Sunnyside-Centenary
United
Methodist Church
Our Current
Building site consists of the west two-thirds of the block bordered by Yamhill and Taylor
Streets between35th and 36th Avenues in Southeast Portland. The Sanctuary and social
hall was built in 1911, replacing an earlier wooden building. After a major
fire in 1948, this section of the building was extensively rebuilt.
In 1922,
an addition, named "The Community House Annex" was added to the east of the main
building. The Annex contained a swimming pool in the basement, and a full size gym
on the second floor. Unfortunately, an under-ground waterway draining from Mt
Tabor to the Willamette River passed directly under the site, forcing the church to remove
the pool in later years.
In
addition to the main building, the church maintains a residence and a Storefront Building
on the site. The residence is used by church employees.
