Posthumous Churches

North Vancouver District, B. C. Canada

Name                      Dates in Use                        Address                Blog Post Date

D-Knox Presbyterian Church/Lynn Valley United Church, 1908-1959, 

                      1343 Lynn Valley Road, 2/2/14.

D-St. Thomas Anglican Church, 1910-1927, Lonsdale Avenue at 

                    Queens Road, 3/30/14.

D-Lynn Valley Methodist Church, 1912-1925, 260 Institute Road, 1/30/11.

I-Bethel Methodist Church/North Lonsdale United Church, 1915-1953, 

                    131 East Kings Road, 3/23/14.

B-Capilano United Church, 1925-2015, 2260 Philip Avenue, 2/24/13.

D-Munro Church, 1928-1942, lower Berkley Road, 8/3/14.

D-Lynnmour United Church, 1933-1962, 700 Mountain Highway, 2/20/11.

B-Deep Cove United Church, 1937-1976, 1890 Deep Cove Road, 4/10/11.

I-St. Simon's Anglican Church/St. Clare-in-the-Cove, 1940-2004/2004-2015,

                  1384 Deep Cove Road, 4/3/11.

D-Capilano Highlands United Church, 1951-1957, 3660 Hillcrest

                   Avenue, 3/16/14.

A-Wallace Memorial Chapel at St. Martin's Anglican Church, 1951-1969, 

                 195 Windsor Road, 4/13/14.

D-Munro Church/Seymour Heights United Church, mid 1950's-1989,

                         971 Berkley Rd., 8/10/14.

B-St. Richard's Anglican Church, 1955-2010. 1398 West 15th St., 1/2/11.

I-The Bridge (Delbrook Baptist) Church, 1955-2015. 515 West Windsor Road,

3/17/13.

D/B/A-Lynn Valley United Church, 1103 Mountain Highway, 2/19/12.

B-St. Pius X Catholic Church Multipurpose Building, 1961-1984, 1150 Mount Seymour Road, 11/30/14.

B-Lynnmour United Church, 1962-1966, 1103 Mountain Highway, 2/20/11.

D demolished
I bought by another church
A altered and used by the original church
B in use other than as a church

17 churches built
7   churches demolished
5   churches used other than as a church
2   churches altered and used for another church purpose

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen (SW.)

2641 Chesterfield Avenue-2000

St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church

North Vancouver, B.C. Canada

The story of St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church originates with the establishment of two North Vancouver Presbyterian Home Mission's in the early 1900's.

The first Presbyterian Home Mission started in 1903.  The first building chosen for worship was Dorman's Shack on East 13th Street. (See Blog Post 9/2/12.)

"This shack was built of shakes, was 15 feet square, and had a seating capacity of 25 people.  The congregation sat on wooden planks nailed to logs..." (REF 1.)  The first sermon was, "Where there is no vision, the people perish." (REF 1.)  

 100 block of Lower Keith Road East

1904

A year later they built a church to seat 100 facing Victoria Park on the 100 block of Lower Keith Road East. (See Blog Post 11/18/12.) 

By 1912 the church had grown and the congregation built a new church at 10th and St. George's Avenue. (See Blog Post  1/9/11.) (REF 1.)

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church-2000

10th and St. George's Avenue

In 1925 the United Church of Canada was formed by the uniting of the Congregational, Methodist, and those of the Presbyterian church that wished to join.  St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was renamed St. Andrew's United Church.  Presbyterian congregation members that didn't wish to join the United Church moved to the Oddfellow's Hall-the IOOF Hall-of the  former St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in the 100 block of Lower East Keith Road. (1930 Fire Insurance Map at Blog Post 3/25/12.)

In 1934 the congregation moved from the Odd Fellow's Hall to their new St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church built at 121 East 12th Street. (See Blog Post 2/13/11.) They worshiped there until 1952 when they joined with St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church to form St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church at 2641 Chesterfield Avenue.  

121 East 12th Street-2000

The second Presbyterian Home Mission started in 1910.  Their first services  held services in the Exhibition Hall/Exhibition Hall at East 23rd and Lonsdale Avenue.  "This mission was known as "North Lonsdale Presbyterian Church"... (REF 1.)

1908 Horticultural Building/Exhibition Hall-NVArchives

 In that same year "Alexander Philip and Robert Fowler presented the congregation with the deeds for three lots...This is the site, at the southwest corner of (West) 27th Street and Chesterfield Avenue, which our present church buildings occupy... The plans, drawn up by architect Alexander Law, specified the dimensions of the building as 24 feet by 24 feet.  It was built by carpenter W.J. Campbell for about $1138.00.... In November of 1910,...the congregation walked from the Exhibition Hall up to the church one evening carrying lanterns to light the way." (REF.)  In 1915 the name of the church was changed to "St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church". (REF 1.)  The church site was on the north side   of the three donated lots-adjacent to 27th Street-where the church hall now sits.  

1910 Church
(1955 Photo)

"When the vote on Church Union was taken (1925) at St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church the members reject it with a 75% majority,  thus they were able to retain their church building and all its property....in 1952 St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's joined together to give our church the name it bears today....In 1955 the former  St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on East 12th Street was sold....the congregation of St. Andrew' and St. Stephen's approved plans for a new sanctuary that would seat 250 people...the estimated cost was $29,500....At this time there were 204 members and 211 Sunday School pupils.  the new sanctuary is the same one we use today." (REF 1.)  This building sits on the south side of the three lots donated in 1910, adjacent to the lane.

