Maritime Conference Archives Finding Aid #107 Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge (Chignecto Presbytery) Maritime Conference Archives 21 Wright St., Sackville NB E4L 4P8 Phone: 506-536-1334 ext. 7 Email: archives@marconf.ca Website: marconf.ca/archives/ 1
Table of Contents: Fonds Description.3 Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge records 5 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit records 7 Shemogue Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records...9 Trinity United Church (Port Elgin) records...10 St. James United Church (Baie Verte) records..12 Tidnish Bridge United Church records..14 Ministers of Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge 16 2
Reference Number: PC/107 Title: Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge fonds Dates: 1860-2007 Extent: 1 m of textual records Administrative History: A pastoral charge is a grouping of churches termed "preaching points" -- each with separate names and governing boards or sessions. These churches are served by one minister. The pastoral charge title usually reflects the breadth of the geographic area encompassing the charge. In 1925, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish were united to form the United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge of Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish. Baie Verte (St. James) and Port Elgin (Trinity) are the two preaching places on this Pastoral Charge. They are located in Westmorland County, New Brunswick. Tidnish was a third preaching place associated with this Pastoral Charge. It is located in Cumberland County, Nova Scotia. The church at Tidnish Bridge was closed in 2003. The church at Port Elgin burned on November 20, 1955 and a new building was constructed 1956-1957. Custodial History: Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is incomplete. Scope and Content: Fonds is composed of the following sous-fonds: Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge records Baie Verte Methodist Circuit records Shemogue Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records Trinity United Church (Port Elgin) records Notes: Source of Supplied Title Proper: Title based on contents of fonds. Accruals: Further accruals are expected. Immediate Source of Acquisition: Records were received from the pastoral charge in 2001 (accession 01-031), 2002 (accession 02-030), 2005 (accession 05-087), 2006 (06-024), 2007 (accession 07-014), and 2009 (09-025). Some records were received earlier, but the archives has no accession record for them. Related Records: For minutes of the Little Shemogue Session, see Bayfield-Little Shemogue Pastoral Charge fonds. For legal records see Karl F. Drew Collection, Chignecto Presbytery fonds; Point de Bute records are part of the Jolicure Pastoral Charge fonds. 3
Reference Number: PC/107/1 Title: Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge records Dates: 1925-2007 Extent: 29.5 cm of textual records Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, membership rolls, correspondence, reports, minutes, and published and unpublished histories from the Baie Verte- Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Membership Records Records of Official Board Records of Session Annual Reports Church Histories Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/1/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/107/1/1/1 Register 1925-1959 Baptisms (1925-1958) Marriages (1925-1957) Burials (1925-July 1959) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial records from Baie Verte Methodist Circuit (1909-1925) PC/107/1/1/2 Register 1959-1974 Baptisms (August 2, 1959-April 14, 1974) Marriages (August 1, 1959-January 1, 1974) Burials (July 22, 1959-January 2, 1974) PC/107/1/1/3 Register 1974-1983 Baptisms (May 12, 1974-May 8, 1983) Marriages (July 1, 1974-August 14, 1982) Burials (March 18, 1974-April 28, 1983) PC/107/1/1/4 Register Baptisms (August 7, 1983-June 17, 1990) Marriages (July 9, 1983-July 28, 1990) Burials (June 15, 1983-July 1, 1990) 1983-1990 PC/107/1/2 Membership Records PC/107/1/2/1 Membership Roll 1925-1951 4
