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Melville Pastoral Charge

• Melville First Pastoral Charge

1925–

Melville Pastoral Charge was formed as a new United Church charge in 1925, containing First United Church, in Melville. This congregation is generally considered the first Local Union formed in Canada, dating back to 1908 and coinciding with the Basis of Union, which eventually lead to the creation of the United Church of Canada. Original members included Methodists, Baptists, Congregationalists, and Presbyterians.

First United Church (Melville, SK)

Local church congregations in the United Church are organized into pastoral charges, each run by a governing body, such as a Council or Board. Charges can often include more than one local church or preaching place congregation under the leadership of a minister.

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2018-May: drafted for SAIN.
2021-2022: revised in MemorySask.

• Engels

"Melville – First United Church," in "Church Historic Sites Tour Guide, Western Canada," by the United Church of Canada; R.M. Thompson, "First United Church, Melville, Saskatchewan" in "Early History of Saskatchewan Churches (Grass Roots)" vol.1, compiled by Meredith B. Banting, ca.1975, p.34; UCC Sask. Conference Records of Proceedings; UCC Year Books.