Fonds Acc3092 - Montague Church of Christ fonds : [1879-1978]

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Montague Church of Christ fonds : [1879-1978]

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CA PCA Acc3092

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  • Microfilmed 1978 (Reproduction)
  • 1879-1978 (Creation)
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    Montague Church of Christ

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1 reel 35 mm microfilm

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Montague Church of Christ

Administrative history

Construction on the Church of Christ in Montague, Prince Edward Island, began in 1875. It was made with brick manufactured locally in the Robert Stewart Brick works. Located on Main Street in Montague, the church was completed in the spring of 1876. John Knox, having arrived in 1841 from Nova Scotia to spread the Baptist faith, preached the dedication sermon. The first documented minister was Reverend R.W. Stevenson from 1879 to 1885. Throughout the years, there were many organizations within the congregation. The women of the congregation participated in a Ladies Aid Society (ca. 1917), Women's Missionary Society (ca. 1929), and a Ladies Circle (ca. 1937). There were also youth groups (1935-?), and bible study groups (1966-?) active within the congregation. In 1978 a new church manse was purchased by the congregation.

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The fonds consists of records of the Church of Christ from 1879-1978. Minute books from meetings (1916-1939, 1958-1978) discuss the finances, appointment of board trustees members, and reports of groups active within the congregation. Church registers contain records of baptisms (1967-1978), marriages (1953-1978), and deaths (1926-1939, 1968-1978), as well as lists of members of the congregation (1897-1978), elders (1912-1974), trustees (1912), clerks (1909, 1913), deacons (1932-1977) and ministers from 1879 to 1972.

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  • English

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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

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NO FURTHER FINDING AID AVAILABLE

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See also: Acc3476/248; Acc2476/23(1) (photo located in blue binders in Reading Room); Acc2780/12

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