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Choiceland, Nipawin, Torch River Pastoral Charges fonds
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1914–2004 (Creation)
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1 metre (approx.) of textual records
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Administrative history
Nipawin Pastoral Charge was originally formed as a United Church Mission Field, in 1925, which soon became an aid-receiving Pastoral Charge (ca. 1926), part of Prince Albert Presbytery. Early preaching points included Nipawin, Codette, Sunny Brook and Moose Plains. By 1932, the latter two had been replaced by Dartmoor and Elkhorn. As of 1962, the charge consisted of Nipawin, Codette and Elkhorn, though the latter point would eventually drop and by the early 1990s, the charge would be re-named Nipawin-Codette Pastoral Charge. On January 1, 2006, Nipawin-Codette amalgamated with Torch River to form Bridging Waters Pastoral Charge.
Custodial history
Original provenance for many of the records in the fonds is unclear. Initial items were transferred to the archives between 1925 and 1986. Additions were received by Saskatchewan Conference around 2005 and 2009.
Scope and content
Fonds consists of records generated by the historically associated Choiceland Pastoral Charge, Nipawin Pastoral Charge (later Nipawin-Codette Pastoral Charge), Smeaton Pastoral Charge, Snowdon Pastoral Charge, White Fox Pastoral Charge, Torch River Pastoral Charge, and their constituent churches – their boards, committees and related bodies, local women’s units and other groups.
Contents include: minutes of church boards, trustees, session, stewards, and congregational meetings; records of local Ladies Aid, Women’s Missionary Societies (W.M.S.), Women’s Association (W.A.) and United Church Women (U.C.W.) groups; historic rolls, communion rolls and related membership records; some financial records and annual reports; Home Mission and Church Records books from Choiceland and Nipawin; and church registers documenting baptisms, marriages and burials in Nipawin, Codette, Mossy Vale, Lost River, Elkhorn, Smeaton, White Fox, Garrick, Choiceland, and related area(s).
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Original order for many of these records is unclear. Items under A.381.XV.A and B were arranged and listed as local church records sometime before 1990, with further batches added in 2005 and 2009. The fonds was created in 2023, based on historical relationships between the congregations involved and the records previously listed.
Language of material
- English
Script of material
- Latin
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Some records are restricted, to protect personal information.
Terms governing use, reproduction, and publication
Use, publication, and/or reproduction of records are subject to the conditions of the Copyright Act. Church registers may not be photographed, scanned or otherwise copied without written permission from the Regional Council. Please consult archivist for assistance.
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GS-168 includes original file listings.
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Alpha-numeric designations
Textual records: A.381.XV.A.658 to A.663, A.695 to A.697, A.2547 to A.2568, A.2915, A.3881 to A.3889, A.3904 to A.3905, A.4373 to A.4377, A.5017 to A.5023, A.6094 to A.6113; A.381.XV.B.137 to B.138; A.1078.XV.SC.188 to SC.209; A.1094.XV.SC.1358 to SC.1369, SC.1388 to SC.1410
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- Bridging Waters Pastoral Charge (Collection)