Haven Church Opens Debt-Free
A young M.E. congregation celebrates the dedication of its new building on the corner of Howard and First Streets.
Haven M. E. church, on Howard street, at the corner of First, was dedicated with appropriate services yesterday morning by Bishop J. M. Walden. Haven church is young, but has had a successful career. It was organized in June, 1891, with less than a dozen members. Its property is valued at $2,500, on which is more than provided for. It has sixty communicants and over 100 scholars in the Sunday school. The remaining debt on the property was about $300, and to pay this $400 was subscribed yesterday.
“Haven church is young, but has had a successful career.”
Early Seattle churches often served as the cultural and social hubs of new neighborhoods, reflecting the rapid growth and boosterism of the 1890s. The struggle to clear church debt was a common civic narrative of the era.
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