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Date
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Minister
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Events
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1846
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Methodist Congregation at Shaw’s School
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Rev. N. E. Scott
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Methodist Church services held in new school constructed in the
eighteen
sixties
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Rev. H. A. Brown
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1875
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Seagrave Methodist Church and parsonage built on lot at 14
Isabella St.
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1888
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Layton joins Seagrave Circuit and Pleasant Point joins Little
Britain Circuit
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1892
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Rev. T. W. Leggott
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Parsonage burns
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Rev. J. H. Stonehouse
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1893
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Rev. G. H. Kenny
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Parsonage rebuilt
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Rev. J. W. Elliott
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Rev. C. Mearing
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Rev. F. W. White
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Rev. S. F. Dixon
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Rev. M. Metherall
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Rev. S. T. Tucker
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1905
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Rev. W. J. Young
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1906
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Rev. J. U. Robbins
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Building of Seagrave Methodist Church—$6,962.00 cost to build
church. Volunteer labour
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1907
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Rev. R. A. Delve
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Church dedicated
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1911
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Rev. F. Johnston
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1912
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Shaw’s Church (Bethel) Congregation transferred to Seagrave
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1914
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Church paid off
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1915
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Rev. Geo. Marvin
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1918
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1919
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Rev. F. G. Joblin
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The right stained glass window donated by the Quadra
Girl's Club |
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1923
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Rev. T. A. Carmichael
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1925
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Church Union
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1927
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Rev. R. G. Carruthers
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1930
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Rev. B. F. Green
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1932
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Rev. J.W. Davidson
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1932
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Rev. 0. R. Flindall
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1933
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Women’s Association of Seagrave Church
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1937
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Rev. J. McLachlan
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1939
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Rev. W. R. Tristram
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1940
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Rev. H. G. Lister
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1944
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Rev. D. P. Morris
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1948
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Rev. G. Patten
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1949
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Rev. A. W. Lougheed
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1952
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Rev. Thos. Wallace
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Miss Willoros organized W.M.S. (Women's Missionary Society)
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1954
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Rev. E. McNeil
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Furnace moved from southwest corner of church to the
Furnace Room. Parsonage sold 14 Isabella St., Bruce & Judy Carr
lived there |
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1956
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Golden Jubilee
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1958
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Sunday School Choir performs on Sunday School of the Air
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1962 |
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United Church Women formed |
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1964 |
Rev. D. Harris |
W.M.S. disbanded
1969 Barbara Short organist until 1975 |
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1965
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Seagrave Charge ended. Greenbank Charge created
- Greenbank, Pinedale, and Seagrave
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1967 |
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Diamond Jubilee - celebrated September 24, 1967
Leadership of Rev. David J. Harris.
Rev. George Davison, Melville Pastoral Charge, spoke at the
morning service
Rev.
J. K. Braham, M.A., B.D., Chairman of Lindsay Presbytery
spoke in the evening |
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1969
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Rev. L.A. Critch
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1973 |
Rev. J.V. Roundell |
Kitchen modernized.
Organist
-Joan Lee from 1975 |
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1981 |
Rev. A.M. Rodgers |
Jr. choir award, Leaders Joan Lee & Fern Tobin
1982 Bert Wanamaker Treasurer then Gertie Wanamaker.
Sept. 1981 75th Anniversary
Left choir
window stained glass donated by Eustace McNeil. |
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1985
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Rev. David Shepherd
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1986 |
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80th Anniversary Seagrave Church
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September 28, 1986
Rev. David
Shepherd - led the service
Rev. Jack
Roundell - guest speaker |
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1987
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25th
Anniversary of the UCW—Rev. Dr. Lois M. Wilson, moderator, was
speaker
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1992 |
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Joan Lee retired as organist
Muriel Jebson new organist
Gertie
Wanamaker resigned as Treasurer 1995
Youth Group- Sarah Shepherd, Mark Sturman, Paul Wanamaker, Lee
Beacock
Cub's stayed overnight in
basement
Basement panelled in 1991
Flower garden south of church began |
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1997 |
Rev. Ross Carson |
Renovations- New roof, Sunday
School ceiling lowered, Furnace Room drywalled, oil tank
problem-leak
Christmas Eve Service 1997-
live animals.
