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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Washington]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{ | Before 1900 the largest religious groups in [[Washington, United States Genealogy|Washington]] were the [[Baptist Church in the United States|Baptist]], [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|Roman Catholic]], [[Methodist Church in the United States|Methodist Episcopal]], and [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|Presbyterian]] churches.<ref>Sydney E. Ahlstrom, ''A Religious History of the American People'' (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Press, 1972). {{FSC|282712|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 K2ah}}.</ref> <br> | ||
Catholic and Protestant faiths were in Washington State from its earliest days. The [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist Episcopal Church''']] was the first Protestant group to organize a local church east of the Cascades. Methodism arrived in Vancouver in 1848 and in Olympia and Seattle in 1853. The [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholic Church''']] is one of the oldest denominations in the state and remains today one of its largest. The [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] faith arrived in Oregon Territory in 1838. Missionaries from the Utah-based [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''']] were sent to the Pacific Northwest as early as 1850, although missionary efforts did not begin seriously until the 1880s and 1890s. The church has emerged today as one of the largest denominations in the state. Also, missionaries from the Missouri-based [[Community of Christ in the United States|'''Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)''']] arrived in Washington State in the nineteenth century. [[Adventist Churches in the United States|'''Seventh-day Adventists''']] arrived in Washington Territory in the 1860s, with a strong presence in the state today. The [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal/Anglican''']] faith arrived in Washington in 1851 at Cathlamet as a mission outreach from Portland. The [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']] faith arrived in Washington as the result of migration by Scandinavians to the Puget Sound area.<ref> Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.</ref> | Catholic and Protestant faiths were in Washington State from its earliest days. The [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''Methodist Episcopal Church''']] was the first Protestant group to organize a local church east of the Cascades. Methodism arrived in Vancouver in 1848 and in Olympia and Seattle in 1853. The [[Roman Catholic Church in the United States|'''Roman Catholic Church''']] is one of the oldest denominations in the state and remains today one of its largest. The [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] faith arrived in Oregon Territory in 1838. Missionaries from the Utah-based [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|'''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints''']] were sent to the Pacific Northwest as early as 1850, although missionary efforts did not begin seriously until the 1880s and 1890s. The church has emerged today as one of the largest denominations in the state. Also, missionaries from the Missouri-based [[Community of Christ in the United States|'''Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Community of Christ)''']] arrived in Washington State in the nineteenth century. [[Adventist Churches in the United States|'''Seventh-day Adventists''']] arrived in Washington Territory in the 1860s, with a strong presence in the state today. The [[Episcopal Church in the United States|'''Episcopal/Anglican''']] faith arrived in Washington in 1851 at Cathlamet as a mission outreach from Portland. The [[Lutheran Church in the United States|'''Lutheran''']] faith arrived in Washington as the result of migration by Scandinavians to the Puget Sound area.<ref> Dwight A. Radford for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.</ref> | ||
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