History is Where You Stand

Part 9: Church Histories

Churches and schools were added to the landscape as soon as there were enough settlers and families to justify the cost and effort of building them. In many places a new church replaced the home of a homesteader who had provided a temporary focus for the spiritual life of the community. Most of the old log churches are gone now and congregations tend to be centralized in the cities. This log church at Cecil Lake is a beautiful example of the older buildings as is the one in Hudson Hope. A new log church has been built quite recently in Progress. Photo by G.Clare

 

Images from the BC Archives collection can be found following these articles. Some articles have internal links to other images related to Church History in the Peace.

9-01: A Visit North of the Peace River in the Diocese of Caledonia

9-02: Church Life North of the Peace River

9-03: Excerpt from the North BC News, October 1931

9-04: Christian Missions

9-05: Anglican, Presbyterian and Methodist Missionaries

9-06: Introduction to the Rev. John Gough Brick

9-07: The Reverend and Mrs. A.S. Forbes

9-08: Peace River's Riding Angel

9-09: Some Glimpses of the Late 1930's

9-10: Experiences of a Missionary's Wife

9-11: Reminiscences of the Reverend and Mrs H. Russell Ross

9-12: The First United Church, Dawson Creek

9-13: History of Pouce Coupe United Church

9-14: St. Martin's Anglican, Rolla

9-15: St. Mark's Anglican, Dawson Creek -- the early years

9-16: The Salvation Army in Dawson Creek

9-17: Christ Church Anglican, Pouce Coupe

9-18: A Church Service? .... In There?

9-19: Churches & Ministers, 1999

9-23: First Baptist Church -- Dawson Creek

Recent History: 1999

AHN09-01: Catholic Lifestyle Clause leads to school closure

Recent History: 2000

BN09-02: Salvation Army opens Family Service Centre in Dawson Creek

BN09-03: Salvation Army Commander visits Dawson Creek

Recent History: 2001

BN09-04: Salvation Army scrambles to maintain services

BN09-05: Salvation Army's Captain Joan Shayler posted to Fernie

BN09-06: An Old-Fashioned Harvest to Feed the Needy

Recent History: 2002

9-22: Churches in South Peace, November 2002

Recent History: 2003-2005

BN09-07: Haggetts leave city to take up a new posting

BN09-08: St. Emile Cemetery

 

BC ARCHIVES PHOTOS: Click on the image to see a larger picture and on the Call Number for more information about it. All these images are the property of the BCArchives and are not to be reproduced without permission.

St. Peter's in Hudson's Hope, one of the best examples of the small log churches built in many pioneer areas. The photo is from the 1940's but the church still looks the same. Image courtesy BC Archives -- Call Number B-01559

A group of Indian children with a priest and a nun in 1945. Image courtesy BC Archives -- Call Number D-02576

A 1953 photo showing the remains of the old Fort St John mission. The building was later destroyed by arson. Image courtesy BC Archives -- Call Number I-28695

This 1929 photo by F.C. Swannell shows the old St Charles mission at Dunvegan. The mission has since been restored as a historical site. Image courtesy BC Archives -- Call Number I-33304

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