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This folder includes three copies of pamphlets inviting people to attend the church, a congregational historical record, dedication of building program from 1987, dedication of new building program from 1996, newspaper clippings, church constitution, and a service of organization bulletin.
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The congregation of Nativity in Bend, Oregon had its beginning when Paul Baughman was assigned by the Division for Home Mission in North America of the LCA as the pastor-developer. He came to this area in 1981 and conducted a house-to-house survey. The congregation was organized on November 28, 1982 with 79 baptized members. The organization was preceded by the work of a service committee that planned early meetings, worship services, and Sunday School classes. In the early years the congregation rented a commercial building for its activities. In1983 they began sharing the worship and educational facilities of Faith Evangelical Free Church. In 1985 the congregation began holding worship services in nearby Sun River as a part of their mission statement to serve the greater Bend area.