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BUILDING HISTORY 1879 - 2001
1879 - In the fall of 1879, a plain white church building was errected on an acre of land that was purchased from Rev. Menno Bowman for $60.00, which is still the present church site. This church was called the United Brethren In Christ Church. The original plaque is located on the tower of the current church building.
1907 - On April 29, 1907 the United Brethern in Christ Church transferred the properties deed to the trustees of the The United Brethren Association of Congregational Churches. The "new" church was called the Congregational Church of Bloomingdale.
1925 - The Congregational Church of Bloomingdale became part of the United Church of Canada. At this point, the current church as it stands, was given the name Bloomingdale United Church.
1960 - The first addition was the Fellowship Hall, which was originally called the Christian Education Wing. It included a full basement with room for a kitchen, Sunday school and washroom. (An outhouse was in use prior to this time.)
1974 - The second addition was built to accomodate a need for more Sunday School rooms and another washroom downstairs. The Waterloo Region was contacted to see if they wanted to lease the upstairs space for a Regional Library Branch.. The Library is still leased by the Waterloo Region and is known as the Bloomingdale Branch.
2001 - The third addition, the Dorothy Elliott Wing, was built to accomodate an upstairs kitchen, washroom, nursery, and a lower level office and sunday school room.
This information has been taken from the Bloomingdale Women's Institute Tweedmuir History Book, compiled by the Mrs. Vera and Olive Schweitzer.
DID YOU KNOW?
The Bible in the church cabinet, at the front of the church, was donated in 1926 by the Welcome-In-Circle-Class.
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