The Blue Church - Blue Church, Ontario Canada
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N 44° 40.787 W 075° 33.638
18T E 455568 N 4947532
The present small blue church was built in 1845.
Waymark Code: WMB9Z2
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/24/2011
Views: 26
On January 1, 1790, inhabitants of Augusta and Elizabethtown townships agreed to build a church here in the "burying yard" of the proposed town of "New Oswegatchie." Subscriptions were inadequate and nothing was built by 1804 when Barbara Heck, the founder of Methodism in Upper Canada, was buried here. In 1809, Anglicans of Augusta and Elizabethtown built a frame chapel, later called the "Blue Church," which served the parish until St. James, Maitland, was opened in 1826. The "Blue Church," unconsecrated, rarely used for services and in bad repair, was partially burned and taken down in 1840. The present small blue church was built in 1845.
Date the Church was built, dedicated or cornerstone laid: 01/01/1809
Age of Church building determined by?: Cornerstone or plaque
If denomination of Church is not part of the name, please provide it here: Church of England
Street address of Church:
Road 2 and Blue Church Road (Road 31)
Blue Church, Ontario Canada
If Church is open to the public, please indicate hours: Not listed
If Church holds a weekly worship service and "all are welcome", please give the day of the week: Not listed
Indicate the time that the primary worship service is held. List only one: Not Listed
Primary website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
Secondary Website for Church or Historic Church Building: Not listed
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