Editing Thorp, Washington (section)

===Churches===
Several Thorp families that came from [[Polk County, Oregon]], had a heritage in the [[Restoration Movement|Stone-Campbell Movement]]. Although they had been meeting as a group since 1890, the Thorp [[Christian churches and churches of Christ|Church of Christ]] was not formed until 1895.  The primary movers in launching the new [[Church (congregation)|congregation]] were Mary Childs and Sarah Goodwin.  Their work was successful, but Sarah Goodwin is not listed on the [[Charter Roll|charter roll]] of 1895 because she had already passed to her eternal reward by the time the church was fully established.<ref name="christian1">[http://ncbible.org/nwh/wakittitas.html Pioneer History, Churches of Christ and Christian Churches in the Pacific Northwest, Kittitas County, Washington.] Retrieved 2011-09-21.</ref>

The first services were held at the Thorp school house, with a permanent church structure being erected in 1897. Early [[Minister (Christianity)|ministers]] signed one-year contracts to serve the community with most moving on to other congregations after only a short period of time.<ref name="christian1"/>

The town of Thorp was also the home of the Thorp [[Methodist Episcopal Church]] for many years, however that congregation was disbanded sometime in the 1930s. The [[steeple (architecture)|steeple]] on the Methodist Episcopal church was cut off, and it served variously as a [[The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry|Grange]] hall, clubhouse and the Rodeo Renegades square dance hall.<ref>''Daily Record'' (Ellensburg, Washington), "Wilson-Schwab wedding vows affirmed," 1976-07-19, pp. 2.</ref>

In 1949, Teddy Leavitt formed a short-lived [[Bible college]] at Thorp, which was affiliated with the Thorp Church of Christ. The church structure fell victim to fire on April 13, 1950,<ref>''Daily Record'' (Ellensburg, Washington), "Long-time Thorp resident reminisces about city," 1976-07-19, pp. 2.</ref> and as a result the college was relocated to [[Selah, Washington]], where it continued as the Central Washington Bible College until 1977.<ref name="christian1"/><ref>[http://www.cr-cc.org/history/Appendix%20F.%20Bible%20Rock%20Camp%20&%20Central%20Washington%20School%20of%20the%20Bible.pdf Teddy Leavitt, A Man of Great Faith.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402211947/http://www.cr-cc.org/history/Appendix%20F.%20Bible%20Rock%20Camp%20%26%20Central%20Washington%20School%20of%20the%20Bible.pdf |date=2012-04-02 }} Retrieved 2011-09-21.</ref> After the 1950 blaze, the Thorp Church of Christ was quickly rebuilt in the same location.<ref name="daily19890818"/>

The Thorp Church of Christ became the Thorp Community Church in 1981. It is located near the intersection of Goodwin Road and First Street in Thorp, and continues to minister to the spiritual needs of the townspeople.<ref name="christian1"/>