Wilsonville in Clackamas County, Oregon — The American West (Northwest)
Frog Pond Church
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, October 17, 2022
1. Frog Pond Church Marker
Inscription.
Frog Pond Church. . German immigrant farmers, attracted by the fertile fields of eastern Wilsonville, settled in this area and in 1878 founded Die Deutsche Evangelishe Reformierte Meridian Gemeinde des Clackamas County, Oregon, now the Meridian United Church of Christ. The first service was held in the partly-completed church in 1880, and dedication of the building took place in 1882. German was the language spoken from the pulpit for years. , The church bell was cast in 1849 in Cincinnati and shipped around Cape Horn in 1855 to the Aurora Colony. The church acquired the bell after the colony disbanded. It began service at the church when the bell tower was added in 1894. , The church became affectionately known as “Frog Pond” for a boggy area just north of the church that has long since been drained.
German immigrant farmers, attracted by the fertile fields of eastern Wilsonville, settled in this area and in 1878 founded Die Deutsche Evangelishe Reformierte Meridian Gemeinde des Clackamas County, Oregon, now the Meridian United Church of Christ. The first service was held in the partly-completed church in 1880, and dedication of the building took place in 1882. German was the language spoken from the pulpit for years.
The church bell was cast in 1849 in Cincinnati and shipped around Cape Horn in 1855 to the Aurora Colony. The church acquired the bell after the colony disbanded. It began service at the church when the bell tower was added in 1894.
The church became affectionately known as “Frog Pond” for a boggy area just north of the church that has long since been drained.
Erected by Wilsonville-Boones Ferry Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Churches & Religion. A significant historical year for this entry is 1878.
Location. 45° 19.048′ N, 122° 44.757′ W. Marker is in Wilsonville, Oregon, in Clackamas County. Marker is on Boeckman Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6750 Boeckman Road, Wilsonville OR 97070, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker
Photographed By Douglass Halvorsen, October 17, 2022
2. Frog Pond Church Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on September 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 1, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. This page has been viewed 91 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on September 1, 2023, by Douglass Halvorsen of Klamath Falls, Oregon. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
