Second German Congregational Church Confirmation Classes
Confirmation was a sacrament of the church for youth ages 13 to 16. Classes met weekly, from September to Palm Sunday, for instruction in church doctrine and Bible history. Memorizing the books of The Bible, The Apostle's Creed, The Lord's Prayer and selective passages such as Psalm 23 were included in confirmation classes. After the students accomplished all that memory work, they were required to memorize answers to questions that would be asked on Confirmation Day. The answers often included the memorization of more Bible verses.
Palm Sunday was usually when the class would be presented to the congregation. When the examination was complete, the class was invited to receive communion for the first time. In addition to receiving a certificate, the girls usually wore a corsage and the boys a boutineer. After confirmation, the students were encouraged to become members of the church and to participate in adult activities.
The largest confirmation class was in 1926 with 39 students. The smallest class was in 1977 with 2 students.
Eight of the 749 students became church pastors, five were missionaries and five were choir directors. Others served the church as board members, teachers and youth leaders.
Palm Sunday was usually when the class would be presented to the congregation. When the examination was complete, the class was invited to receive communion for the first time. In addition to receiving a certificate, the girls usually wore a corsage and the boys a boutineer. After confirmation, the students were encouraged to become members of the church and to participate in adult activities.
The largest confirmation class was in 1926 with 39 students. The smallest class was in 1977 with 2 students.
Eight of the 749 students became church pastors, five were missionaries and five were choir directors. Others served the church as board members, teachers and youth leaders.
- April 12, 1914
- March 28, 1915
- April 23, 1916
- April 1, 1917
- 1918 - No class listed
- April 13, 1919
- March 28, 1920
- March 20, 1921
- 1922 - No class listed
- March 25, 1923
- April 13, 1924
- April 5, 1925
- March 28, 1926
- April 10, 1927
- April 1, 1928
- March 24, 1929
- April 13, 1930
- March 29, 1931
- March 20, 1932
- April 9, 1933
- March 25, 1934
- April 14, 1935
- April 5, 1936
- 1937 - No class listed
- April 10, 1938
- April 2, 1939
- March 1940
- April 6, 1941
- 1942 - No class listed
- April 1943
- 1944 - No class listed
- 1945
- 1946 - No class listed
- May 30, 1947
- March 21, 1948
- 1949 - No class listed
- May 21, 1950
- April 8, 1951
- March 29, 1953
- 1954
- 1955 - No class listed
- 1956
- 1957 - No class listed
- 1958
- 1959
- 1960 - No class listed
- 1961
Evangelical Congregational Church Confirmation Classes:
- 1962 - No class listed
- 1963
- 1964 - No class listed
- May 16, 1965
- April 3, 1966
- 1967 - No class listed
- April 28, 1968
- 1969 - No class listed
- March 22, 1970
- 1971
- 1972
- 1973-1974 - No classes listed
- 1975
- 1976 - No class listed
- 1977
- 1978-1979 - No classes listed
- 1980
- 1981-1982- No classes listed
- 1983
- 1984-1991- No classes listed
- 1992
Sources
Joanne Krieger
Krieger, Joanne, Robert Beall, Marie Krieger, and Willis Krieger, trans. Second German Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1913-1969. Portland: n.p., 2001. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, Robert Beall, Marie Krieger, and Willis Krieger. Evangelical Congregational & Central Evangelical Church 1969-2002. Portland: n.p., 2003. Print. All names are listed as shown in the church records. Alternate spellings are shown in parenthesis.
Krieger, Joanne, Robert Beall, Marie Krieger, and Willis Krieger, trans. Second German Congregational Church, Portland, Oregon, 1913-1969. Portland: n.p., 2001. Print.
Krieger, Joanne, Robert Beall, Marie Krieger, and Willis Krieger. Evangelical Congregational & Central Evangelical Church 1969-2002. Portland: n.p., 2003. Print. All names are listed as shown in the church records. Alternate spellings are shown in parenthesis.
Last updated October 26, 2023