Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
Swift Current First Pastoral Charge
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Other form(s) of name
- Swift Current Pastoral Charge [to ca.1958]
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Description area
Dates of existence
ca.1943–
History
Swift Current Pastoral Charge was formed after the union of Knox United Church and Metropolitan United Church, in Swift Current, Saskatchewan, in 1943. Prior to 1925, Knox had been a Presbyterian field and Metropolitan a Methodist field. After the founding of Grace United Church nearby, the earlier Swift Current church was renamed (by popular vote) to become First United Church, ca.1958. Pastoral charges similarly adopted the new names of these churches. On February 14, 1987, Rush Lake – Burnam – Neidpath Pastoral Charge (Cypress Hills Presbytery) was amalgamated into Swift Current First Pastoral Charge.
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First United Church (223 3rd Avenue NE, Swift Current, SK)
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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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is the predecessor of
Swift Current First Pastoral Charge
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SCNUCSC
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Status
Draft
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2018-May: drafted for SAIN.
2021-2022: revised in MemorySask.
Language(s)
- English
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Sources
Baden Campbell, Except the Lord Do Build this House: A Story of First United Church, Swift Current, Saskatchewan (ca.1975); "Church History of the Burnham District" in Early History of Saskatchewan Churches (Grass Roots), vol.1, compiled by Meredith B. Banting, ca.1975, p.173; Union in Southern Saskatchewan, UCC Sask. Conference archives, file A.381.XVIII.A.7; UCC Sask. Conference Records of Proceedings; UCC Year Books.