Fonds Acc: 81 - 4 - Beardmore St. Paul's United Church fonds

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Beardmore St. Paul's United Church fonds

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CA UCA Acc: 81 - 4

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  • 1939 - 1983 (Creation)

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35 cm textual material.

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(1941-1983)

Administrative history

St. Paul’s United Church existed in the northwest Ontario community of Beardmore, 195 km northeast of Thunder Bay, from 1941 to 1983. It first appears as a student mission 1938 as part of the Jellicoe Pastoral charge with McDiarmid. In 1939, it became its own Pastoral charge with Jellicoe, McDiarmid, and Nezah as preaching points. A church was built by Mr. Harry Steiciuch in 1941, and held its opening service on March 2 of that year. Church furnishings were donated to Beardmore from the United Church in Ignace. The Pastoral charge became known as Beardmore-Nipigon in 1945 with Cameron Falls, Jellicoe, and McDiarmid as preaching points. The church moved onto a basement on a different lot in December of 1951. The basement was used as a community hall. One year later, the Beardmore-Nipigon Pastoral charge separated into the Nipigon-Red Rock and Beardmore Pastoral charges. The charge also included Auden from 1960 to 1970. After 1970, Beardmore became the only preaching point in the Pastoral charge. The congregation approved a motion to disband on February 26, 1983. The church and manse property was sold to the Township of Beardmore for $1.00 to be used as a community church with the congregation retaining the option from 2 years of re-purchasing it, but the option was never used. The congregation of St. Paul’s United Church transferred to the United Church in Nipigon.

Custodial history

The records of St. Paul's United Church came to The United Church of Canada Archives-Conference of Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario as part of a transfer of records from the Beardmore Pastoral charge in March of 1981.

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The records of St. Paul's United Church held at the conference archives include: Sacramental Registers pertaining to Baptisms (1939 - 1982), Marriages (1947 - 1982), Burials (1949 - 1970); records of the United Church Women (1962 - 1977); records of the A.O.T.S. (1952); records of the congregation (1940 - 1983); records of the Stewards (1967 - 1971); financial records (1944 - 1981); records of the Board of Trustees (1953 - 1960); records of the Women's Association (1941 - 1962); Membership certificate stubs (1957 - 1982); Communion Rolls/ Registers (1942 - 1966); Congregational Roll (1939 - 1941); records of the Official Board (1957 - 1984); and records of the Session (1952 - 1971).

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Some limits on access to Baptism, Marriage and Burial Registers apply.

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Related material: See also the Private Register of J. Cormie for Baptisms pertaining to Beardmore (1926, 1937 - 1942).

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