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Maritime Conference Archives

Finding Aid #415

New Bandon Pastoral Charge

(Miramichi Presbytery)

Maritime Conference Archives

21 Wright St., Sackville NB E4L 4P8

Phone: 506-536-1334 ext. 7

Email: [email protected]

Website: marconf.ca/archives/

Updated August 29, 2017

mailto:[email protected]

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Table of Contents

Fonds Description………………………………………………………………………..…….3

New Bandon Pastoral Charge records…………………………………………………………5

Central United Church records………………………………………………………………..10

New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records…………………………………………..12

St. Matthew’s United Church (Stonehaven) records………………………………………….14

St. Andrew’s United Church (Janeville) records……………………………………………...16

New Bandon Methodist Circuit records………………………………………………………18

Wesley United Church (New Bandon) records……………………………………………….19

St. James United Church (Salmon Beach) records……………………………………………20

Trinity United Church (Canobie) records……………………………………………………..22

Ministers of Bathurst Methodist Circuit……………………………………………………….23

Ministers of New Bandon Pastoral Charge……………………………………………………...24

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Reference Number: PC/415

Title: New Bandon Pastoral Charge fonds

Dates: 1884-1994; 1996; 1999-2001; 2003-2015

Extent: 1 metre of textual records and 4 microfilms

Administrative History: A pastoral charge is a grouping of churches termed "preaching points"

-- each with separate names and governing boards or sessions. These churches are served by one

minister. The pastoral charge title usually reflects the breadth of the geographic area

encompassing the charge.

The New Bandon Pastoral Charge consists of the preaching point of Central United Church

which is located in Clifton, New Brunswick.

When the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregational churches united to form The United

Church of Canada in 1925, the Presbyterian and Methodist churches in the New Bandon area

became part of the newly formed denomination. In 1925, the New Bandon Pastoral Charge

consisted of the preaching points of New Bandon, Stonehaven (St. Matthew’s), Janeville (St.

Andrew’s), Salmon Beach (St. James), Canobie (Trinity), and Caraquet. Bass River was added as

a preaching point in 1942. It was last listed as being a preaching point of the New Bandon

Pastoral Charge in 1952.

Caraquet became part of the Miscou Pastoral Charge in 1961.

In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville, Canobie, and Stonehaven

amalgamated to form Central United Church.

Custodial Information: Information about the custody of these records prior to acquisition is

incomplete.

Scope and Content: Fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records; membership rolls;

minutes; legal and property documents; correspondence; financial accounts; reports; construction

specifications; orders of service; newspaper clippings; and unpublished histories. Fonds is

composed of the following sous-fonds:

New Bandon Pastoral Charge records

Central United Church records

New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records

St. Matthew’s United Church (Stonehaven)

St. Andrew’s United Church (Janeville) records

New Bandon Methodist Circuit records

Wesley United Church (New Bandon) records

St. James United Church (Salmon Beach) records

Trinity United Church (Canobie) records

Notes:

Source of Supplied Title Proper: Title based on contents on fonds.

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Immediate Source of Acquisition: The majority of records were received in 2014 (accession

14-071). The microfilms were received from the Provincial Archives of New Brunswick in 1993

Accruals: Further accruals are expected.

Related Records: See Bathurst Pastoral Charge fonds and Miscou Pastoral Charge fonds.

Microform Physical Description Note: Microfilms are 35 mm.

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Reference Number: PC/415/1

Title: New Bandon Pastoral Charge records

Dates: 1926-1994; 1996; 1999-2001; 2003-2015

Extent: 54.5 cm of textual records and 4 microfilms

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records; membership rolls;

minutes; legal and property documents; correspondence; financial accounts; reports; newspaper

clippings; and unpublished histories. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series:

Baptism/Marriage/Burial Records

Membership Records

Records of Congregation

Records of Official Board

Records of Session

Records of Board of Stewards

Legal/Property Records

Records of Committees

Records of Sunday School

Records of Women’s Organizations

Records of Youth Groups

Annual Reports

Orders of Service

Church Histories

Notes:

Source of Supplied Title Proper: Title based on contents of sous-fonds.

File List:


File Number File Title/Description Dates

PC/110/4 MF-380

Register:

Baptisms (March 4, 1926-December 22,

1963)

Marriages (October 16, 1934-October 24,

1942)

Burials (December 13, 1925-June 1, 1963) Also includes communion roll

(1926-1963)

1926-1963

PC/110/2 MF-379

Register:

Baptisms (1963-1973)

Marriages (1940-1972)

Deaths (1962-1973) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial

records from New Bandon Presbyterian

Pastoral Charge (1917-1919)

1940-1973

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PC/110/1 Confirmation letters for baptisms n.d.

