Courtice in Clarington in Durham Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

The Bible Christian Church
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L’Église Bible Christian

The Bible Christian Church Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

1. The Bible Christian Church Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Perhaps the most fervent of the Methodist sects, the Bible Christian Church was formed in southwestern England in 1815 and established in Upper Canada during the 1830s. Served by itinerant preachers, its small but loyal memberShip increased gradually, largely among British emigrants Irom Devon and Cornwall who had settled in rural areas in Northumberland, Durham and Huron Counties. In 1855 the Canadian mission, noted, as was the parent English body, for its emphasis upon lay ministerial co-operation in church government, became an independent conference and by 1870 numerous chapels, including this structure, had been built. However, inability to gain support in emerging urban centres and mounting financial difficulties arrested the sect's growth. In 1884 the Bible Christian Church entered into a union with other Methodist bodies.

Erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation

Cette secte méthodiste- sans doute la plus fervente- fondée dans le Sud-Ouest de l'Angleterre en 1815 s'établit dans le Haut-Canada dans les années 1830. Desservis par des prédicateurs itinérants, ses membres peu nombreux mais loyaux augmentent

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graduellement, étant pour la plupart des immigrants du Devon et de Cornouailles établis dans les régions rurales des comtés de Northumberland. Durham et Huron. En 1855, la mission canadienne qui, comme la secte mère, met l'accent sur la coopération entre le clergé et les laïcs, devient une conférence indépendante. En 1870, elle compte un grand nombre de chapelles, dont celle-ci. Toutefois, l'absence de soutien dans les centres urbains naissants et les difficultés financières croissantes arrêtent l'expansion de la secte qui, en 1884, sunit à d'autres bránches méthodistes.

Erigée par la Fondation du patrimoine ontarien, Ministre des Affaires civiques et culturelles

Erected by Ontario Heritage Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Canada, Ontario Heritage Trust series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1855.

Location. 43° 53.804′ N, 78° 46.278′ W. Marker is in Clarington, Ontario, in Durham Region. It is in Courtice. It is at the intersection of Courtice Road and Bloor

The Bible Christian Church / L’Église Bible Christian Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

2. The Bible Christian Church / L’Église Bible Christian Marker

Street, on the right when traveling north on Courtice Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1669 Courtice Road, Clarington ON L1E L1E, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Toronto,

specifically on the Golden Horseshoe,

in the York, Durham and Headwaters Area,

and in the Toronto Metropolitan Area.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Great Lakes,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The People’s Mill (approx. 2.8 kilometers away); Scugog Carrying Place (approx. 4.5 kilometers away); Robinson House (approx. 5.7 kilometers away); Guy House (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); The Wilson Family (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); The Hon. Gordon D. Conant 1885-1953 (approx. 5.8 kilometers away); Henry House (approx. 5.8 kilometers away);

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

3. The Bible Christian Church / L’Église Bible Christian Marker

Bowmanville Cenotaph (approx. 6.8 kilometers away).

Also see . . . Untied Church of Canada Archives - Bible Christian Church foods.

The Canada West District was formed in 1842, but first met in 1844. It was divided into three smaller Districts at its final meeting in 1852. A General Meeting of Preachers and Representatives of these Districts was held in 1853 and again in 1854. Permission was given by the English Conference to establish a Canadian Conference, which first met in 1855.

(Submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Ebenezer United (former Bible Christian) Church, 1866 image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Tim Boyd, April 7, 2024

4. Ebenezer United (former Bible Christian) Church, 1866

Credits. This page was last revised on April 21, 2024. It was originally submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 640 times since then and 41 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 21, 2024, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

The Bible Christian Church⎯⎯⎯L’Église Bible Christian

The Bible Christian Church
⎯⎯⎯
L’Église Bible Christian