Fonds - St. John's Strawberry Hill United Church (Delta, B.C.) fonds

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St. John's Strawberry Hill United Church (Delta, B.C.) fonds

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    • 1921-2009 (Creation)
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      St. John's Strawberry Hill United Church (Delta, B.C.)
      Place
      Delta

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    1.55 m of textual records
    75 photographs

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    (1910-2009)

    Administrative history

    Religious services had been held in a rural area of Surrey known as “Strawberry Hill” since 1910, mostly in the old school house, and the congregation had been served by Methodist and Presbyterian student ministers. St. John's Strawberry Hill thus originated as a Presbyterian congregation and in 1922 built its first church in Strawberry Hill. St. John’s Strawberry Hill cooperated with Sullivan United Church (which had been holding services in the Farmers Institute Hall) in 1934, sharing services with a series of student ministers. From 1939-1942, the Presbyterian church allowed the United Church congregation to use St. John’s for evening services. In 1942, the agreement was terminated; however the Presbyterians discontinued their own services at St. John’s, and the church remained unused for two years. In September 1944, a petition drawn up by local residents was presented to the Presbyterian Church asking to rent or sell St. John’s Church for religious services. The United Church congregation bought St. John’s the following year for $800, and after considerable repair and alterations, was re-opened for services on May 6th, 1945. On July 1, 2009 this church amalgamated with Royal Heights to become Crossroads United Church.

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    Fonds consists of records from St. John's Strawberry Hill United Church. Records include Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1934-2009); Membership records (1934-2009); Board and committee records (1921-2009); Legal / Property records (1922-2005); Women's group records (1940-1995); Annual reports (1957-2009); Communications (1984-2009); and Church history (1944-2009).

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    Good

    Immediate source of acquisition

    Records transferred from St. John's Strawberry Hill United Church in 1994. Remaining records were transferred from Crossroads United Church on November 13, 2009, July 26, 2010, and April 8, 2011.

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    • English

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      Some restrictions apply; see file list

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      File list available. Online Finding Aid

      Associated materials

      Colebrook Pastoral Charge (Surrey, B.C.) fonds

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      BCAUL control number: UCCBC-320

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      DEL SJ

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      Final

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      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Created Sept. 2002
      Revised Sept. 2009
      Revised July 18, 2013

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      • English

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