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Fonds · 1959-2008

Fonds consists of Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1982-2005); Membership records (1993); Board and committee records (1991-2003); Property and legal documents (1959-2008); Construction project records (1993-2005); Correspondence and subject files (1989-1994); Financial records (1986-2006); Annual reports (1992-1996); Historical reference material (1987-1997); and Photographs (1999).

Fonds · 1925-2000

Fonds consists of records of Creston Circuit and Creston Pastoral Charge, as well as the congregation proper in Creston, namely, Creston Methodist Church and Trinity United Church. Records include Baptism registers (1907-1942), Marriage registers (1907-1990), and Burial registers (1908-2000); Membership records (1907-1994); Session minutes (1925-1969), Stewards minutes (1928-1969), Official Board minutes (1906-1973), Official Board correspondence and reports (1944-1945), and Congregational Meeting minutes (1927-1976); Ladies Aid minutes (1945-1947), Woman's Association minutes (1949-1961), Woman's Missionary Society financial records (1953-1957); Congregational financial records (1945-1958); and Congregational histories (1985).

Trinity United Church (Creston, B.C.)
Hedwig Bartling fonds
Fonds · 1950-1981

Fonds consists of the following record series: Photographs (1950); Academic records (1980); and Reference materials (1981).

Bartling, Hedwig
Jack Kendrick fonds
Fonds · 1952-1970

Fonds consists of one record series: Films of East Trail United Church (1952-1970).

Kendrick, Jack
Fonds · 1952-2001

Fonds consists of paper records and videocassettes from the British Columbia Conference Division of Communications, and its predecessor, the Information and Stewardship Committee.

Paper records include: Information and Stewardship Committee minutes (1956-1963); Correspondence files (1974-1978); Files of Gary Magarrell (1968-1972); Files of Rodney M. Booth (1952-1987); Interchurch Television records (1973-1980); Book Store records (1985-1987); and Financial records (1957-1968).

United Church of Canada. British Columbia Conference. Division of Communication
Jessie Oliver Collection
Collection · [190-?]-1988

Collection consists of materials relating to Oliver’s ministry and work with the First Nations people. Collection contains Photographs (1934-1938), Memorabilia ([190-?]) and Reference materials ([193-?]-1988).

Oliver, Jessie
John Kumaji Nihei fonds
Fonds · 1923-1972

Fonds consists of the following record series: Photographs ([1923?]-1935) and Reference materials (1972). Records relate to Japanese Methodist Church and United Church congregations at Ocean Falls. Also included is a memoir of Rev. Yoshimitsu Akagawa.

Nihei, John Kumaji
Fonds · 1979-2018

Fonds consists of the following record series: Property records (1931-2019, predominant 1973-2018); Audited financial statements (1981-2018); General ledgers (1991-2017); Correspondence (1979-1982); and Alphabetical files (1977-1983).

United Church of Canada. Finance Minister, BC Conference
Fonds · 1886-1952

Fonds consists of records from Nanaimo Indian Mission. Record series include: Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1886-1952) and Sunday school records (1892-1912).

Nanaimo Indian Mission (Methodist)
Fonds · 1913-1974

The fonds consists of minutes of the Board of Control (1913-1973), annual reports of the superintendent (1916-1972), correspondence of the Board Chairman, minutes and other records of the finance committee, records of the Burnaby Home Task Force of the Metropolitan Council, records of the women's auxiliary (1912-1973), and other material.

United Church Home For Girls (Burnaby, B.C.)
Fonds · 1904-2014

Fonds consists of 6 record series: Administrative records (1937-2000); Financial records (1993-2014); Media (1940-2010); Medical procedures and treatment records (1920-1996); Patient files (1904-2007); and Property records (1958-1997). The first accession of R.W. Large Memorial Hospital was received in 2017 and arranged and described by Kelly Rovegno. The majority of the BC Conference Archives holdings relate to early records regarding patients and medical procedures. Fonds also contains Dr. Darby’s medical notes.

R.W. Large Memorial Hospital
James A. Taylor fonds
Fonds · 1945-2018

Fonds consists of records relating to Jim Taylor’s writing, editing, and broadcasting work, as well as his liaison with colleagues and family members. Fonds comprises the following record series: Correspondence – JAFT to WST (1945-1998); Published articles and resources (1967-2006); Early writings (1959-1980); Personal correspondence (1966-1986); Academic writings (1958-1967); Newsletters (1984-1994); Regular newspaper columns (1996-2018); Manuscripts for monographs (1996-2001); Reference: books written or edited by James Taylor (1981-2010). Documentary forms include correspondence, research notes, interview transcripts, draft and published versions of magazine articles, play scripts, and full manuscripts of books. Also included is a copy of each published book.

