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St. Alban's Parish, Otter (Langley B.C.)

  • A-349.02
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1890-1963

A parish was organized ca. 1885 and St. Alban's Church opened in 1890 at Milner, as the first church in the parish of Langley, besides St. John the Divine, Derby which was active only for a short time beginning in 1859. A second church was opened at Fort Langley in 1901. With the establishment of St. Andrew's Church in Langley Prairie (now the city of Langley) in 1921, the parish centre shifted to that church. In 1926 St. Alban's Church was moved to its present location at Otter. St. Alban's continued to be associated with St. Andrew's, Langley until 1963 when it was included with St. Dunstan's, Aldergrove.

St. Margaret's Church (Bradner, Matsqui, B.C.)

  • A-349.03
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1911-1970

Services began in 1911 and a church opened in 1913 at Bradner, in connection with St. Matthew's, Abbotsford. The Bradner congregation had been transferred to the care of St. George's, Fort Langley by 1956 and in 1963 it was placed under St. Dunstan's, Aldergrove. The church closed in 1970.

St. George's Parish (Fort Langley, Langley, B.C.)

  • A-350
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1901-

St. George's Church opened in 1901 in Fort Langley as the second church in the parish of Langley; St. Alban's, Otter having been opened in 1890 at Milner. St. Andrew's Church opened in 1922 in Langley Prairie and came to be the centre of Langley parish. In 1954 St. George's, Fort Langley became a separate parish. St. Margaret's, Bradner and the Glen Valley congregation were also served from Fort Langley until about 1963. From 1973 to 1986, St. George's was part of Four Saints Parish, a team ministry parish. After the dissolution of the team ministry, St. George's was paired with St. Andrew's until 1987. Since 1987 St. George's has continued as a separate parish.

St. Andrew's Parish (Langley, B.C.)

  • A-350a
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1921-

Built in 1921, the original St. Andrew's Church was located at 20611 Fraser Highway in Langley, BC. It served the congregation and community well until March 4th, 1979, when it was destroyed by fire.

The new church is unique in that all of the inside doors of the church incorporate stain glass from the windows of the old church. The crown in the stained glass cross, the brass alter rails, and the stonework in the present church are all memorials originally placed in the old church. St. Andrew's Church was dedicated April 27, 1981.

Four Saints Parish (Langley, B.C.)

  • A-350b
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1973-1985

Four Saints existed as a parish from 1973 to December 31, 1985. Consolidated to form the new parish were St. Andrew's, Langley, St. George's, Fort Langley, St. Dunstan, Aldergrove, and St. Alban, Otter. The team parish was administered from St. Andrew, Langley, and employed three priests to serve the four congregations. A number of priests served as members of the team ministry over the life of the parish. In November 1985, a special vestry meeting was held at which parishioners decided to end the team ministry and form two new parishes: St. Dunstan and St. Alban, which would have two churches, one rectory and one clergy, and St. Andrew and St. George, which would include two churches, two rectories and two clergy.

St. George's Parish (Haney, Maple Ridge, B.C.)

  • A-351
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1930-

St. George's Church began in 1930 as part of the parish of St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge. By 1963 it was separated from St. John the Divine Parish.

St. John the Divine Parish (Maple Ridge, B.C.)

  • A-352
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1859-

The church of St. John the Divine was originally erected at Derby (now in Langley) in 1859, being the first Anglican church erected on the mainland. The church closed in 1860 when the capital of the colony was relocated from Derby. In 1881 parochial activity was resumed in Maple Ridge and Langley with the unused church at Derby relocated to Maple Ridge in 1882. In 1888 the Fraser River Missionary District was formed which included Maple Ridge. Around 1900 Maple Ridge and Whonnock were separated and formed into a separate mission. Whonnock was then joined ca. 1903 to All Saints', Mission until 1912 when it became a separate parish. In 1918 it was united again with Maple Ridge. In 1930 a new church, St. George's, Haney, was opened. The three congregations--the two St. John's and St. George's, remained together until 1963, by which date the parish was divided into St. John the Divine, Maple Ridge and St. George's, Haney with St. John's, Whonnock. By 1962 the Pitt Meadows congregation had also been added to St. John the Divine Parish and remained connected until 1991.

Holy Trinity Cathedral Parish (New Westminster, B.C.)

