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This wood frame building was the first church in Melita, constructed in 1892. The first service was held on 14 July 1892. After a 1925 vote on union with Methodist and Congregational faiths came down solidly in opposition, the congregation affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
Period
Cleric
1891-1895
Rev. Joseph White
1895-1897
none
1897-1899
Rev. William McKay Omand
1900-1909
Rev. Walter Beattie
1909-1912
Rev. Matthew P. Floyd (1866-1949)
1912-1916
Rev. Forbes Robertson
1916-1922
Rev. A. L. Elliott
1923-1925
Rev. John M. Laird
1925-1946
Rev. Matthew P. Floyd (1866-1949)
1946-1948
Rev. Douglas Anderson
1949-1950
Samuel Dempster
1951
none
1952-?
Rev. W. A. Douglas
?-1961
Rev. W. W. McNeill
1962-1964
Rev. D. S. Patterson
1965-1969
Thomas Dodds
1969-1977
James Mullin
1977-1979
Rev. A. Gordon Smith
1979-1982
Rev. Douglas Robinson
1982-?
Rev. Bruce Gourlay
Melita Presbyterian Church (July 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.27232, W100.99192
denoted by symbol on the map above
Our First Century: Town of Melita and Municipality of Arthur by Melita-Arthur History Committee, 1983, pages 87-90.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 22 July 2018
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