1955 Church Sanctuary-2013

The ceiling of the 1955 sanctuary is supported by laminated beams.  The side windows are clear glass.  Two carved wooden doors, each with one leaded glass window are at the entrance to the sanctuary narthex.

1955 Sanctuary-2013

"In 1961 it was decided that a Christian Education Building was needed at an estimated cost of $60,000....the labour for this new building was provided by the men of the congregation.  They tore down the old church which had stood on the site for 50 years, and on November 7th of that year the new building was dedicated too the glory of God." (REF 1.)

1961 Church Hall on right-2013

(Site of the 1910 church.)

On the upper level is the large hall for social events and a big , kitchen.  "On the lower level there was a caretaker's suite, a room for the nursery, washrooms, and a large room for meetings...." (REF 1.) In 1996 this space became the church office. (REF 1.)  This space has recently become the Prayer Room.

Prayer Room-2013

"By 1990 the need for more space for church activities became critical....The Board of Managers had started planning to excavate the basement area under the church hall to provide for Sunday School classrooms....In May of 1993, the new basement facilities were dedicated to the glory of God." (REF 1.)

2012 Centennial Banner-2013 

Hanging on rear wall of Sanctuary

Made by women of the congregation

Reference 1: History of St. Andrew's and St. Stephen's Presbyterian Church, 

                 pages 1-15 out of 23, given to SW January 2013 by Angela Edmonds.

Reference 2: City of North Vancouver Heritage Inventory 1994.

Thank you: To Church Administrator Angela Edmonds for a tour and history

                 of the church.

Photos: Top Photo-copy of photo hanging in church hallway,.
                 BPhotos taken in January 2013 by SW.
                 Photo from REF 2. Blog Post 3/25/12.
                 North Vancouver Archives Photograph Bu P392.1.
Link: http://www.sasspc.bc.ca/ 

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. Amen

                                                                                                     December 16, 2012

Mechanics' Hall 
(North Vancouver Archives #13270)

 Posthumous
Moodyville Methodist Church
Moodyville, B.C. Canada

"The Reverend Ebenezer Robson, a Methodist minister...travelled from New Westminster to the inlet in the spring of 1865 to bring the gospel message to the locals.  In his diary for June 19, Robson wrote: 'Rode out to Burrard Inlet, and crossing over in a canoe preached to 15 persons at Moody and Co's mills after supper; good attention and invitation to come again.  Rode back after dark, arriving home about 10 p.m.  this was the first sermon on the inlet.' : (REF 1.)  "...a year later, Catholic missionaries began working among the local Indian people." (REF 2.)

Rev. Ebenezer Robson

(REF 1.)

"Moodyville (at the south end of Moody Avenue, now Moodyville Park), is the oldest settlement on Burrard Inlet,... Logging came to the virgin forests of Douglas Fir in North Vancouver, as sailing ships called in to load. A water-powered sawmill was set up in the 1860s at Moodyville, by Sewell Moody. Subsequently, post offices, schools and a village sprang up." (Link.)  "1901 the Moodyville  Sawmill closes....1915 Moodyville is incorporated into the City of North Vancouver.... 1916 The abandoned Moodyville sawmill is destroyed by fire." (REF 3.)

"The Methodist Church did not construct a building, but conducted worship services at Moodyville in the cookhouse, schoolhouse and the Mechanics Institute Hall." (REF 4.) (See Map  below.) 

Early Moodyville
(Note: School on left, Cookhouse on right.
The Mill is at the bottom. REF 8.)

"Article 10 of the Bylaws and Constitution of the Mechanics Institute, founded in 1869, provides for the room to be at the disposal of preachers of the Gospel of all denominations, for holding Divine Service, free of charge." (REF 7.)  "...in the school house I saw hymn books of the Methodist Church.  Sunday School was held frequently and at times church services for the elders." (REF 5.) "The community centre of Moodyville was the "Mechanics' Institute", a two-story building.  Upstairs was the Masonic Hall ...In the hall was an organ which was taken downstairs on special occasions....The "Institute", complete with the organ of the Masonic Lodge was regularly used for worship whenever a minister of any denomination came." (REF 6.) Building a separate church was considered at an Institute meeting in 1880, but "the proposal was finally withdrawn..." (Map.)

Photos: Mechanic's Institute-Copied and Photoshopped, North Vancouver
                          Archives. Rev. Ebenezer Robson-Copied from REF 1. and Photo-
                          shopped.  
Map-North Vancouver Archives #225, "Sketch of Moodyville Sawmill Site",
                         Rodgers Burns.  School and Cookhouse colored 
                          pink by SW.

Reference 1. The Pioneer Years 1774-1886, 
                          by Derek Patrick.

Reference 2. Reflections, by Chuck Davis.
Reference 3. City of North Vancouver Heritage Inventory 1994
Reference 4. A History of the City and District of North Vancouver, 
                          Woodward-Reynolds.
Reference 5. North Vancouver 1891-1907, John Rodger Burns.
Reference 6. The Early Story of North Vancouver, p. 11, Rev. William Stott.
Reference 7. Minute Book of the Mechanics' Institute, property of the
                          Vancouver Public Library.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vancouver_(city)

Prayer

God, be with the persecuted Christians through out the world. 

Give strength to the grieving family in Newtown Connecticut.

Amen

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