Fragile Also includes membership roll from Baie Verte Methodist Circuit (1916-1925) PC/107/1/2/2 Membership Roll 1954 PC/107/1/2/3 Communion Roll and Register 1959-1989 PC/107/1/2/4 List of confirmations 1976-1980 PC/107/1/2/5 Membership transfer certificates/correspondence Also includes list of baptisms performed (1931-1932) 1950, 1963, 1995-1996 PC/107/1/4 Records of Official Board PC/107/1/4/1 Minutes 1940-January 1980 PC/107/1/4/2 Minutes 1980-2003 PC/107/1/4/3 Correspondence 1979; 1984 PC/107/1/4/4 Correspondence re. foster child in 1994 Honduras Includes two photographs and a report PC/107/1/4/5 Correspondence re. calling ministers 1980-1995 PC/107/1/4/6 Pastoral Charge self-assessment form 1995 PC/107/1/4/7 Pastoral Charge annual meetings 2005-2007 PC/107/1/5 Records of Session PC/107/1/5/1 Minutes 1936-1946 Also includes session minutes of St. James United Church (1931, 1939, 1942-1946, 1950) PC/107/1/5/2 Minutes May 1998-August 2003 PC/107/1/5/3 Minutes 2003-2004 PC/107/1/19 Annual Reports PC/107/1/19/1 Annual Reports 1972-1996 (incomplete) Contains mostly financial information PC/107/1/19/2 Annual Reports 2000-2001, 2004, 2006 PC/107/1/21 Church Histories PC/107/1/21/1 -Newspaper clipping: Tidnish Bridge United Church Closes by Joan LeBlanc. Sackville Tribune Post -Newspaper clipping: UCW of St. James Hold Final Meeting. Sackville Tribune- Post November 26, 2003 January 15, 2003 5
-Order of Service 100 th Anniversary Services at Tidnish Crossroads -Photocopy of newspaper clipping: Church marks anniversary. The Times- Transcript. -Photocopy of newspaper clipping: Manse Mortgage Burned. The Times- Transcript. -Programme: St. James United Baie Verte Celebration and Homecoming -Typewritten history: Methodism in Westmoreland County, 5 pp. -Correspondence re. Jolicure Presbyterian Cemetery -Play: These People Called Methodists: A Short Play for the Centennial Celebration of St. James United Church, Baie Verte, New Brunswick. by Donald Wetmore -Newspaper clipping: Local residents showing strong support for damaged church by Lois Fillmore. Sackville Tribune-Post -Order of Service PC/107/1/21/2 Our Presbyterian Heritage, 1827-1925: History of Tidnish Bridge Congregation by William Alfred Duncan, 85 pp. September 10, 1967 October 21, 1983 July 6, 1985 October 23, 1983 n.d. 1977 October 23, 1983 n.d. February 4, 1962 1964 6
Reference Number: PC/107/2 Title: Baie Verte Methodist Circuit records Dates: 1860-1925 Extent: 11 cm of textual records Administrative History: A Methodist Church existed at Baie Verte prior to 1818, but the first regular services of a minister did not occur until 1818 when a church was built. A second church was built in 1839 and the present St. James Church was built in 1883. For many years, Baie Verte was part of the Point de Bute Circuit, but it became a separate circuit in 1860 that also included Bayfield. A church at Lorneville, Nova Scotia was part of the circuit and the church at Port Elgin was added in 1891. In 1925, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish were united to form the United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge of Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records, membership rolls, and minutes from the Baie Verte Methodist Circuit. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Membership Records Records of Women s Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/2/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/107/2/1/1 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit 1860-1880 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Register Also includes inventory of furniture (1880) and membership roll (1874-1885) PC/107/2/1/2 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit Register 1885-1916 Baptisms (1885-1915) Burials (1890-1916) Marriages (1890-1913) Also includes membership roll (1886-1916) PC/107/2/1/3 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit Register Baptisms (1909 1925) Marriages (1912 1925) Burials (1916 - July 1925) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial records from Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge (1925-1959) 1909-1925 7
PC/107/2/2 Membership Records PC/107/2/2/1 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit Membership 1874-1885 Roll Also includes baptism/marriage/burial records (1860-1880) and inventory of furniture (1880) PC/107/2/2/2 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit Membership 1886-1916 Roll Also includes baptism/marriage/burial records (1885-1916) PC/107/2/2/3 Baie Verte Methodist Circuit Membership Roll Fragile Also includes Baie Verte-Port Elgin- Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge membership roll (1925-1951) 1916-1925 PC/107/2/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/107/2/14/1 St. James Methodist Church Women s May 1915 - March 1923 Missionary Society (WMS) Minutes and Roll PC/107/2/14/2 St. James Methodist Church WMS Minutes and Roll Also includes minutes from St. James United Church WMS (1925-January 1941) May 1923-1925 8
