Fonds F-345 - Christ Church Parish (Hope, B.C.) fonds

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Christ Church Parish (Hope, B.C.) fonds

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AADNW F-345

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33 cm of textual records

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(1861-)

Administrative history

Following the arrival of a missionary, the Rev. A.D. Pringle, subscribers were solicited to gather funds for a church in Hope. Bishop George Hills laid the Corner Stone on July 9, 1861; and the completed building was consecrated on November 1, 1861. The parish celebrated the 125th Anniversary of its completion in 1986. While not built by the Royal Engineers, The Engineers offered their expertise and influenced its interior design. In 1958 the church was in need of major repairs and the Royal Canadian Engineers' Trades training Squadron stepped in with help and advice. The flags of both the English and Canadian groups are displayed in the church. In 1955, the building was recognized as of national historic and architectural significance by the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada. This designation was commemorated with a plaque. Mr. Pringle returned to England in 1864, after which the parish was served from Yale (1884-1921 and 1948-1971), with the clergyman holding services at Hope initially on irregular basis. For several years (1921-1924), the parish was served by ministers from other parishes - St. Thomas, Chilliwack, St. John, Sardis - and faculty and students from the Anglican Theological College. It was part of the Fraser-Cheam Area Parish from 1971 - 1986, following which it has been served by part-time Priest-in-Charge.

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  • Fonds consists of Parish registers (1859-1970; some pre-1930 entries were transcribed from other registers ca. 1930), civil registers (1911, 1933-1956; entries, 1933-1941, transcribed in 1941; 1956-2006, includes marriage licences), Confirmation register (1968-2007), Baptism register (1957-1992), Guest register (1996-1999), service registers (1955-2003), Annual Vestry reports (1994-2004) and minutes (1989-2006), Church Committee minutes (1998-2005), Congregational Meeting minutes (1990-2000), Electoral Roll (1959-1971), Parochial Statistics (1988-2002), Financial Ledger (1960-1971), various historical material, architectural plans, photographs, and microfilm.
  • Includes Laidlaw; Yale, St. John the Divine.

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Microfilm copy of parish registers and civil register (1933-1956) available.

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See also Agassiz, All Saints; Chilliwack, Fraser-Cheam Parish; Yale, St. John the Divine in this repository, and Lytton Indian Mission in the Diocese of Cariboo Archives.

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First parish register includes: list of communicants at Yale (1880-1881), services at Yale (1890?), baptisms (1859-1868), burials (1860-1872), marriages (1862-1872). Second parish register includes transcriptions of entries from Yale, Agassiz and St. Thomas, Chilliwack registers made by Rev. Heber H. K. Greene: baptisms (1869-1932), marriages (1878-1900, 1911-1916), burials (1881-1926); original entries include: baptisms (1933-1957), confirmations (1911, 1927-1966), marriages (1933-1964), burials (1924-1970).
Data entry data: 30/05/1997 13:54

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Inmagic identifier: 1758

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Photograph pasted in beginning of parish register.

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  • Box: AD071 DNW15-227-229 DNW15-265-266 MFDNW1 D265 D452 D1282-1283
  • Box: MFDNW1