Bennett in Stikine Region, British Columbia — Canada’s West Coast (North America)

St. Andrew's Church
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Église St. Andrew's

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, June 5, 2024

1. St. Andrew's Church / Église St. Andrew's Marker

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They hold socials, write letters, have business meetings, meet engagements, read smoke, and file saws (when there are no ladies present). And sometimes do a little courting in the place, which is a better-equipped town, they would reserve exclusively for worship.
Reverend J. A Sinclair

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is a symbol of Bennett's boom period, Not just a place of worship-although the building committee included a Roman Catholic, a Congregationalist, two Episcopalians, and two Presbyterians - the church was the focus of the town's social scene Reverend James Sinclair, who oversaw its construction in 1899, boasted that the church was "...the most popular rendezvous in Bennett".

En cet endroit ils organisaient des fêtes, écrivaient des lettres, tenaient des réunions d'affaires ou des rendezvous, lisaient, fumaient, limaient les scies (lorsque aucune dame n'était présent) et, parfois, ils courtisaient. Dans une ville mieux muni, l'église aurait été réservée exclusivement au culte.
Révérend J. Al Sinclair

L'église presbytérienne St. Andrew's est un symbole de la période de prospérité de Bennett.

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Il ne s'agissait pas seulement d'un endroit réservé au culte, meme si le comité du bâtiment comprenait un catholique, un congrégationalist, deux épiscopaux et deux Presbyterian. En effect, l'église se trouvait au coeur de la vie sociale de la ville. Le révérend James Sinclair, qui avait surveillé la construction du bâtiment en 1899, était fier de dire que l'église était «le lieu de rendezvous le plus populaire de Bennett».

Caption:
Above: Bennett in the winter, circa 1900. Yukon Archives.
Centre: l-r Mr. Coonce, Mr. Pringle, Mr. Young, and Reverend Sinclair in June 1899.
Right: St. Andrews's circa 1899.
Both: Parks Canada: Sinclair-Butterworth Collections.

En haut: Bennet en hiver, vers 1900; Archives du Yukon
Au centre (de gauche à droite): M. Coonce, M. Pringle, M. Young et le révérend Sinclair, juin 1899; Collection CPS Sinclair-Butterworth
À droite: St. Andrew's vers 1899; Collection CPS Sinclair

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical year for this entry is 1900.

Location. 59° 50.724′ N, 134° 59.947′ W. Marker is in Bennett, British Columbia,

St. Andrew's Church / Église St. Andrew's image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes Tidwell, June 5, 2024

2. St. Andrew's Church / Église St. Andrew's

in Stikine Region. It is on Chilkoot Trail. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Chilkoot Trail, Bennett BC V0W 1A0, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northern BC.

Globally, it is in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

in the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

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

Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 16 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: End of Trail / Fin de la piste (a few steps from this marker); Welcome / Bienvenue (within shouting distance of this marker); Chilkoot Trail National Historic Site / Lieu historique national de la Piste-Chilkoot (within shouting distance of this marker); A Precious Place / Un endroit préciux (within shouting distance of this marker); Names on the land / Noms de la terre (within shouting distance of this marker); Fraser (approx. 14.4 kilometers away); a different marker also named Fraser (approx. 14.7 kilometers away).

Credits. This page was last revised on March 21, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 95 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2025, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.

St. Andrew's Church⎯⎯⎯Église St. Andrew's

St. Andrew's Church
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Église St. Andrew's