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1996-1997 (Reproduction)
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- United Church of Canada Archives
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1871-2003 (Creation)
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- Ausable Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
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92 cm of textual records
400 photographs
2 audio cassettes
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Ausable Pastoral Charge was formed on April 26, 2005 as Thedford-Parkhill-Lieury Pastoral Charge, and later re-named Ausable on January 19, 2006, with the amalgamation of Thedford Pastoral Charge and Parkhill-Lieury Pastoral Charge. It is still an active pastoral charge of the United Church of Canada and includes Thedford-Sylvan United Church and St. Paul's United Church in Parkhill.
Parkhill - Lieury Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1931 when St. Paul's United Church and Jubilee United Church, both in Parkhill, amalgamateda. It included Lieury, which had been previously part of St. Paul's Pastoral Charge, Parkhill. It was also referred to as Parkhill Pastoral Charge. It disbanded in 2005.
St. Paul's United Church, located at 236 Hastings Street in Parkhill, was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian. It amalgamated with Jubilee United Church in Parkhill ca. 1931. It formed a two-point pastoral charge with Lieury United Curch until Lieury closed in 2002. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.
Lieury United Church was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian. It began as McGillivray Presbyterian Church ca. 1880. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It amalgamated with St. Paul's United Church in Parkhill on Nov. 29, 2002.
Thedford United Church, located at 150 Pearl Street, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Thedford Methodist Church opened a new church in 1914. It would join the United Church of Canada in 1925 and form part of a two-point charge with Sylvan United Church. Thedford and Sylvan would amalgamate ca. 2004 to form Thedford-Sylvan United Church, using the Thedford church building. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.
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Fonds consists of circuit register of Sylvan Methodist Circuit (includes Parkhill Methodist Episcopal Circuit, Boston (now Greenway), Salem Church in West Williams Township), Sylvan, Centenary Church), 1878-1924; records, including marriages, 1896-1897, of Jubilee Methodist Church, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Wesleyan Methodist Church), 1871-1897; marriages, 1900-1911, and Woman's Missionary Society records of Thedford Methodist Church, 1916-1923; financial record book of McGillivray Presbyterian Church, 1882-1889; communion registers of Parkhill Presbyterian Church, 1906-1922; Official Board minutes of Jubilee Pastoral Charge, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Methodist Circuit, Jubilee Church in Parkhill, Centenary Church), 1879-1931; records, including baptisms, 1902-1938, 1944-1948, 1982-2001, marriages, 1902-1999, burials, 1901-2000, of Parkhill Pastoral Charge (includes Parkhill Methodist Circuit, St. Paul's Pastoral Charge, Parkhill, Lieury), 1898-2002; communion roll of St. Paul's United Church, Parkhill (includes Parkhill Presbyterian Church), 1923-1929; Ladies Aid Society minutes of Jubilee United Church, Parkhill; records, including baptisms, 1921-1981, of Lieury United Church (includes McGillivray Presbyterian Church), 1882-2002; records, including marriages, 1932-1944, of Parkhill United Church, 1929-1969; records, including baptisms, 1900-1925, marriages, 1902-1925, and burials, 1901-1925, of Thedford United Church (includes Thedford Methodist Church), 1900-1953; and records of Sylvan United Church, 1928-1963.
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Damages - requires restoration or copying
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- English
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Marriages, 1896-1897, of Jubilee Methodist Church, Parkhill, are photocopies.
Parts of the textual records are available on microfilm reel(s) LCM-138: positive and negative; 35mm. For a listing of these records, see the LCR Microfilm Shelf List. LCM reels are available through Inter- Library Loan.
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Access to baptismal, marriage and burial registers may be restricted according to relevant privacy legislation.
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Use microfilm where available
Finding aids
London Conference - finding aid 291
Uploaded finding aid
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Further accruals are expected
General note
Includes records of former Fonds 1829: Sylvan United Church (Ont.) and Fonds 1965: Thedford Methodist Church (Ont.)