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In 1924, the congregations of Holland Presbyterian Church and Holland Methodist Church merged to form Holland United Church, and it occupied the former Presbyterian church dating from 1888. It was destroyed by lightning on 4 July 2015.
Period
Cleric
1924-1929
Rev. Charles Finnamore
1929-1931
Rev. H. A. Rivers
1931-1935
Thomas Burridge Pearson (1885-1972)
1935-1939
Rev. E. Lund
1939-1943
Thomas “Tom” Saunders (1909-2005)
1943-1946
Rev. George Dyker
1946-1948
Rev. D. E. Freer
1948-1953
Rev. A. I. A. Carruthers
1953-1955
Clifford Manning
1955-1964
Rev. Hubert Smith
1964-1971
Rev. M. L. Wray
1971-1978
Rev. Art Veldhuis
1978-1989
Rev. Robert Campbell
1989-1994
John Lovering
1995-1998
Rev. Quentin Robinson
1998-?
Rev. Alan Armstrong
?-2015
?
Site of the former Holland United Church (September 2016)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.59643, W98.87883
denoted by symbol on the map above
R.M. of Victoria, Past & Present, Volume 1 by RM of Victoria History Book Committee, 2002, pages 155-159.
“Lightning sets ablaze 127-year-old Manitoba church,” CBC News, 6 July 2015.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 December 2021
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