Church buildings

Abstract Christina Thompson was interviewed on July 27, 2015. She has been the pastor at the Methodist Church since 2009 and her interview detailed the Church’s history in the Vista neighborhood. A large part of the interview talked about the old building, it’s demolition, and construction of the current church. Much was said concerning the destruction and de-consecration of the old location and people’s feelings toward losing that place. Thompson also outlined many of the various community outreach...

Abstract Kathy Skov gave her interview on July 30, 2015. In it she detailed her life growing up in the Vista Neighborhood and her family’s involvement in the Methodist Church. She recalled always being in church from a very young age and what it was like in the 1940s and 50s. Skov also described the many community outreach efforts that have taken shape over the last twenty years. Additionally, she discussed growing up going to Whitney Elementary, South Junior High School and Borah High School. She...