Reference Number: PC/107/3 Title: Shemogue Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records Dates: 1893-1925 Extent: 3 cm of textual records Administrative History: Presbyterian work in the area was centered in Shemogue. In 1913, work at Port Elgin and Tidnish was added under the ministry of the Rev. Joseph Howe Brownell who continued as their pastor until his death in 1920. In 1925, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish were united to form the United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge of Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of a marriage register and minutes from Shemogue Presbyterian Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records Records of Women s Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/3/1 Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records PC/107/3/1/1 Register of Marriages performed by Rev. Joseph Howe Brownell July 1893 - January 1920 PC/107/3/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/107/3/14/1 Baie Verte WMS Minutes June 1920-February 1927 9
Reference Number: PC/107/4 Title: Trinity United Church (Port Elgin) records Dates: 1944-2006 Extent: 25.5 cm of textual records Administrative History: In 1925, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish were united to form the United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge of Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish. The church at Port Elgin burned on November 20, 1955 and a new building was constructed between 1956-1957. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, correspondence, reports, and financial records from Trinity United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Records of Congregation Records of Official Board/Council Records of Session Records of Treasurer Records of Board of Stewards Committee Records Records of Women s Organizations Annual Reports Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/4/3 Records of Congregation PC/107/4/3/1 Annual Meeting Minutes 1945-1955 Also includes Stewards and Official Board Minutes (1944-1956) PC/107/4/3/2 Annual Meeting Minutes 1957-1967 Also includes minutes of Board of Stewards (1957-1966) PC/107/4/3/3 Annual Meeting Minutes 1983-1987 Also includes motion from pastoral charge to sell the manse, 1981 PC/107/4/3/4 Annual Meeting Minutes 1988-1997 PC/107/4/3/5 Annual Meeting Minutes 1998-2006 PC/107/4/4 Records of Official Board/Council PC/107/4/4/1 Official Board Minutes Also includes Stewards minutes (1944-1956) and minutes of meetings of congregation (1945-1955) 1944-1956 10
PC/107/4/4/2 Trinity United Church - Resolutions re. 1956 new church PC/107/4/4/3 Council Minutes 1987-1989 PC/107/4/4/4 Council Minutes 1990-1993 PC/107/4/4/5 Council Minutes 1995-1998 PC/107/4/5 Records of Session PC/107/4/5/1 Minutes Also includes minutes of Stewards (1999-2000) 1999-2000 PC/107/4/7 Records of Treasurer PC/107/4/7/1 Treasurer s Book 1979-1983 PC/107/4/7/2 Treasurer s Reports 1982 PC/107/4/8 Records of Board of Stewards PC/107/4/8/1 Minutes 1944-1956 Also includes Official Board minutes (1944-1956) and minutes of meetings of congregation (1945-1955) PC/107/4/8/2 Minutes 1957-1966 Also includes minutes of congregation (1957-1967) PC/107/4/8/3 Minutes Also includes minutes of Session (1999-2000) 1999-2000 PC/107/4/9 Committee Records PC/107/4/9/1 Manse Committee Correspondence re. fire loss of February 3, 1975 1975 PC/107/4/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/107/4/14/1 United Church Women (UCW) Minutes 1975-1978 PC/107/4/14/2 UCW Unit 3 Minutes November 1979-1983 PC/107/4/19 Annual Reports PC/107/4/19/1 Correspondence and annual reports of church groups 1954-1961 11