  • A-353
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1859-

The first Anglican service in New Westminster was held on September 2nd, 1859, in the Custom House. The services moved to larger spaces as the congregation grew. After considerable discussion in the community, land was cleared for a permanent church building. Bishop Hills laid the Corner Stone of the Holy Trinity Church on May 22nd, 1860; by September the same year the building of the church was completed and the first church of Holy Trinity was consecrated by Bishop Hills on December 2nd, 1860. Also in December of that year a grant of a near by lot was made for the erection of a rectory. The original log church was destroyed by fire in September 1865. A second stone church of Holy Trinity was erected and consecrated in 1867. The new church, though lofty, was not particularly attractive, being much too short and wide for its height. In 1879, it was realized that the Diocese of British Columbia was far too vast for one man's supervision. A threefold division took place. Bishop Hills retained Vancouver Island, the Mainland was divided into the Diocese of Caledonia and the Diocese of New Westminster. In 1880 A.W. Sillitoe became first Bishop of New Westminster. He proposed to constitute Holy Trinity Church the Cathedral of the Diocese. In 1892 the Vestry passed a resolution accepting the constitution and ordination of Holy Trinity Church as the Cathedral Church of New Westminster. In 1898, a disastrous fire, which wiped out the greater part of the city of New Westminster, destroyed a second time the church of Holy Trinity. The rebuilding of the Cathedral was carried on from 1898 to 1902. By Easter 1902, the Church building was free of debt and on April 3rd. 1902, the Consecration of the Cathedral took place. On June 19th 1910, the new Bishop of the Diocese of New Westminster, Adam U. de Pencier, was enthroned in the Holy Trinity Cathedral. In 1912 Bishop de Pencier announced that a fitting Cathedral was to be built in Vancouver and the See House to be removed to the new location. The parish of Holy Trinity was disappointed and challenged the ownership of the See House. It was decided that Holy Trinity would retain the title of Cathedral, although no longer the Cathedral of the Diocese. Subsequently, a canon was passed through Synod conferring this title in perpetuity. The church was repaired and redecorated to mark the 75th Anniversary in 1936. In 1943 a campaign was launched to build a new Parish Hall which would be a memorial to the men who gave their lives in two world wars. The Corner Stone of the Memorial Hall was laid in 1950 by Bishop Heathcote. In 1951, the new Hall was formally opened and blessed by Bishop Gower. HolyTrinity Memorial Hall contains an auditorium sitting 350 people, dressing rooms, meeting rooms, kitchen; facilities for youth activities are situated on the lower floor. In 1954, Holy Trinity Cathedral, being considered the Mother Church of the Diocese, played a prominent part in the 75th Anniversary celebrations. Holy Trinity Cathedral pioneered also the activities of various parish organizations: first Women's Auxiliary branch to be organized West of Calgary, The Server's Guild of St. Lawrence, founded in 1924, Holy Trinity Men's Club, formed in 1926, and the Seamen's Club which established the link with the Missions to Seamen London headquarters in 1929. With additional renovations and up-dating over the years, the restored building continues to serve the parish into its third century.

St. Barnabas' Parish (New Westminster, B.C.)

  • A-354
  • Entidade coletiva
  • 1891-

St. Barnabas' Parish, New Westminster was established in 1891, originally as the West End Mission Church of Holy Trinity Parish. From its inception St. Barnabas served the western part of the city. In 1892, the Reverend H.H. Gowen came to work conjointly with the parish of Trenant (Ladner). He surrendered Trenant six months later in order to devote himself to the development of West End Mission. The church was built in three sections: the first in 1891, the second in 1892, and the third, including the sanctuary and the end of the choir, in 1900. The parish was separated by act of the Diocesan Executive from Holy Trinity Parish in 1894. During the first years of the twentieth century the parish had a Men's Club, a night school for upgrading education, a Pansy society for young girls, the Boy's Brigade, which itself provided for the proper training of young men, ages 10 to 17. For some time the Sons of England Lodge met in the Parish Room. During the years of World War I there was a certain stability of parishioners attending church, but the parish was constantly fighting a running deficit. In 1911 the parish debt was paid off by an anonymous donor. A plan to improve parish finances was discussed the same year, but it did not seem to work. Despite this, the mortgage of the rectory was paid off in 1914. In October and November 1918, the church was closed by Order of Civil Authorities due to the influenza epidemic. A new and larger Parish Hall was built during the summer of 1925, and formally opened in September of that year. During the years of Depression and World War II, the parish went again through difficult times. For a while the parish was served by students, but in 1943 a Curate-in Charge was appointed by the Bishop. After the end of World War II, the parish finances improved to the point where the parish could again afford a full-time Rector. A Restoration Fund was set up and repairs and restorations were made in the early 1950's. A Junior Choir was formed, a Parish Mission was held in 1957, a new rectory was built and paid for in 1958. In 1960, the Parish Hall was partially destroyed by fire, but it was restored and widened immediately. Extra facilities were built to include Sunday School classes and meeting rooms. From 1969 to 1975, the parish improved its financial income; annual festivals were organized, additional hours for Eucharists were introduced, the church was left unlocked at all times to encourage its continued use for prayer. The Parish Hall was redecorated in 1977, the church was renovated in 1978. The parish continues to work towards caring for its parishioners and the surroundings community.

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