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1925-2018 (Creation)
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- Brechin United Church (Nanaimo, B.C.)
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1905-1925 (Creation)
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- Brechin Methodist Church (Nanaimo, B.C.)
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2.21 m of textual records
28 photographs
13 architectural drawings
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The Brechin community was made up largely of coal miners' families. The first Methodist church services were held in homes, beginning in 1905. By 1910, Brechin was part of the Wellington Circuit, which included five preaching points: Wellington, East Wellington, Brechin, South Wellington and Cedar. A community hall, known as Brechin Hall, was moved onto a lot donated by the CPR on Estevan Road; it was used as a day school and Sunday school. When the mines closed in 1913, the Hall was given to the Methodist Church. This structure served as the church building until 1958. After church union in 1925, Brechin United Church became part of the Wellington Pastoral Charge.
In 1931, the Nanaimo Suburban Pastoral Charge was formed, comprised of a varying number of preaching points over the years. In 1958, a new building was constructed at the corner of Brechin and Estevan Roads; the building was dedicated on October 11, 1958 and the old Brechin Hall was demolished shortly afterward.
Brechin United Church became a separate independent charge in Comox-Nanaimo Presbytery in 1961, where it remained until the end of presbyteries in 2019. The church building was demolished in early 2019 and a new church and housing complex was built, owned and managed by the Pacific Mountain's housing society.
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Fonds contains the records of Brechin United Church, Wellington United Church, and some Sunday School records of its predecessor, Brechin Methodist Church. Records include Baptism, Marriage and Burial Records (1920-1998); Membership Records (1945-1989); Board and Committee Records (1932-2017); Legal/Property Records (1958-2004); Women’s Group Records (1948-2011); Men’s Group Records (1958-1989); Sunday School Records (1906-1968); Youth Group Records (1956-2018); Records of Other Groups (1957-1971); Special Program Records (1973-2018); Church Histories (1960-2018); Congregational Financial Records (1926-1959); Annual Reports (1955-2018); Newsletters (1990-1997); Photographs ([20-?]); Architectural Records (1958-[20-?]); and Visitor’s Registers (1953-1958).
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Physical condition
Immediate source of acquisition
Accession was not documented; records were received prior to 2006
Next accrual was received in 2018
Next accrual was received in 2020
Next accrual was received in 2021
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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
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BCAUL control number: UCCBC-204
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- Brechin Methodist Church (Nanaimo, B.C.) (Subject)
- Brechin United Church (Nanaimo, B.C.) (Subject)
- Wellington Methodist Church (Nanaimo, B.C.) (Subject)
- Wellington United Church (Nanaimo, B.C.) (Subject)
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Created prior to June 2010
Revised March 8, 2023
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- English