Fonds LAN SA - St. Andrew's United Church (Fort Langley, B.C.) fonds

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St. Andrew's United Church (Fort Langley, B.C.) fonds

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    • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of the fonds

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    CA UCCBC LAN SA

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    • 1903-1984 (Creation)
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      St. Andrew's United Church (Fort Langley, B.C.)

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    33 cm of textual records

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    (1925-2012)

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    St. Andrew's United Church in Fort Langley (in Langley District Municipality) which came into being with church union in 1925 was formerly, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. Regular Presbyterian services were first held at Fort Langley in a school house from 1872 until 1885 when St. Andrew's church was built. St. Andrew's was part of the larger Langley field which included Langley Prairie, Murrayville, Glen Valley and other points. In 1921 the field was divided into two fields centred at Fort Langley and Murrayville. The new Fort Langley charge included West Langley. After church union in 1925 St. Andrew's United was the centre of or associated with a number of pastoral charges: Fort Langley Pastoral Charge, which included Sperling, Glen Valley and County Line, from 1925 to 1953; Fort Langley-Milner Pastoral Charge, which included Milner, Sperling and Willoughby, from 1953 to 1962; Fort Langley Pastoral Charge, which included Sperling United and West Langley Memorial United, from 1962 to 1969; Fort Langley-Port Kells Pastoral Charge from 1969 to 1971; Fort Langley-Murrayville Pastoral Charge from 1971 to 1980, which included Sharon United Church in Murrayville and Milner United Church; and the Fort Langley-Milner Pastoral Charge since 1980 when Sharon became a separate charge. On July 1, 1991, the Milner United Church congregation was amalgamated with the St. Andrew's United Church congregation. The Milner property was sold, and the new one-point Pastoral Charge was named St Andrew's -Fort Langley Pastoral Charge, part of Fraser Presbytery. In 2012 St. Andrew's United Church amalgamated with Jubilee United, Langley United, and Sharon United to form the United Churches of Langley.

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    Milner is a community within Langley, B.C. : Milner Methodist Church was founded in 1885 and the church was dedicated in April, 1886, as Langley Prairie Methodist Church, but it soon became known as Milner Methodist Church. With church union in 1925, it became Milner United Church. At various times, Milner United Church has been a part of various Pastoral Charges: Langley-Milner, Langley, Murrayville-Fort Langley, and Fort Langley-Milner. Preliminary discussions were held in May 1990 regarding amalgamating Milner with St. Andrew's United Church. On September 16, 1990 a report on amalgamation was discussed and approved by the Milner congregation. It was decided that morning services at Milner would be discontinued at the end of September 1990. It was also decided to hold an evening service on the fourth Sunday of every Monday, beginning on November 24, 1990. On January 1, 1991, the Milner United Church congregation of the Fort Langley-Milner Pastoral Charge was amalgamated with the St. Andrew's United Church congregation. The Milner property was sold, and the new one-point Pastoral Charge was named St. Andrew's-Fort Langley Pastoral Charge.

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    (1925-2012)

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    Sharon United Church, located in Murrayville, in Langley District Municipality, originally was known as Sharon Presbyterian Church or Langley Prairie Presbyterian Church. The congregation formally began in 1876 as part of the larger Langley field or mission of the Church of Scotland, which also included Fort Langley. In 1886 the Langley field became part of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and a church building was first erected at Murray's Corners (later Murrayville) in 1890. The congregation continued as part of the Langley field until 1921 when the field was divided between the two central points of St. Andrew's in Fort Langley and Sharon Church in Murrayville. The latter included smaller congregations at Langley Prairie (today, city of Langley) and Lochiel. In 1925 the congregation entered into union, although some members were non-concurring and formed a continuing Presbyterian congregation. Sharon United Church has been a separate charge in Fraser Presbytery since 1980. Prior to 1980 the congregation has been a part of various pastoral charge arrangements: Langley Prairie or Langley United Church remained connected to Murrayville until 1950; Aldergrove United was a part of the charge from 1932 to 1961; Sharon Church was a separate charge from 1961 to 1965 when Milner was joined with the congregation, forming the Murrayville-Milner Pastoral Charge; in 1971 St. Andrew's in Fort Langley was added creating the Fort Langley-Murrayville Pastoral Charge; and in 1980 Sharon became a separate charge. In 2012 Sharon United Church amalgamated with Jubilee United, St Andrew's United, and Langley United to form the United Churches of Langley, part of Fraser Presbytery.

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    In 1911, a loan was passed by the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Canada toward the erection of a new church at Sperling, which was dedicated in 1915. The congregation closed in 1969 with the membership transferred to St. Andrew's United Church in Fort Langley.

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    Willoughby United Church in Langley District Municipality began as a Methodist congregation which opened in 1922 on the Milner Circuit. After church union in 1925 the congregation continued as part of the Milner Pastoral Charge until 1953 when that charge was combined with the Fort Langley charge, forming Fort Langley-Milner Pastoral Charge. In 1962 Fort Langley and Milner charges were again separated so that Willoughby was again included with the latter. In 1965 the congregation closed. The Willoughby United Church Women continued to meet until at least 1982.

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    Fonds consists of records from St. Andrew's United Church, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Milner United Church, Sperling United Church, Willoughby United Church, Sharon United Church and Fort Langley-Port Kells Pastoral Charge. Records include Marriage registers (1903-1984); Communion roll and register (1922-1935); Session minutes (1928-1974), Board of Managers minutes (1903-1963), Stewards minutes (1964-1972), Official Board minutes (1919-1963),Trustee minutes (1949-1968), Congregational Meeting minutes (1903-1970), Pastoral Relations Committee minutes (1970-1971); Ladies' Aid minutes (1909-1936), Woman's Association minutes (1941-1944), and Woman's Missionary Society minutes (1921-1951).

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    Accession was not documented; records were received prior to 2006

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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-189

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      Full

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      Created prior to June 2010

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      • English

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