Reference Number: PC/107/5 Title: St. James United Church (Baie Verte) records Dates: 1925-2006 Extent: 27 cm of textual records Administrative History: In 1925, the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish were united to form the United Church of Canada Pastoral Charge of Baie Verte, Port Elgin and Tidnish. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, and financial records from St. James United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Records of Congregation Records of Official Board/Council Records of Session Records of Treasurer Records of Board of Stewards Records of Women s Organizations Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/5/3 Records of Congregation PC/107/5/3/1 Meeting Minutes 1930 - January 1946 PC/107/5/3/2 Meeting Minutes Also includes Stewards minutes and September 1946 - November 1962 Official Board minutes PC/107/5/3/3 Meeting Minutes 1963-1976 PC/107/5/3/4 Meeting Minutes 1977 - January 1983 PC/107/5/3/5 Meeting Minutes 2005-2006 PC/107/5/4 Records of Official Board/Council PC/107/5/4/1 Minutes 1942 Also includes Steward minutes and session minutes PC/107/5/4/2 Minutes Also includes congregational meeting September 1946 - November 1962 minutes and Stewards minutes PC/107/5/4/3 Council Minutes June 1985 - March 1987 PC/107/5/5 Records of Session PC/107/5/5/1 Minutes 1931, 1939, 1942-1946, 12
Also includes Steward minutes and Official Board minutes as well as session minutes of Pastoral Charge 1950 PC/107/5/7 Records of Treasurer PC/107/5/7/1 Treasurer s books 3 in total. Includes envelope givings, receipts, and expenses 1960-1964, 1965-1971, 1972-1978 PC/107/5/8 Records of Board of Stewards PC/107/5/8/1 Minutes 1932-1946 Also includes Steward minutes and Official Board minutes PC/107/5/8/2 Minutes Also includes Congregational meeting September 1946 - November 1962 minutes and Official Board minutes PC/107/5/8/3 Minutes May 1996-February 2005 PC/107/5/14 Records of Women s Organizations The St. James United UCW disbanded in 2002. PC/107/5/14/1 Women s Missionary Society (WMS) 1925-January 1934 Minutes and Roll Also includes minutes from Methodist WMS (May 1923-1925) PC/107/5/14/2 WMS Minutes and Roll January 1934 - April 1942 PC/107/5/14/3 WMS Minutes and Roll May 1942 - December 1952 PC/107/5/14/4 St. James United Woman=s Missionary n.d. Society (WMS) history, 8 pp., handwritten PC/107/5/14/5 United Church Women (UCW) Minutes 1962-1970 and Roll PC/107/5/14/6 UCW Minutes 1971-1980 PC/107/5/14/7 UCW Unit 1 Minutes and Roll 1978 - March 1987 PC/107/5/14/8 UCW Minute book April 1987-4 February 2002 PC/107/5/14/9 UCW Unit 1 Cash book 1965-1975 PC/107/5/14/10 UCW Unit 1 Cash book 1976-1985 13
Reference Number: PC/107/5 Title: Tidnish Bridge United Church records Dates: 1959-2003 Extent: 8.5 cm of textual records Administrative History: It is unknown when the Tidnish Bridge United Church building was built. Reformed Presbyterians began to hold meetings in this area in the 1820s under the direction of Rev. Dr. Alexander Clarke. At a meeting held on December 29, 1891, residents decided to establish a Presbyterian Church with the old Temperance Hall to be used for worship services. With the formation of The United Church of Canada in 1925, the Presbyterian church in Tidnish became Tidnish Bridge United Church. The church was closed in the fall of 2003. Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, a book of remembrance, and financial records from Tidnish Bridge United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series: Records of Congregation Records of Treasurer Records of Women s Organizations Church Histories Note: Source of supplied title proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds. File List: PC/107/6/3 Records of Congregation PC/107/6/3/1 Meeting Minutes 1995-2003 PC/107/6/7 Records of Treasurer PC/107/6/7/1 Treasurer s book - Offerings and September 1996-2000 memorials PC/107/6/7/2 Balance sheet Also includes financial statement (December 31, 2000) 1998, 1999 PC/107/6/14 Records of Women s Organizations PC/107/6/14/1 Ladies Aid Society minute book 1959-1961 PC/107/6/14/2 United Church Women (UCW) Treasurer s book Also includes trustee funds (1987 2000) and family history notes re Dulenty and Grant families probably by Wiletta Goodwin 1986 14
PC/107/6/21 Church Histories PC/107/6/21/1 Remembrance book 1978 15
Ministers of Baie Verte-Port Elgin-Tidnish Bridge Pastoral Charge 1925-1927: Ernest Rowlands 1928-1929: J.W. Howe 1930-1936: G.W. Tilley 1937-1942: A.F. Baker 1943-1948: A.H. Moore 1949-1951: E.R. MacVicar 1952-1956: R. Leonard Bacon 1957: Vacant 1958: K. Heller (student supply) 1959-1961: Lester M. Settle 1962: Vacant 1963: Presbytery supply 1964-1966: Nathan Mair 1967-1971: Keith M. Rogerson 1972-1974: J. Bernard Roberts 1975-1980: John Forbes 1981-1989: B. Dana Cochrane 1990-1994: Denis H. Matheson 1995-1997: Alastair Anderson 1998-1999: Vacant 2000-2001: Stephen A. McAllister 2002-2005: Jay W. Ettinger 2006-2009: W. James Shaffner 2010-:W. Wayne Jarvis 16