nascent mission activity in Oregon in the 1850s and 1860s, the establishment of the Good Samaritan School in Corvallis in 1871, the building of the new church in 1889, church development through the 20th century, including the incorporation of Good Samaritan Hospital in 1948, the consecration of a new church in 1961, and the evolution of various church guilds.

Provides lists of past rectors, assistant rectors, OSU student workers, Good Samaritan Hospital chaplains, active priests who had their beginnings in the parish, and vestry members (1914-1979). Also, a table of statistics for the number of baptisms and confirmations by decade.

Binding: Staple bound soft cover
Condition: Very Good–

Publisher: [self published]
Place: [Corvallis, Oregon]
Year: 1979

Keywords: Benton County, Oregon, Episcopal, churches,