First Metropolitan United Church Archives

Identity area

Identifier

FMUC

Authorized form of name

First Metropolitan United Church Archives

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    Other form(s) of name

      Type

      • Religious

      Contact area

      Archives & Heritage Committee -- First Metropolitan United Church, Victoria -- c/o Margery Hadley, Archivist Primary contact

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      Address

      Street address

      932 Balmoral Road

      Locality

      VICTORIA

      Region

      BRITISH COLUMBIA

      Country name

      Canada

      Postal code

      V8T 1A8

      Telephone

      250-388-5188 (church office)

      Fax

      250-388-5186

      Email

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      Description area

      History

      First Metropolitan United Church, Victoria, was formed in 1996 with the amalgamation of Metropolitan United Church and First United Church. Prior to the union of Methodist, Congregational and some Presbyterian churches to form the United Church of Canada in 1925, these churches were Metropolitan Methodist and First Presbyterian. Metropolitan Methodist was earlier known as Pandora Avenue Methodist Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church.

      With amalgamation in 1996, the Methodist church building was sold and became the Victoria Conservatory of Music and the Presbyterian building, built in 1914 at Quadra Street and Balmoral Road, became First Metropolitan United Church. Both founding congregations maintained archives and these merged to become First Met Archives.

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      Holdings

      First Metropolitan United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1995- ; First United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1862-1996; and, Metropolitan United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1859-1996.
      Also includes some records of First Congregational Church (Victoria, BC); Belmont Avenue United Church (Victoria, BC); Chinese United Church (Victoria, BC); and, the Oriental Home and School (Victoria, BC).

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      Database of holdings is maintained onsite

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      Access by appointment

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      Status

      Draft

      Level of detail

      Partial

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2014 November 5

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