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Knox United Church
The United Church of
Canada was formed when
the congregations of
Knox Presbyterian
Church and the Methodist
Church voted to join
together in 1925.
The' Reverend W.R. Alp
continued on as minister
in 1929, •
The United Church
bought maroon coloured
choir gowns in 1951, while
funds were raised for the
purchase of a Wurlitzer
electric organ, installed
in 1953.
Under the leadership of
Reverend Robert Hiltz,
an addition was added to
the church Sunday school
room providing four new
classrooms and two
washrooms. To replace
the wood burning fur-
nace, a forced air oil
Iprning heating system
was installed.
The church shed which
had served as a shelter
for horses and vehicles,
and later used as a
skating rink, was
demolished in 1964. A
parking lot was made in
its place.
The Reverend Earl St.
Jean is the United:
Church's present
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United
Church Women
have large group
Th .Women's
Missionary Society and
the Women's Auxiliary
joined together to form
the United Church
Women on January 1,
1962. Mrs. K. McDougall
was the first president of
the new organization.
Mrs. Donald Haines is
the Auburn UCW
president this year.
Secretary is Mrs. Tom
Jardin and the treasurer
is Mrs. Oliver Anderson.
There. are two units
within the UCW, boasting
about 60 members
altogether. The leaders of
the two units are Mrs.
Jack Armstrong and Mrs.
Morris Bean.
The ladies keep busy
with various activities.
They take turns catering
for the Lions Club. They
clean the church, as well
as support its upkeep
financially. Quilts are
always kept on hand in
case of emergency such
as fire. The ladies also
visit the sick and needy.
Their main project is
accumulating a yearly
bale. This year, the UCW
sent 40 boxes to Ban-
dladesh, Vietnam,
Greece and Goodwill in
London.
The boxes consisted of
used clothing, baby
layettes, afghans and
quilts. The layettes,
afghans and quilts were
All made by the members
of the Unitad Church
Women.
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