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145th Anniversary – February 24, 2021

Original 1876 Church

Original moved in 1930

Finished Church 1928

Church Cornerstone

A full church – 1950’s

Interior prior to new addition

55th Anniversary Program

Addition Ground Breaking 1957

1961 Easter Breakfast

Picture taken in 1962 Front row: Ida Tufts, Hely Innes, Marilyn Schultz, Vera Bearss, Marge Patterson, Muriel Taylor, Edith Bloomhagen, Marj. Crow, Ida Russ, Evelyn Bowden, Dorothy Shaefer, Margaret Goring, Aldith Beatty Back row: Greta Althouse, Loraine Gram, Marie Schatzline, Julie Liska, Sadie Taylor, Mabel Meyer, Marguerite Falkenhagen, Rose Meyer, Sadie Gram, Ella Reilly, Sharon Meyer, Mary Taylor, Wilma Losz, Shirley Taylor, Betty Scheel, Mary Lou Tufts, Marie Tufts, Josephine Rose, Rita Hill, Jean Schmidt, Zona McCarter, Almeda “Sunny” Gruhl

1976

1976 100th Anniversary

Sid Crowe’s History Book

Our Church Photographer Hilda

Current Church

1982 Church Council

Confirmation-May 23/99-Pentecost Sunday L->R: Phillip and Danny Rominger, Adam Kiess, Patrick Mullin, Daniel Fritz, Nathan Dufour, Andrew Morris, Tanya Adams, Andrew (Taz) Bucsis

2006 130th Anniversary

2007 Lenten Service

2007 Easter Beakfast Crew

2007 Picnic

2007 Morley and Norm

2007 Choir

2007 Ladies

2007 Christmas Pageant

2010 Bike Clinic

2010 Shrove Tuesday

2010 100th Birthday Edna Mullen

2010 Bike Clinic

2011 Roast Beef Dinner Helpers

2011 Confirmands

2011 Easter Breakfast

2011 Ladies’ Night Out Crew

2010 Ladies’ Night Out

2012 Ladies Night Out Crew

2012 Terrific T

2013 Church Council

2013 Shrove Tuesday

2013 Easter Breakfast Helpers

2013 Easter Breakfast

2013 Ladies’ Night Out Helpers

2013 Bike Clinic

People of the Bible 2013

2013 Chili Lunch

2013 Ladies’ Night Out

2013 Christmas Angels

2013 Children’s Christmas Presentation

2013 Christmas

2014 Church Council

2014 Shrove Tuesday – The Cooks

2014 Shrove Tuesday

2014 Easter Breakfast Helpers

2014 Easter Breakfast

2014 Ladies’ Night Out – The Helpers

2014 Morley wins the award

2014 Ladies’ Night Out

2014 Bike Clinic

VBS – 2014

2014 VBS

2014 Golf

Front Cover Program

100th Anniversary Concert Choir and Helpers

2014 Children’s Christmas Concert

Easter Banner Outside Our Church

2015 Ladies Night Out Helpers

2015 Man Cave

2015 Bill gets the Award

2015 Bike Clinic

2015 bike Clinic

2015 Picnic

2015 Corn Roast

2015 Wedding Anniversaries

2015

2015 Golf

2015 Welcome Back

2015 Golf

2015

2015 Neighbourhood Potluck

2015 L-R The Reverend Nirmal Mendis, All Saints’ Anglican Church and Christ Church, The Reverend Will Alakas, Holy Trinity Anglican Church, The Reverend Jukka Saarinen, St. Matthew’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, The Reverend Venerable Dr John Course, St. David’s Anglican Church, The Reverend Deacon George Henry, All Saints’ Anglican Church