Community Events Center

Cumberland events center gets its bell back

Written January 16th, 2026 by Hasso Hering

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Kept in storage since 2013, the bell of the historic Cumberland Church was being prepared to be lifted back into its tower this morning.

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Tags: bell, Community Events Center, cumberland church, Pine and Santiam

Council open to Cumberland request

Written December 2nd, 2023 by Hasso Hering

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With the exterior restored and a new coat of paint, the former Cumberland Church looked good when I passed it on a bike ride last month. Now the organizers of the Cumberland Community Events Center hope the Albany City Council can help their project along.

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Tags: Albany council, Community Events Center, Cumberland, Pine Street, Santiam Road

Cumberland Church gets its steeple back

Written April 26th, 2023 by Hasso Hering

Comments: 6 responses.

Today was a milestone in the conversion of the historic Cumberland Church into a center for community events on the east side of old Albany: The steeple was put back on.

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Tags: Community Events Center, cumberland church, Forslung crane, Santiam Road

Cumberland update: Steeple’s still up there

Written August 27th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

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Every evening lately I’ve ridden the bike past the former Cumberland Church to see if the steeple had been lifted off and moved in advance of moving the building itself, as is the plan. As you can see above, the answer is “not yet.”

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Tags: building permit., Community Events Center, Cumberland, Eaton

The last days to see this historic site

Written August 24th, 2021 by Hasso Hering

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These are the last days of Albany’s former Cumberland Presbyterian Church at its historic site. So if you want to refresh your memories of how it fit into the neighborhood, better take a look before it’s too late.

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Tags: Community Events Center, cumberland church, old church move