Apostolic Faith Mission, Portland, OR Papers, 1919-1967

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Summary

Title:
Papers from Apostolic Faith Mission, Portland, Oregon, 1919-1967
Dates:
1919-1967
Creators:
Crawford, Florence (1872-1936) Crawford, Raymond Robert (1891-1965) Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland
Abstract:
Extent:
1 Box, 0.5 linear feet
Language:
Preferred citation:

Papers from Apostolic Faith Mission, Portland, Oregon, 1919-1967. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

Background

Scope and content:

The Papers from Apostolic Faith Mission is a small collection of manuscripts of sermons given by Florence Crawford (1872-1936) and her son Raymond R. Crawford (1891-1965). Prepared sermons were given at the Rose City and Woodstock Campground meetings, tent meetings and church services at 6th and Burnside, from 1919 through 1961. Also included are manuscripts, clippings and documents related to the founding, history and ministries of the Apostolic Faith Mission, Portland, Oregon. This collection is organized into 1 box consisting of 3 series as follows: Series I: Sermons of Florence Crawford, 1919-1933 Folders 1-29 Series II: Apostolic Faith Documents Folders 30-37 Series III: Sermons of R.R. Crawford Folders 38-45

Biographical / historical:

Processing: Nancy Sanders Gower, 2012. Historical Background: The Apostolic Faith Mission of Portland was founded by Florence L Crawford (1872-1936) in Portland, Oregon in 1906. Crawford was one of the early affiliates of William J. Seymour (1870-1922) and the Azusa Street Revival (1906-1915) in Los Angeles, California. Seymour appointed Crawford as the state director of the Pacific Coast Apostolic Faith movement some time between 1906 and their separation in 1911. Crawford’s primary goal with the Portland mission was to assist local missions and church organizations to join the Apostolic Faith movement. After Crawford’s separation from Seymour, most of the organizations she worked with continued under her leadership. The mission also gained Clara Lum, editor of the Los Angeles-based publication The Apostolic Faith, in 1908.

Acquisition information:
Donated by the archivist of the Graduate Theological Union. The material was dropped into the GTU Library book drop without identification circa 1996 and sent on to an "appropriate home," the Fuller Theological Seminary’s David du Plessis archives, by the archivist, Lucinda Rand.

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Finding aid created by Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives staff.
Date Prepared:
1919-1967
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using Record Express for OAC5 on July 14, 2025, 2:54 p.m.

Access and use

Restrictions:

Supervised use only. Scholarly use with parameters of copyright law

Preferred citation:

Papers from Apostolic Faith Mission, Portland, Oregon, 1919-1967. Fuller Theological Seminary-David Allan Hubbard Library Archives

Location of this collection:
135 North Oakland Ave.
Pasadena, CA 91182, US
Contact:
(626) 584-5311
archives@fuller.edu
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