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Fonds - Richmond United Church fonds
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Richmond United Church fonds

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  • 1995 (Creation)
    Creator
    Richmond-Sea Island United Church
  • 1925-2000 (Creation)
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    Richmond United Church
  • 1888 - 1925 (Creation)
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    Richmond Methodist Church

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75 cm of textual records

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Richmond United Church

Biographical history

On May 9, 1888 the Richmond Mission was constituted by action of the Methodist conference. The congregation met in the municipal hall, then situated at Cambie and River roads, until their first church, Richmond Methodist, was built in 1891. Following church union in 1925, the church became Richmond United Church. Following population trends, a new Church was opened a quarter of a mile farther east on Cambie in 1961, and in that year council bought the old property. The church was moved to its present location in Minoru Park in 1967, restored and preserved as a municipal Centennial project. It was rededicated in 1968. From 1958-1983, Richmond United and Sea Island United were part of a two-point pastoral charge, after which Sea Island joined with Brighouse United. In 1985, Richmond United again joined with Sea Island to become part of the two-point charge. Richmond United Church is a part of Vancouver-South Presbytery.

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Richmond Methodist Church

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Richmond-Sea Island United Church

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Scope and content

Fonds consists of records from Richmond United Church, Richmond Methodist Church and Richmond-Sea Island. Records include Baptismal registers (1912-1958), Marriage registers (1912-1987), Burial registers (1913-1958); Circuit register (1888-1946), Membership roll (1922-1926); Quarterly Official Board minutes (1888-1945), Board of Trustees records (1892-1946), Congregational Annual meeting minutes (1925-1951), Building Committee minutes (1888-1982), Fall Fair Committee minutes and correspondence (1989), Centennial Coordinating Committee minutes (1988); Rental Agreements and leases (1976-1986); Women's Group records (1921-2000); Sunday School records (1910-1943); Epworth League/Young People's Society minutes (1922-1928), Young People's Society minutes (1928-1939); Cash books (1899-1940), Account book (1913-1980), Financial record books (1978-1984), Weekly Offering record book (1912-1936); Annual reports (1985-1995); Newsletters (1995); and Anniversaries and special events (1938-1988).

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Good

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Richmond United Church

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  • English

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Further accruals expected

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  • Alpha-numeric designations: BCAUL control number: UCCBC-339

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Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Revised May 11, 2012.
Revised by BCANS Coordinator, May 28, 2012.
Revised April 3, 2013.

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  • English

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