Fonds F2886 - Atwood Pastoral Charge (Ont.) fonds

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Atwood Pastoral Charge (Ont.) fonds

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CA ON00340 F2886

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  • 1857-2014 (Creation)
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    Atwood Pastoral Charge (Ont.)

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2.69 m of textual records
31 photographs

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(1925-)

Administrative history

Atwood Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925; formerly Methodist. It includes Atwood, Donegal and Trowbridge United Churches.

Trowbridge Pastoral Charge, a three-point charge inlcuding Mayne, Molesworth, and Trowbridge United Churches, was formed in 1925 and later amalgamated with Atwood Pastoral Charge ca. 1950.

Atwood United Church, located at 131 John Street in Atwood, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Atwood Methodist Church was formed in 1871 and was located one half mile north of the village. A new building was erected at the corner of John and King streets in 1916. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Molesworth United Church was established in 1925; it closed ca. 1949

Donegal United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Methodist Church formed in 1864 with the congregation first being a preaching point of the Elma Mission, 1863-1864. For a time it was known as "Foster's Congregation". A church was built in 1864 and it was then became Donegal Methodist Church. It joined the United Church in 1925. It closed in 2014.

Trowbridge United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Trowbridge Methodist Church was formed in 1854. The first church was built in 1858. It joined the United Church in 1925. The congregation disbanded in 2015.

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Fonds consists of records of Trowbridge Methodist Church (including Molesworth and Trowbridge), 1857-1925; records of Trowbridge Methodist Church, 1888-1925; records of Atwood Methodist Circuit (including Alviston Methodist Circuit, Atwood, Donegal, and Jubilee Methodist Churches); Trustee records of Donegal Methodist Church, 1873-1899; records of Trowbridge Pastoral Charge (including Mayne, Molesworth and Trowbridge), 1917-1946; records, including baptisms, 1897-1989, marriages, 1896-1975, and burials, 1902-2005, of Atwood Pastoral Charge (including Trowbridge Methodist Circuit, Trowbridge Pastoral Charge, Atwood, Donegal, Molesbridge, Mayne, and Trowbridge United Churches), 1897-2012; congregational minutes, 1941-1949, statement concerning church closure, 1949, of Molesworth United Church; records of Atwood United Church, 1893-2008; records, including marriages 1897-1947, of Trowbridge United Church, 1873-2014; and records of Donegal United Church (includes Donegal Methodist Church), 1910-2014.

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Some records are water damaged and in poor condition.

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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 1854: Molesworth United Church (Ont.)

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      1977.525L/TR

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      2010.099L

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      2010.120L

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      2014.118L

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      2014.120L

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      2015.025L

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      2015.100L

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      2019.254L/TR

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      Revised 03/03/2020 eg

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