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Beaconsfield United Church (Vancouver, B.C.) fonds
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88 cm of textual records
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The development of an interurban streetcar line from Vancouver to New Westminster gave rise to the Beaconsfield community in the early years of the twentieth century. This community development resulted in Beaconsfield Methodist Church, which was founded in 1911. With the coming of church union in 1925, Beaconsfield Methodist Church became Beaconsfield United Church. By 1959, the congregation had grown and required a new and larger building. A new church was built across the lane from the original building, and was dedicated on March 5th 1961. In 1992, Beaconsfield United Church closed. Beaconsfield Methodist Church was part of the Vancouver West District (1911-1925). Beaconsfield United Church was a part of Vancouver East Presbytery (1925-1926), Vancouver Presbytery (1926-1959) and Vancouver-South Presbytery (1959-1992).
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Fonds consists of the records of Beaconsfield United Church and its predecessor, Beaconsfield Methodist Church. Records include Baptism registers (1914-1992), Marriage registers (1914-1991), and Burial registers (1914-1992); Membership records (1913-1992); Session minutes (1926-1979), Stewards minutes (1957-1969) and correspondence (1956-1990), Official Board minutes (1911-1992) and correspondence (1978-1992), and Congregational Meetings minutes (1931-1992); Manse sale and Property plans (1958-1982), Property and Insurance records (1923-1956), and Property sale records (1993); Woman's Association minutes (1943-1961), Woman's Association Dorcas Circle minutes (1958-1961) and Cash Book (1958-1961), Woman's Association Mizpah Circle minutes (1952-1962), Woman's Association S.S.C. Circle minutes (1952-1962), United Church Women minutes (1962-1987), United Church Women Unit 3 (Harmony) minutes (1962-1972), United Church Women Unit 4 minutes (1962-1965), United Church Women Unit 5 minutes (1962), and United Church Women Lo-Fa-Co Unit Financial records (1962-1972); Sunday School Executive minutes (1932-1937); Congregational Correspondence (1963-1979), Conference Loan Fund records (1985-1989), Montessori Day care records (1986-1992), Presbytery Visitation reports (1972-1990); Annual reports 1969-1991); and "The Beacon" (Newsletters) (1974-1977).
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- English
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File list available.<br /><a href="http://www.bc.united-church.ca/archives/fond/VAN_BE.pdf" target="_blank">Online Finding Aid</a>
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-256
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Revised Febburary 9, 2010