Fonds - Lynn Valley United Church (North Vancouver, B.C.) fonds

The various congregations which make up Lynn Valley United Church today included Lynn Valley Methodist Church, Knox Presbyterian Church, and West Lynnmour United Church. The first Methodist services were held in Lynn Valley in 1900 in a Shingle Mill. In 1904 the first school in Lynn Valley was built and worship services were moved there, then later held in Institute Hall. In May 1912 a church was erected and dedicated on Institute Road. Presbyterian services in Lynn Valley began with the exploration of Mission work from St. Andrew's Presbyterian in 1906. The first Presbyterian services began in 1909 and in 1911 a church building was dedicated, with the church being named "Knox Church." In 1925 the congregations entered Union to form Lynn Valley United Church. The Knox Church and Manse property were retained for use of the new congregation, and the Methodist property with its Church and small parsonage were sold to the School Board. On March 22, 1959, a new church building was dedicated. West Lynnmour Church began its life at a vacant Presbyterian Church at the corner of Fraser St. and SE Marine Drive in Vancouver. In 1932, the structure was torn down and transported by truck and ferry to the Lynnmour site. The church encountered financial difficulties in the early 1960s and had difficulty remaining solvent. In 1965, the West Lynnmour Congregation voted in favour of a Session recommendation that their congregation "cease to exist" and to affiliate from then on with Lynn Valley United Church, as of January 1, 1966.