Taylor, James A.
W.S. Taylor fonds
Fonds · 1938 - 1998

Fonds consists of records relating to Taylor’s psychological, philosophical, and theological research. Materials relate to Taylor’s psychological work in India as well as materials gathered to support his lectures, sermons, and publication activities in Vancouver. Fonds consists of the following record series: Research notes; Manuscript drafts and notes; Sermon notes; Collected quotations; Published articles and books; Psychological assessment tools; and J.T. Taylor writings.

Taylor, W.S.
Fonds · 1925-1998

Fonds consists of the following record series: Baptism, marriage and burial records (1922-1986); Membership records (1944-1969); Board and committee records (1929-1994); Legal/property records (1944-1974); Women's group records (1970-1971); Sunday school records (1955-1967); Youth group records (1946-1967); Correspondence/subject files (1939-1944); Congregational directories (1983-1992); Annual reports (1941-1996); and Newsletters (1975-1998).

St. Andrew's United Church (Williams Lake, B.C.)
Edwin Searcy fonds
Fonds · 1974-2015

Fonds consists of records relating to Ed Searcy’s work in pastoral ministry, his studies, his teaching and writing, and his work in the wider church. Fonds comprises the following record series: Sermons (1974-2008); Lectures and addresses (2000-2007); Leadership-related records ([1991]-2003); Publications and manuscripts (1989-2015); Student papers (1974-2002); Audiovisual recordings (2001-2015); and Significant documents (1976-2015).

Searcy, Edwin
Fonds · 1925-2017

Fonds consist of records from the Powell Street Methodist/United Church, and postwar Vancouver Japanese United Church; as well as the English-Speaking Congregation sous-fonds. Records include: Baptism, marriage and burial records (1896-1942); Membership records (1896-1942); Board and Committee records (1918-1942); Sunday School records (1932-1941); Youth Group records ([before 1942]-1942); Special Program records (1922-1942); Correspondence/Subject files ([before 1942]-1968); Annual reports (1929-1941); Newsletters (1928-1941); and Photographs ([1897?]-2004).

The English-Speaking Congregation sous-fonds includes: Baptism, marriage, and burial records (1970-2008); Membership records (1959-2016); Board and Committee records (1955-2017); Congregational correspondence (1969-1976); Annual reports (1971-2016); Bulletins and newsletters (1954-2009); Church history (1936-2013); Women's group records (1989-1999); Records of other groups (1952-1970); and Photographs (1905-2006).

Vancouver Japanese United Church
Dorothy Yamamoto fonds
Fonds · 1979-1991

Fonds consists of a single series: Photographs (1979-1991). Records relate to the activities of the Vancouver Japanese United Church English-Speaking Congregation.

Yamamoto, Dorothy
Chizu Uchida fonds
Fonds · 1922-2010

Fonds consists of two record series: Photographs (1922-2010) and Kyogikai records (1975-1990).

Uchida, Chizu
Collection · 1938

Collection was developed by the Rev. John Goodfellow, an amateur church historian who also served on the BC Conference Archives and Historical Committee from 1925 to 1950. He collected information from various sources about the early history of the United Church and its founding partners (Congregational, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches) in British Columbia. Collection consists of the following series: Biographical files; Congregational files; Subject files; and Photographs.

United Church of Canada. Pacific Mountain Region. Archives
Joan Imai fonds
Fonds · 1969-1979

Fonds consists of a single series: Photographs (1969-1979). Records relate to the activities of the Vancouver Japanese United Church English-Speaking Congregation.

Imai, Joan
Fonds · 1913-2005

Fonds consists of records from Skeena River Methodist Circuit which includes Terrace, Kitsegucla, Kitselas and Cedarvale, Knox Presbyterian Church (Terrace, B.C.), and Knox United Church (Terrace, B.C.). Records include Baptism registers (1920-1993), marriage registers (including civil) (1921-1988), and burial registers (1921-1972); Board and committee records (1913-1989); Property and legal records (1981-1988); Women's group records (1932-2005); Sunday school records (1954-1972); Youth group records (1954-1957); Records of other congregational groups (1954-[198-?]); Ecumenical group records (1970-1982); Congregational financial records (1965-1976); Annual reports (1956-1992); Newsletters (1972-1991); and Photographs (1912-1992).

Knox United Church (Terrace, B.C.)
Takashi Komiyama fonds
Fonds · 1938-1959

Fonds consists of three record series: Church-related records (1938-1946); Reference materials (1942-1963); and Community advisor records (1944). Record types include reports, lectures, clippings, and memorabilia, primarily concerning the treatment of Japanese Canadians during World War II.

Komiyama, Takashi
Douglas H. Telfer fonds
Fonds · 1932-1952

Fonds consists of two record series: Correspondence (1932-1952) and Sermons and Lectures (1938-1951).

Telfer, Douglas H.
Lydia Gruchy fonds
Fonds · 1893 - 2000

Fonds consists of the following record series: Family correspondence and other materials (1892-1995); Publications and manuscripts (1915-2000); Audio and video recordings (1985-1992); Florence Gruchy photographs (1933-1960); Lydia Gruchy family photographs (1917-1953).

Gruchy, Lydia