Bar River United Church
Bar River United Church
One of the earliest settlers in the Bar River area was John Evoy. Although a lay preacher of the Methodist church he labored for many years as Sunday School Superintendent of the Presbyterian Church. By 1907 the Methodists of the Bar River community jet at the home of Wm. Evoy, son of John, for... Read more »
Bellingham United Church
Situated 11 miles north of Iron Bridge, this church was built by pioneers who came north by crossing Basswood Lake and the Mississagi River by rowboat and walking the rugged bush trail to settle in Parkinson and Kynoch. All supplies had to be carried in. These people brought with them a... Read more »
Bruce Mines United Church
Bruce Mines United Church
With the discovery of copper in Bruce Mines in 1846 a number of people came from Cornwall, England to work in the mines. Many of these were Wesleyan Methodists and brought with them a strong Christian faith and Methodist traditions.For a time the Methodists, Anglicans and Presbyterians worshipped... Read more »
Central United Church
Central United Church - Sault Ste. Marie
The Central United Church congregation worships in a heritage building in downtown Sault Ste. Marie, three blocks from the busiest shipping channel in the world, the St. Mary's River. Central United Church will celebrate its 160th anniversary in 2011. The Central United Church building is a... Read more »
Cloudslee United Church
Cloudslee United Church
Rev. G.W. Hewitt came to the Bruce Mines Methodist charge in July 1894 and became minister of the Cloudslee Methodist Church also when it opened on October 28, 1894. The Bruce Mines choir assisted with Mrs. Peterson as organist. Later a shed was built for horses with a hall overhead which was used... Read more »
Desbarats United Church
Desbarats United Church
Desbarats United Church was built in 1898 by a Presbyterian congregation. The land was donated by Mr. L.O. Armstrong of the Dusset Mining Company, and a colonization agent for the Canadian Pacific Railway. The Home Missions Board donated money to assist in the building. The timber was cut locally... Read more »
East Korah Maxwell United Church
East Korah Maxwell United Church
Worship and Sunday School, 10:00 a.m. (Spring and Summer); 10:30 a.m. (Fall and Winter)The original building was erected in 1896 as a place of worship for the Methodist congregation of East Korah. In May 1896 a half-acre of land was donated by John and Albert Moore and Mary Elizabeth Moore to the... Read more »
Echo Bay United Church
Echo Bay United Church
During the years of the First World War union churches were organized in many parts of Algoma. Thus, in 1917 we find a Union Church being organized in Echo Bay. The first Board meeting was on July 23rd, 1917 and the spirit in which this change was made is reflected in the minutes of that meeting.... Read more »
Emmanuel United Church
Emmanuel United Church
In 1950 the United Church launched an extension campaign; Emmanuel was the first church built in Algoma Presbytery under this program. The congregation grew from an interested group of parents forming a Sunday School in October, 1951 to meet in a school in the area. Mrs. I. Punkari, one of those... Read more »
First United United Church
First United United Church - Wawa
In 1933 the Home Missions Board of the United Church received a request for a minister to serve the people of the wilderness area around Michipicoten River. The Board was unable to interest anyone in organizing the area until Rev. R.W. Beveridge of Thessalon agreed to do so, spending three weeks in... Read more »
Goulais River United Church
Goulais River United Church
The first settlers of the Goulais River area met for church services in the first log schoolhouse built on a hillside near St. James’ Anglican Church. This was a big frame church, difficult to heat. There was also a shelter for horses in the yard. The Rev. A.I. Heinonen served as minister in... Read more »
Grace United Church
Grace United Church
The St. Joseph Island Pastoral Charge had its beginning over 100 years ago when several committed persons of the Methodist and Presbyterian faiths began the work of the church on the Island. One of these dedicated persons was Mr. E.O. Vanhorn who established seven or eight classes in different... Read more »
Harmony St. Mark's United Church
Harmony St. Mark's United Church
The St. Joseph Island Pastoral Charge had its beginning over 100 years ago when several committed persons of the Methodist and Presbyterian faiths began the work of the church on the Island. One of these dedicated persons was Mr. E.O. Vanhorn who established seven or eight classes in different... Read more »
Iron Bridge United Church
Iron Bridge United Church
The Iron Bridge United Church is located on Highway 17 on the west side of the Mississagi River.The first church, Methodist, was built in 1892 but burned down before completion. It was a hard blow to the little group of pioneers who had worked hard to make a living and build a church to see it go... Read more »
John Wesley United Church
John Wesley United Church
In 1901 Sault Ste. Marie was a flourishing town of 6,323 people, already predicting our city of 80,000. In the east end of town there were mew three-storey hotels and homes, stores and businesses. In the west end, clustered around the foundations for the steel plant, smaller homes were built for... Read more »
Little Rapids United Church
Little Rapids United Church
The first church services at Little Rapids were held in the homes of the pioneers, in the gristmill, and in the school. Although a large percentage of the residents of Little Rapids were Presbyterians, a minority group built the first church in the village. The Algoma Advocate reported in June,... Read more »
Northland Central United Church
In a small valley surrounded by tree-clad hills nestles a small white church which serves the people of the former Dunn’s Valley, Poplar Dale, and Rock Lake churches. The Northland Central church is 14 miles north of Bruce Mines and 25 miles east of Sault Ste. Marie. Presbyterian Missionary... Read more »
Rydal Bank United Church
Rydal Bank United Church
The Rydal Bank Pastoral Charge has a long history filled with many changes and times of realignment. At present there are four church buildings standing, but only three congregations due to the closure of the Rydal Bank Church in 1978. The Leeburn and Northland Central Churches are finding times... Read more »
St. Andrew's United Church - Blind River
St. Andrew’s United Church, worshipping in the oldest Protestant church building in Blind River, has an interesting history. In the late 1800’s the Presbyterians and Methodists of Blind River held their first services in a school across the railway tracks near the old railway stations.... Read more »
St. Andrew's United Church
St. Andrew's United Church - Sault Ste. Marie
Sunday worship all year at 10:30 a.m. with children's program.In 1866 Donald McKerracher, a young divinity student from Queen’s University organized the eight families as the nucleus of what became St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church. Services were held for four years in the old... Read more »
St. Paul's United Church
St. Paul's United Church - Manitouwadge
On October 27, 1957, a group of United Church worshippers gathered in this new and remote mining community and were constituted a congregation of The United Church of Canada.  Two years later, after worshipping in homes and schools and the community centre, the church building was erected and... Read more »
Willowgrove United Church
Willowgrove United Church
Sunday worship all year at 10:30 am, with children's program.Our Mission StatementWillowgrove United Church welcomes all to be a part of a caring and compassionate church community dedicated to doing God’s work in a warm and friendly way, both within and beyond our congregation.We... Read more »
Zion United Church - Thessalon
Methodists were the first Protestants to build a church in Thessalon. It was a small building, in keeping with the number of people in the congregation. It was built about 1881, the year the townsite was surveyed, on the corner of Genelle and Main Streets. The population of Thessalon at that time... Read more »