As a church: https://libcat.asburyseminary.edu/Record/146063 [can obtain upon request] [Six Methodist churches in Portland, Oregon, 1963 : Centenary- Wilbur Methodist Church, Hughes Memorial Methodist Church, Lincoln Street Methodist Church, Sunnyside Methodist Church, Vancouver Avenue Methodist Church /

Association with LGBTQ events began in the late 1960s.

1968: History/Story:  Per https://historycooperative.org/journal/music-on-the-cusp-from-folk-to-acid-rock-in-portland-coffeehouses-1967-1970/ “In June 1968, as the Charix was colliding with local authorities, the Ninth Street Exit opened at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church. The Centenary-Wilbur community had changed since October 12, 1962, Columbus Day, when a furious and destructive storm knocked the steeple into the sanctuary, ripping a hole not only in the building but also in the congregation. A new sanctuary was fashioned out of the gymnasium, but the congregation was irreparably sundered. Guitarist Bill Wyatt, whose mother was the church’s choir director, remembered that “the more fundamental and radical elements hung on and the dressier folks moved on.”[61- Wyatt interview]

Centenary-Wilbur rapidly became a major countercultural center, housing not only the Ninth Street Exit but also antiwar and draft-resistance groups, an organic food collective, a counterculture information switchboard, and gay liberation groups. In 1968, some eighteen social and political organizations operated out of Centenary-Wilbur.[62 Rande Wilmarth, “2 Churches in Same Building Pursue Contrasting Theories,” Oregon Journal, July 12, 1968, 6J] During its twelve-year run, the Ninth Street Exit was the nursery for a variety of prominent 1970s bands, including the Sleazy Pieces, the heirs to the ebullience and eclecticism of the 1960s, and the wild jazz ensemble Upepo. But as baby boomers migrated to bars and taverns, the Exit slowly faded until it closed altogether in 1980.”

1970: In the summer of 1970, [Portland Gay Liberation Front (GLF)] GLF meetings were held weekly at Centenary-Wilbur Methodist Church in Southeast Portland. The place, address, time, and date were published in the Bridge which by that time had a huge readership. One night a week was dedicated to gay men, while another was for lesbians. This atmosphere allowed gays to meet other gays to discuss their lives. Also published in the Bridge were phone numbers where those coming out could speak to others who already had. A speakers’ system was created so that groups could invite gay men and lesbians to talk to them about their lifestyles. (http://www.glapn.org/6130nicolagaymovement.html)

Portland Gay Liberation was located at the Centenary-Wilbur [United Methodist] Church [of Portland]  see article: https://www.wweek.com/culture/2019/06/12/how-a-classified-ad-in-an-underground-newspaper-ignited-portlands-lgbtq-rights-movement/

1971: As part of the complex, per an ad in the March- April 1971 The Fountain newspaper, Portland Switchboard operated there. Little at this time is known about the Portland Switchboard, however the ad clearly states that the address is 215 SE 9th and along with the date, it is clear it was either part of the Portland Gay Liberation Front offices or the Ninth Street Exit Coffee House. However, it is not stated in John Wilkinson’s announcement of the Ninth Street Exit Coffee House or the “Exit” but it is clearly in the same building and at the same time period.

1972: Per Polina Olsen’s Portland in the 1960s page 90 under Counter Institutions “The Scribe came out in the early spring 1972. Our office was in the Centenary Wilbur Church.” Per an interview with Maurice Isserman who worked at both the Willamette Bridge and Portland Scribe Newspapers.