The church's 1881 report list a membership of 163 with F. S. Powell, W. E. Pedigo and A. W. Lucas as elders. In 1882 the college was given to the State of Oregon and is now Western Oregon University . In this era of one-year contracts, Mr. Burnett saved enough so when he was not under contract, he could live and preach in small churches that did not have preachers. The move of the Church and its building from state property occurred about 1893. The building as pictured is incorporated into the present Monmouth Christian Church building.
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Pictured left is Alby Esson , minister from 1897-1901. Mr. Esson, a graduate of College of the Bible in Lexington, Kentucky, also ministered in Portland briefly before accepting an assignment with the Oregon Christian Missionary Convention in 1902. The First Christian Church in Monmouth is very active today. Church Street was named for the Disciples church building that once stood on it. Whitman Street was named for Squire Whitman, a founding pioneer.