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| Historical information and photos taken from the Melfort United Church Historical Calendar by Garry Forsyth |
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| Melfort United Church HISTORY |
| Methodist Church - 1904 to 1925 United Church of Canada Inaugurated - June 10, 1925 |
| Melfort United Church has a firm foundation at 220 Burrows Avenue West. It should have as there have been 2 churches built on that location. In 1904 the Methodist Church was built with Rev. L.R. MacDonald as first minister. (In 1902 the town site began and later services were held first over at Joe Walker's blacksmith shop and later at A.E. Cole's feed store) In December of 1904 the first structure built in Melfort for the purpose of worship was dedicated. The congregation sat in ordinary chairs and coal oil lamps provided light. |
| A new church was decided on which would cost $ 32,000.00. September 28, 1928 - Cornerstone laid. Services were held in the basement that winter. Summer of 1928 - $2500.00 raised for new pews. May 26, 1929 - Dedication of the new church. For the $16,000.00 mortgage, 40 men signed a $ 500.00 guarantee. |
| The Cornerstone - Ever wonder what is in the cornerstone of our church? It contains copies of the Melfort Moon and Melfort Journal, a historical record of the church, a coin minted in 1928, a photo of the old church, a copy of the official minutes re: building of the new church and a record of the donation of the cornerstone by Duff Nisbet of Saskatoon |
| Christian Education Centre - sod turning, June 24, 1962 |
| For a photo of the Melfort United Church building, as it stands today |
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| The Early Leaders: Rev. L.R. McDonald 1902-1904 Rev. T.J. Small 1904-1905 Rev. F.W. Shier 1905-1907 Rev. D.B. Kennedy 1907-1910 Rev. Thos. Bray 1910-1913 Rev. George Marshall 1913-1915 Rev. W.R. Tanton 1915-1919 Rev. F.B. Richardson 1919-1922 Rev. Hugh Nixon 1922-1924 |
| Past Leaders: Rev. W. P. Ewing 1924-1927 Rev. Geof Glover 1927-1934 Rev. G. G. Heffelfinger 1934-1936 Rev. W. A. Wilkenson 1936-1945 Rev. W. J. Bell 1945-1949 Rev. J. E. McNeill 1949-1956 Rev. E. N. Morrison 1956-1959 Rev. R. M. Thompson 1959-1971 Rev. Bill Gilmer 1971-1982 Mary McFarlane-Sefton 1978-1981 Rev. William Corkum 1982-1990 Marilyn Anderson-Corkum 1984-1990 Rev. Glenn Smith 1990-1995 Rev. Alan Porter 1991-1996 Rev. Helen Herr 1995-1998 Laura Paslowski 1996-1998 Rev. Peter McKellar 1998 to 2003 Olga McKellar 1998 to 2003 Rev. Lynn Elliott 2003 to 2004 Rev. Sally Boyle 2003 to 2004 |
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