Strathroy in Middlesex County, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)

Strathroy United Church

1879

Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 30, 2025

1. Strathroy United Church Marker

Inscription. The original Wesleyan Methodist Congregation of this church was organized in 1836 at the home of James Cooper, a local wagon maker. The parishioners worshipped in a log building in Adelaide Township, but in 185l a frame church was built in Strathroy. Eleven years later it was replaced by a larger structure. The present church, constructed in 1879 by William Fawcett of Strathroy, was designed by a local architect, Henry Owens. It was dedicated on January 11, 1880, during the ministry of Reverend Alfred Andrews. In 1925, following the Union of the Presbyterian, Congregational and Methodist Churches, it became the Strathroy United Church.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is January 11, 1880.

Location. 42° 57.398′ N, 81° 37.697′ W. Marker is in Strathroy, Ontario, in Middlesex County. It is at the intersection of Front Street West and Maria Street, on the right when traveling west on Front Street West. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 117 Front St W, Strathroy ON N7G 1X9, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in the Southwest Ontario Area

and in Southwestern Ontario.

It is also in Central Canada.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and 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 19 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hon. Edward Blake (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Founding of Strathroy (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Strathroy Cenotaph (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); General Sir Arthur William Currie (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); General Sir Arthur William Currie 1875-1933 / Le Général Sir Arthur William Currie (1875-1933) (approx. 3.2 kilometers away); St. Mary’s Church (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); St. Mary’s Anglican Church (approx. 13.8 kilometers away); Sir George W. Ross (approx. 18.2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Strathroy.

Also see . . . Strathroy United Church: Our History.

A Methodist circuit for the Strathroy
Photographed by Tim Boyd, May 30, 2025

2. Strathroy United Church Marker
area was formed in 1834. It included the villages of Warwick and Adelaide, both of which were opened for settlement in 1832. The village of Strathroy, formed a few years later, was added to this circuit.

Home visits were made by Methodist saddlebag, circuit-rider preachers. They were a hardy lot, who endured weather and dense bush, often on only blazed trails, to visit the early settlers. It certainly was not for the faint of heart!

In the earliest history of the Strathroy United Church that was published in 1939, it was reported that the first religious services in the area were held in 1836 in the home of James Cooper, who had arrived from England in that year with a wife and nine children.

(Submitted on June 2, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario.)

Strathroy United Church in 2025 image. Click for full size.

May 30, 2025

3. Strathroy United Church in 2025

Credits. This page was last revised on June 2, 2025. It was originally submitted on June 2, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. This page has been viewed 127 times since then and 35 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 2, 2025, by Tim Boyd of Hamilton, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.