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IT WAS standing room only Sunday, July 26, when the Deep Cove
United Church congregation held a final service at the little white church
located at 1890 Deep Cove Rd. The congregation is building a new
church at the Parkgate ecumenical enclave. The new church is expected to
be open by spring 1988. :

AFTER 50 STEADY years
of services, Deep Cove
United Church finds itself a
church in transition.

The lithe white church at 1890
Deep Cove Road has been home to
a church community of approx-
imately 150 families since a dedica-
tion of the church was conducted
by Rev. H. Vessey May 25, 1952.

The church served as a popular
wedding location and had been the
scene of rites of passage for
generations.

CONGREGATION

A fitth: over 25 years after the
initial dedication, the church con-
gregation closed the last day of
service July 26 with a celebration
and re-dedication.

The congregation has moved to
a temporary location at 971
Berkley Road.

Plans are underway to construct
a new church at the ecumenical
centre planned, by the District of
North Vancouver in conjunction
with the Parkgate Centre, for the
corner of Mount Seymour
Parkway and I:dian River Road.

Said Rev. Brian Thorpe in a
message to the congregation at the
re-dedication celebration, ‘‘We
pray that God will enable us to
carry the gifts discovered in this
sanctuary with us as we begin to
build our new church home.’”

Jim Roberts, chairman of the
Unified Board, told the congrega-
tion that the closing of the church
was a time 10 pool talents and
resources and ‘‘move boldly into
the future as our predecessors did
sO many years ago.””

EARLY BEGINNINGS

The United Church began in
Deep Cove in 1937 when a young

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bride by the name of Doris Smith
and her husband moved to Deep
Cave. She started a Sunday School
on Main Street and a= student
minister, R.M. Warne, held church
services.

After a period of time, the
school and services moved to the
Legion Hall.

In 1943 services were moved to
the fire hall, which later became
the community hall,

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one minister. The other two were
Mt. Seymour United and Lynn-
mour United. Lynnmour is now
closed.

NEW FACILITY DUE

The sew church near Parkgate
will serve the growing community
east of Seymour River. [tis ex-
pecied 10 seat 375 for services and
will feature a sloped floor for good

Jim Roberts, chairman of the Unified
Board, told the congregation that the
closing of the church was a time to pool
talents and resources and ‘“‘move boldly into
the future as our predecessors did so many

years ago.”*

The Rev. Cameron served as the
first full-time minister from 1942
to 1947. Both Anglican and
Roman Catholic churches also held
services at the community hall dur-
ing the same period.

By 1956, Deep Cove United was
one of three churches served by

sight lines.

Community groups will have ac-
cess to the new facility, which is
planned to open by the spring of
1988,

Eighteen ministers in all have
served the church over its first 50-
year period.

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