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1891-2016 (Creation)
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1.25 m of textual records
11 photographs
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Beachville Pastoral Charge was established in 1925 and included Beachville, Sweaburg and West Oxford (from ca. 1946).
Beachville United Church, located at 434809 Zorra Line in Beachville was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The first Methodist church in Beachville was erected in 1832, and the congregants also met with West Oxford. In 1867, a second church was built and this was replaced by Wesley Memorial Church which was ereceted in 1891. The church joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. The church closed December 31, 2014.
Sweaburg United Church, located at 474425 Dodge Line, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Methodist church in Sweaburg was established ca. 1862. In 1888 a new church was built. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It is still an active congregation of the United Church.
West Oxford United Church, located at 54395 Church Line, West Oxford, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The first Methodist Church in the community was established in 1804. A new church was constructed in 1823. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and was a part of Salford Pastoral Charge until ca. 1945. It then joined Beachville Pastoral Charge. It is still an active congregation of the United Church.
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This material forms part of the Ontario Regional Councils program of the United Church of Canada Archive.
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Fonds consists of records of Woodstock Methodist Sunday School District (incudes Beachville, Sweaburg, Woodstock, Salford, Oxford Centre, Eastwood, Princeton, Drumbo, Washington, Hickson, Plattsville and Bright), 1915-1921; Missionary Society collection book of Beachville Methodist Circuit (includes Beachville and Folden's), 1911-1918; records, including burials, 1922-1925, of Beachville Methodist Church, 1891-1925; records of Beachville Pastoral Charge (includes Beachville, Sweaburg, and West Oxford), 1908-2015; records of West Oxford Pastoral Charge, 1973, 2015; records of Sweaburg United Church, 1990-2010; and records of West Oxford United Church 1990-2010; records, including baptismal stubs, 1942-1980, and marriages, 1896-1942, of Beachville United Church (includes Sweaburg Methodist Circuit, Beachville Methodist Church, Sweaburg Methodist Church), 1891-2016.
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Access to baptismal, marriage and burial registers may be restricted according to relevant privacy legislation.
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London Conference - finding aid 291
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Includes records of former Fonds 2937: Sweaburg United Church (Ont.)
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- West Oxford Pastoral Charge (Ont.) (Subject)
- Beachville United Church (Ont.) (Subject)
- Sweaburg United Church (Ont.) (Subject)
- West Oxford United Church (Ont.) (Subject)