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1907-2013 (Creation)
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- United Church of Canada. Bella Coola Pastoral Charge
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70 cm of textual records
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Augsburg Lutheran Church was founded as part of the Norwegian settlement at Hagensborg in 1894. In 1949, it joined the United Church of Canada and became Augsburg United Church, part of the Bella Coola Pastoral Charge. In 1983, the congregation closed.
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Fonds consists of records of the Bella Coola Pastoral Charge; its congregations, Emmanuel, MacKenzie, and Augsburg United Churches; Augsburg Lutheran Church and Bella Coola Methodist Mission. Records include Baptism registers (1907-1986), Birth records (1921-1930), Marriage registers (1913-2007), and Burial registers (1909-1992); Circuit register (1925-1953), Historic roll (1947-1987), Communion roll (1940-1955, 1972); Board and committee records (1920-2013); Property records (1952-1988), Native Affairs and Language records (1977-1984), Visitation records (1972-1973), Refugee sponsorship (1979-1980), Correspondence (1939-1947); Historical material (1926-1976), "Bible in Bella Coola" by Cliff Kopas (church history); Account book (1920-1950), Cash book (1940-1950); and Annual reports (1940-2013).
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Date(s) and details of early transfers were not documented, but arrived at the Archives prior to 2006
Marriage registers (1977-2007) were transferred to the Archives by Bob Burrows on April 14 and July 13, 2015
Subsequent accrual received from Bella Coola Pastoral Charge on June 25, 2018
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- English
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- Access to vital event records (baptism/marriage/burial records) may be restricted according to requirements of the B.C. Personal Information Protection Act
- Further access restrictions apply; consult file list
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Fonds description contains historical terms that some may consider offensive. Although they do not reflect today's sensibilities, the terms are being maintained because they are part of an official name or designation at the time the records were created, and they provide evidence of the attitudes and usage of that period.
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-109
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Revised July 14, 2015
Revised August 31, 2022
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- English