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Église unie Centenary

(anciennement méthodiste)

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Centenary United Church

(formerly Methodist)

 
 
Église unie Centenary / Centenary United Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024
1. Église unie Centenary / Centenary United Church Marker
Inscription.  


... de la foi méthodiste à Stanstead remonte à 1804. Une premiere église, en brique, est érigée par les membres de cette tradition en 1830.... bureau d'enregistremente (674, rue Dufferin). Ce bâtiment donnant des signes de délabrement, un second edifice de plus grandes ... sur le site actuel. Détruit par un incendie en mai 1883, il est remplace par le present bâtiment de style renouveau gothique.

...complexes, mais sobres de la nouvelle église sont l'oeuvre de l'artisan J.C. Spence de Montreal. Le remplage de la ... pétales en périphérie symbolisant les douze apotres et une etoile de David au centre representant l'union de l'esprit human. ... vers la haut) avec la volonté divine (triangle pointant, vers le bas). Carlos Pierce, homme d'affaires et philanthrope local, fait un ... du granit ... a la construction de l'eglise. Il donne aussi la cloche en memoire de son père, Wilder, dont le ... retrouve sur la ... de la rue Dufferin.

The beginnings of Methodism in Stanstead can be traced back to 1804. In 1830 the congregation built its first church on the site of the present day registry office (674 Dufferin Street). After 35 years the brick church had begun to decay and a new larger church was constructed on the site of the present building. The second church was destroyed by fire in May 1883 and was rebuilt the following year. The Gothic ... structure was consecrated August 3rd, 1884.

The church ... are the work of Montreal ... is made up of twelve sections symbolizing the Twelve Apostles and the ... represents ... the union of the Human spirit (triangle pointing upwards) with Divine ... upwards). Carlos Pierce, a local businessman and philanthropist, donated the granite for the church, which was ... The name Wilder Pierce, instead of numerals, appears on the clock dial facing Dufferin Street.
 
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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1804.
 
Location. 45° 0.842′ N, 72° 5.696′ W. Marker is in Stanstead, Québec, in Memphrémagog. It is on Rue Dufferin. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 478 Rue Dufferin, Stanstead QC J0B 3E0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Québec’s Outaouais & Eastern Townships. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, and the Western World. 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 walking distance of this marker: Pensionnnat et monastère des Ursulines / Ursulines Monastery and Boarding School (about 120 meters away, measured in a direct line); Église Christ Church Anglicane / Christ Church Anglican (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); In Memory of Stanstead Plain's First Settlers (approx. half a kilometer away); Église du Sacré-Coeur / Church of the Sacred Heart
Église unie Centenary / Centenary United Church Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, October 4, 2024
2. Église unie Centenary / Centenary United Church Marker
(approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Église du Sacré-Coeur (Church of the Sacred Heart) (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); L'ancien Bureau de Poste et de Douane / The Old Post Office & Customs Office (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Église Unie Stanstead South / Stanstead South United Church (approx. 0.8 kilometers away); Bibliotheque et opéra Haskell / The Haskell Free Library and Opera House (approx. one kilometer away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Stanstead.
 
More about this marker. The marker is significantly damaged.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 143 times since then and 36 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 28, 2024, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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