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Centennial United Church (Victoria, B.C.) fonds
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2.7 m of textual records
1 plan
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In the early 1880s, arrangements were made by the Official Board of Metropolitan Methodist Church to start a local mission that held prayer meetings and a Sunday School in the north end of Victoria. The congregation met initially in a school house on King's Road, then in a building that later became a provincial vocational training school. In July 1885, a meeting of members of Metropolitan Methodist Church decided to formally establish the congregation, which was initially named Victoria North Methodist Church. At that time, property on Gorge Road was acquired, and when the building was dedicated in December 1885, it was renamed Gorge Road Methodist Church. The congregation grew quickly, and by 1891, a larger building was needed. As 1891 was the centennial of the death of John Wesley, it was decided that the church would be renamed Centennial Methodist Church. The new building was dedicated in June 1892. At Church Union in 1925, Centennial Methodist Church became Centennial United Church. A new educational and recreational wing was added to the church in 1962, and was named the Howard Harris Building.
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Biographical history
In the early 1880s, arrangements were made by the Official Board of Metropolitan Methodist Church to start a local mission that held prayer meetings and a Sunday School in the north end of Victoria. The congregation met initially in a school house on King's Road, then in a building that later became a provincial vocational training school. In July 1885, a meeting of members of Metropolitan Methodist Church decided to formally establish the congregation, which was initially named Victoria North Methodist Church. At that time, property on Gorge Road was acquired, and when the building was dedicated in December 1885, it was renamed Gorge Road Methodist Church. The congregation grew quickly, and by 1891, a larger building was needed. As 1891 was the centennial of the death of John Wesley, it was decided that the church would be renamed Centennial Methodist Church. The new building was dedicated in June 1892. At Church Union in 1925, Centennial Methodist Church became Centennial United Church.
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In the early 1880s, arrangements were made by the Official Board of Metropolitan Methodist Church to start a local mission that held prayer meetings and a Sunday School in the north end of Victoria. The congregation met initially in a school house on King's Road, then in a building that later became a provincial vocational training school. In July 1885, a meeting of members of Metropolitan Methodist Church decided to formally establish the congregation, which was initially named Victoria North Methodist Church. At that time, property on Gorge Road was acquired, and when the building was dedicated in December 1885, it was renamed Gorge Road Methodist Church. The congregation grew quickly, and by 1891, a larger building was needed. As 1891 was the centennial of the death of John Wesley, it was decided that the church would be renamed Centennial Methodist Church. The new building was dedicated in June 1892. At Church Union in 1925, Centennial Methodist Church became Centennial United Church.
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Fonds consists of the records from Centennial United Church and its predecessors, Gorge Road Methodist Church, Centennial Methodist Church, and Burnside Methodist Church. Records include Baptism registers (1898-1974), Marriage registers (1898-1985), and Burial registers (1905-1976); Membership records (1890-1989); Session minutes (1926-1969), Stewards minutes (1920-1969), Official Board minutes (1888-2002), Congregation meeting minutes (1933-2002); Trustees minutes (1885-1918); Woman's Association records (1948-1962); Woman's Missionary Society records (1891-1961); United Church Women records (1962-1999); Epworth League and Young People's Society/Union minutes (1914-1961); Annual reports (1951-2000); Property records (1894-1959); and Historical files (1962).
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Good
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Transferred directly from Centennial United Church
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- English
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Box list available.<br /><a href="http://www.bc.united-church.ca/archives/fond/VIC_CE.pdf">Online Finding Aid</a>
Associated materials
Ira Dilworth fonds, BC Archives (Diworth was organist at Centennial United Church)
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Further accruals are expected
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-305
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Final
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Full
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
Revised November 28, 2012
Revised August 22, 2014
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- English