Welcome to
the
10 a.m. Worship Service and
Sunday School HISTORY Strathroy United Church
celebrates a long history of witness in this community. The
congregation dates back to 1836 when the first Methodist
service was held in the home of James Cooper. In the 1850's
the Great Western Railway built a line from London to Sarnia.
By the time of its completion the population of Strathroy had
grown from 400 to over 1000 residents. As the number of people
living here increased it became necessary to build larger
worship places. From the first log cabin church built in 1840,
the congregation moved to a small frame church in 1851. New
growth soon made it inadequate and a much larger building was
constructed in 1862 on the north-east corner of North and
Maria Streets. Still the population continued to increase
rapidly. By 1870, when Strathroy was made a town, the number
of residents was over 3000. Another new church was needed. A
site was obtained and a manse and new church built in 1879 -
at a cost of $15,747.59 for all three. Included in the
building was a gas lighting system that was unique in the area
at that time. This building has served the congregation well,
having been the centre of congregational life for over 100
years. With church union in 1925, Strathroy Methodist Church
became Strathroy United Church. In 1956, the cornerstone was
laid for the new wing that would provide better meeting room
facilities. The building was made “wheel-chair accessible” in
1993. The rich history of the places of worship for the
congregation offers and outward symbol of the deep and abiding
faith of its people as well as a witness of God’s presence to
the community at large. A history of the Church published in
celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the present building
offers a more complete account of Strathroy United Church, its
people and its building. May the faith of those who have
served God so faithfully in the past enrich the faith of those
who become part of the life of the church foryears to come. PHOTO GALLERY
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