Briercrest Pastoral Charge

Identity area

Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Briercrest Pastoral Charge

Parallel form(s) of name

Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Other form(s) of name

Identifiers for corporate bodies

Description area

Dates of existence

1925–ca.1971

History

Briercrest Pastoral Charge was formed as a new self-sustaining United Church charge in 1925, part of Moose Jaw Presbytery and consisting of appointments at Briercrest -- southeast of Moose Jaw -- and Blue Hill (as of 1926). Prior to union, it appears to have been a largely Methodist-served charge that covered the Briercrest and Blue Hill congregations. Additional points in the United Church charge included Tilney (by 1932) and Baildon (by 1940).

Around 1971, the charge amalgamated with Avonlea Pastoral Charge, to form Avonlea-Briercrest Pastoral Charge, including points at Blue Hill and Hearne.

Places

Briercrest United Church (Briercrest, SK) -- closed 2013;
Blue Hill United Church (Blue Hill, SK).

Legal status

Functions, occupations and activities

Mandates/sources of authority

Internal structures/genealogy

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.

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

United Church of Canada Moose Jaw Presbytery (1925–2000)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0011

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

1925–ca.1971

Description of relationship

Related entity

Avonlea - Blue Hill Pastoral Charge (ca.1971–)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UCCS-0313

Category of relationship

temporal

Type of relationship

Avonlea - Blue Hill Pastoral Charge

is the successor of

Briercrest Pastoral Charge

Dates of relationship

ca.1971

Description of relationship

Access points area

Subject access points

Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

SCAA-UCCS-0163

Institution identifier

SCNUCSC

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

2018: drafted for SAIN
2021: revised in MemorySask.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

Dorothy Jacques and Vera Weddige, "A Brief History of Briercrest United Church -- A Busy Church" in "Early History of Saskatchewan Churches (Grass Roots)" vol.1, compiled by Meredith B. Banting, ca.1975, pp.81-82; UCC Sask. Conference Records of Proceedings; UCC Year Books.

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