1998 United We're Awesome
P.D. Day for kids, opened church for activities
1998 Muriel Jebson resigned from organist.
Sept. 1998 New Organist Doug Wylie hired from Oshawa |
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2005 |
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80th Anniversary Celebration of United Church of Canada
Pinedale United Church closes - Greenbank Charge now Greenbank
and Seagrave
Joan Lee returned as
organist |
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2006 |
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Seagrave United Church Centennial
April 23 - Rev. Mark Curtis Concert
Guest Speaker at morning service
Sept 9
- Display of memorabilia at church
Horse and wagon tours of Seagrave
Community BBQ
Sept 10 - 100th
Anniversary Service
Rev Nancy Knox, guest speaker |
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2007
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Rev. R.M. Thompson
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2 new gas furnaces installed
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2008
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Rev Paul Moorhouse
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Rev. Paul went on sick leave Feb. 16, 2014.
then
long term sick leave on Aug 10, 2014.
He completed his
ministry at Seagrave August 10, 2016
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2014 |
Rev Rickard Parker |
Started as our part time minister December 2014,
well Rev Moorhouse was recovering.
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2015 |
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The carpet was removed in The Great Room. The floor
was sanded and re stained. Wynne and Wendy Hughes donated a
beautiful carpet for the floor. An executive table and 12
leather chairs where added to complete the room, which is used
for meetings and coffee hour each Sunday. Also a photocopier was
donated.
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2016 |
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Celebrated our 110th Anniversary. Guest speakers
were Rev. David Shepherd and Rev. Ross Carson. Rev. Richard
Parker was the host minister.
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2017 |
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The 2 hot water tanks were removed from the kitchen
to an area under the front steps. This area was blue foam
installation. Installed an industrial dishwasher, 3 new stainless
steel sinks , a counter top and wash up station for dishwasher.
A new stove was bought in time for Nov. turkey supper.
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2018 |
Minister: Stephanie Richmond |
January 1, 2018 starts of a new year and new
journeys.
September updated washrooms new higher toilets with
safety rails, new sink, soap dispenser and fresh coat of paint.
A new projection system for the sanctuary used in operation with
Sunday service.
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2019 |
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New tables in Friendship Hall. |
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2020 |
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At Session meeting on Feb 10, 2020 voted to closed Seagrave Church due
to covid-19 virus.
Minister Stephanie started doing
Services by YouTube videos. Many members of Greenbank and
Seagrave church worked to make this possible, reading from the
bible, sings, story's all from home recording everything
and Miss S. Hooker would put all the videos together into one
service. The children of both church also read the readings and
sang, the church community was every active, even if we could
not meet in person. Pictures where sent in of what we are doing
and shared at end of video as a coffee time, muchly enjoyed.
Stephanie and Bill would drive around
stopped at the driveway of church members talking for a
distance. Visiting our members in retirement homes at a distance
or by phone.
Seagrave session set up a
weekly call list to see if anyone need help and just a friendly
chat.
A food bank was setup to help all
people in need as most companies closed down making it hard for
people to make ends meet. The food bank had book, game, puzzles
and other activities for all ages. When children where going
back to school in middle of Sept. masks where add to the food
bank table. Companies and restaurants slowly opened up, as
government keeping check on virus numbers, but they went up. So
in some areas, some place where closed down again and schools
too.
On September 19th, 2020 (government
would let 10 people meet inside at a distance) at this time
Minister Stephanie was ordained as Reverend Stephanie
and the service was broadcasted over YouTube for the friends,
family and church members to watch.
The church
is staying closed for now Sisson and the reopening committees
feel for the safety of our members. |
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2021 |
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The church basement revived a new coat of paint in the
Friendship Hall and Kitchen.
A new Defibrillator was
installed in the Friendship Hall.
We started to stream our
Sunday service live over YouTube and rotated Sunday services
with Greenbank united church. |
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2023 |
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The church update it's sound system and added a sound board for
live streaming. The new sound board gives more control over each
microphone in the sanctuary.
December 24th was Rev.
Stephanie Richmond last Service at Seagrave – Greenbank churches
as our minister. She has taken on a new position at Kedron
United church in Oshawa, Ontario.
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2024 |
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On March 23, 2024 Affirning United persented Seagrave United
church as a Affirming Church. The service can be seen at
https://youtu.be/u2Vt7djvoSE?start=365
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