in Northern Oregon - Narrated Tour -

by Charles Dailey

Experience a Day Trip to the Pioneer Scenes
of the Churches of Christ / Christian Churches in
Northern Oregon

Host: Charles Dailey, Northwest College of the Bible. This tour is based on a departure from the greater Portland area.

During our trip out to Yamhill County, we will present the exciting development of the Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in America. We talk about how the grand idea of being “Christians only” came west in the hearts of the immigrants. As they left Missouri and crossed the plains, these hardy men and women planted congregations wherever they settled.

Alexander Campbell

We will see the impact of two men who did not cross the Rocky Mountains - Barton Warren Stone and Alexander Campbell. We go to the remote gravesite of Thomas Crawford McBride, a disciple of Barton Stone. The McBride family greatly influenced the future of Oregon, Hawaii and Alaska.

We will also see the effect of tiny Bethany College in West Virginia and its president, Alexander Campbell, on the development of the Oregon Territory. This school supplied many of the teachers, the preachers and the lawyers that carved a new state out of the wilderness.

Amos Harvey

Our tour stops at Amity, the site of the original Church of Christ west of the Rocky Mountains. We will meet the memories of Amos and Jane Harvey. Then on six miles to Bethel, the site of what may have been the first college in the Northwest. The Harveys dreamed of educated Christians. We will see how their dream came true as we hear of Levi Lindsay Rowland and Glen and Peter R. Burnett.

Following lunch in Monmouth, we go to the campus of another Church of Christ / Christian Church college that survives as Western Oregon University. For years, this college turned out the preachers that took the gospel throughout Oregon and Washington. We will drive by Campbell Hall, the oldest building on campus. It has firm ties to the Restoration Movement.

Brunk House

Leaving Monmouth, we drive to the restored Harrison Brunk House (a National Historic site) to see how some of the pioneer Christians lived in 1861. (The Polk County Historical Society asks for a donation to help maintain the site.) Somewhere here on the hillside at Eola Emily Brunk’s brother, H.M. Waller, preached in a building long gone.

We drive through Salem with its special beginnings. John Rigdon and Alex McCarty planted the church and Peter Burnett was their first minister.

Then on to Turner to walk in the famous old Tabernacle, (a National Historic site) built using wooden pegs more than 115 years ago. Christians have met here each summer for preaching since 1880. We may talk with some of the retired men and women of Turner that have spend their lives advancing the cause of Christ in the Northwest.

Throughout the trip we will hear how hardy pioneer men and women built homes, churches, and families that changed the course of Oregon forever. Be thrilled as you hear about the men that became State Superintendents of Education, doctors, legislators, judges and even Oregon's third governor.

Enjoy a day of fellowship, learn of our church heritage and be inspired by what was done over 130 years ago. Tours are suitable for a class or seniors group.

Terms: Fee for the 8 hour trip is $110. If this is divided between 11 passengers, it amounts to $10 per person. Any size group is acceptable. The group supplies the transportation (one vehicle), their own lunch and any refreshments.

Trips could be arranged from other Oregon locations. Contact Charles Dailey at 1-800-685-4622 or cdailey@worldaccessnet.com

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