Fonds Acc3887 - Dundas United Church fonds : [1903-1987]

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Dundas United Church fonds : [1903-1987]

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CA PCA Acc3887

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  • Microfilmed 1987 (Creation)
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    Dundas United Church

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2 reels of 35 mm microfilm

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Dundas United Church

Biographical history

The United Church in Dundas, Prince edward Island began as a Presbyterian congregation. The area was populated circa 1840 by immigrants from the Isle of Skye. At that time occasional services were held for them by Elder Sween Campbell from Brown's Creek in individual homes or they worshipped among themselves . In 1845 a small church was built at Albion Cross where visiting ministers from neighbouring communities held services. In 1859 Dundas was organized as a separate congregation and the first ordained Minister, Rev. Allan MacLean, came in 1862 and remained until 1877. During his tenure a new larger church was completed in 1870. Between 1882 and 1888 Dundas and Cardigan were united in one charge. When this union was dissolved, Dundas was supplied by students and probationers until 1893 when Rev. John Gillis accepted the call.

In 1898, the Annandale congregation, which had begun as Grand River Presbyterian, joined Dundas to form the Dundas and Annandale Charge. The original Annandale church had been shared with the Baptist congregation until a new church opened in1881. The Annandale Presbyterian congregation was initially affiliated with the Bay Fortune and Souris charges. Annandale never had a resident minister and consequently never built a manse.

The Dundas and Annandale charge voted to join union in 1925 and became the Dundas and Annandale pastoral charge of the United Church of Canada. Bridgetown was also part of this congregation. Georgetown, Sturgeon and Milltown Cross formed another pastoral charge. In 1965 the two charges were amalgamated to form the Central Kings Pastoral Charge which became the first charge to have a female minister in the person of Rev. Doreen Wilson.

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Central Kings Pastoral Charge of the United Church

Biographical history

The Central Kings Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada was created in 1965 with the amalgamation of the pastoral charges of Dundas and Annandale, and Georgetown, Sturgeon and Milltown Cross.

St. David's United Church, located in Georgetown, Prince Edward Island, was originally established as a Presbyterian church in 1837 The congregation included the adjacent communities of Sturgeon, Alliston, Brudenell, Burnt Point, Boughton Island, Montague, Cardigan and Whim Road. When the United of Church of Canada was established in 1925, the Georgetown congregation became part of a pastoral charge which also included Sturgeon and Milltown Cross.

The United Church in Dundas, Prince Edward Island also began as a Presbyterian congregation. In 1845 a small church was built at Albion Cross where visiting ministers from neighbouring communities held services. In 1859 Dundas was organized as a separate congregation and the first ordained Minister, Rev. Allan MacLean, came in 1862. During his tenure a new larger church was completed in 1870. Briefly between 1882 and 1888 Dundas and Cardigan were united in one charge.

In 1898, the Annandale congregation, which had begun as Grand River Presbyterian, joined Dundas to form the Dundas and Annandale Charge. The original Annandale church was shared with the Baptist congregation until a new church opened in1881. The Annandale Presbyterian congregation was initially affiliated with the Bay Fortune and Souris charges. With Church Union in 1925 the Dundas and Annandale charge became a pastoral charge of the United Church of Canada.

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The fonds consists of baptism, marriage and burial records, minutes of session, record of sermons and membership rolls of the Dundas and Annandale Presbyterian/United charge. It also contains Official Board minutes from the Central Kings Pastoral Charge and minutes of the congregational, trustees, and Young People's Union meetings of the Dundas United Church. These have been intellectually arranged in the following series:

Series 1: Dundas and Annandale pastoral charge records
Series 2: Central Kings United pastoral charge of the United Church
Series 3: Dundas United Church records

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The microfilm does not reflect the intellectual arrangement of this description nor does it reflect the original order of the records. Volumes were not filmed in their entirety but rather sections of particular records, e.g. baptisms, were filmed in consecutive order from several volumes

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  • English

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Originals were returned to the donor

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NO RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS

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PERMISSION FOR USE AND REPRODUCTION IS REQUIRED FROM THE PUBLIC ARCHIVES AND RECORDS OFFICE; QUESTIONS REGARDING COPYRIGHT ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE USER

Associated materials

See also Acc3617: St. Davids United Church fonds for records of the Georgetown area

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Microfilm is located in the microfilm cabinets in the Reading Room

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