Membership Records


PC/110/3 MF-380

Membership roll Also includes membership records from

New Bandon Methodist Circuit

(1918-1925)

1925-1961

PC/110/4 MF-380

Communion roll Also includes baptism/marriage/burial

records (1926-1963)

1926-1963

PC/110/5 MF-380

Communion roll and register

1928-1961

PC/110/6 MF-380


1932

PC/110/7 MF-380


1969-1983

PC/110/8 MF-380

Family lists and information

1970

PC/110/9 MF-380

Pictorial membership directory 1990



PC/110/15 Congregational meeting minutes Includes Official Board minutes (August

7, 1963) and church officers and visits

(1963)

July 25, 1928-May 8, 1933

PC/110/16 MF-380

Congregational meeting minutes

May 17, 1929

PC/111/7 MF-380

Congregational meeting minutes Also includes Official Board minutes

October 12, 1959-April 14,

1993

Records of Official Board


PC/110/10 Minutes

May 1, 1929-August 21,

1944

PC/111/7 Minutes Also includes congregational

meeting minutes

October 12, 1959-April 14,

1993

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Records of Session


PC/109/32 MF-379

Minutes Also includes minutes from New Bandon

Presbyterian Pastoral Charge

(1887-1925); baptisms (1887-1926); and

communion roll (1887-1912)

1925-1926

PC/109/33 MF-379

Minutes

January 20, 1926-April 22,

1974

PC/109/34 MF-379

Minutes June 9, 1974-September

25, 1992

Records of Board of Stewards


PC/110/11 MF-380

Minutes

July 11, 1929-June 23,

1959

PC/110/12 MF-380

Minutes

March 6, 1957-November

22, 1970

PC/110/13 Financial reports

1962

PC/110/14 List of manse repairs July 1, 1993

Legal/Property Records


PC/110/35 MF-381

Deed to property on which United Church

Memorial Hall is built

June 24, 1929

PC/110/36 MF-381

Estate of Robert Noble Hodnett

1960-1961

PC/110/37 MF-381

Estate of Merle Smith 1979



PC/110/20 MF-381

Meeting minutes re. proposed erection of

a church hall on the church residence

property

October 10, 1960-March

12, 1962

PC/110/25 MF-381

Church Extension Steering Committee

correspondence, receipts, and grant

applications

1973-1974



PC/110/28 News bulletin from the Sunday School January 17, 1979

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MF-381 Teacher’s Workshop



PC/111/6 MF-381

UCW General Unit minutes and roll

February 26, 1979-October

10, 1994

PC/110/39 MF-381

UCW treasurer’s book

1962-1970

PC/110/40 MF-381


1971-1979

PC/110/41 MF-381


1980-1982

PC/110/38 UCW General treasurer’s book

1977-1984

PC/111/10 UCW treasurer’s book 1982-1994

Records of Youth Organizations


PC/110/46 MF-382

New Bandon CGIT minutes

September 26,

1977-January 29, 1978

PC/110/47 New Bandon CGIT treasurer’s book

1985-1990

PC/110/42 MF-381

New Bandon Scout and Cub Group

Committee minutes

November 8,

1977-September 13, 1984

PC/110/43 MF-382

New Bandon Scout and Cub Group

Committee minutes

October 11,

1984-November 9, 1988

PC/110/44 MF-382

New Bandon Wolf Cubs Annual Pack

record book (4 books) Includes badge chart

1976-1978; 1980-1981

PC/110/45 MF-382

New Bandon

Beavers-Cubs-Venturers-List of leaders

and parents

1986-1989

Annual Reports


AR-408 Annual reports

1971-1990; 1992-1993;

1996; 1999-2001;

2003-2015

PC/111/8 Statistical reports 1981-1992

Orders of Service


PC/110/22 Order of service for 10th anniversary of May 28, 1972

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MF-381 Memorial Hall

PC/110/23 MF-381

-Programme for mortgage burning for

Memorial Hall (November 10, 1966)

-Photocopy of newspaper clipping:

“Construction of Memorial Hall Begins”

(1972)

1966; 1972

Church Histories


CH-410 -History of Bathurst and New Bandon

Methodist Circuit (2 pp.)

-Brief description of New Bandon

Pastoral Charge by E. Arthur Betts (May

30, 1974)

-Archivist’s research notes on history of

New Bandon Pastoral Charge

-Photocopy of newspaper clipping: “Bell

at Trinity Union Church will ring no

more.” Northern Light.

n.d.

May 30, 1974

n.d.

n.d.

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Title: Central United Church records

Dates: 1961-1992

Extent: 5.5 cm of textual records

Administrative History: In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville,

Canobie, and Stonehaven amalgamated to form the congregation of Central United Church.

Central United Church is located in Clifton.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes; financial accounts; an order of worship,

and newspaper clippings from Central United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following

series:

Records of Board of Trustees



Orders of Service

Notes:


File List:



PC/110/17 MF-381

Minutes

January 26,

1976-December 17, 1978

PC/110/18 MF-381

Minutes

February 27, 1979-January

12, 1992

PC/110/29 MF-381

Central United Church and

Hall-Memorials and Contents Includes inventory of dishes in Memorial

Hall Kitchen (March 1998)

[1998]



PC/110/21 MF-381

Correspondence relating to building of

United Church Memorial Hall

1961-1962

PC/110/24 MF-381

Central United Church Building

Committee-Record of funds

1973-1974

PC/110/19 Central United Church Hall Committee

minutes

November 16,

1970-September 23, 1975

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PC/110/27 MF-381

Sunday School minutes August 22, 1978-March 30,

1992

Orders of Service


PC/110/26 MF-381

-Order of Worship for the dedication of

Central United Church (June 2, 1974)

-Newspaper clipping: “New Bandon

Central United Church Becomes a

Reality.” The Tribune (June 12, 1974)

-Newspaper clipping: Photograph of

dedication ceremony (June 2, 1974)

June 2, 1974; June 12,

1974

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Title: New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral Charge records

Dates: 1884-1926


Administrative History: The first church in the area is was a Presbyterian church believed to

have been built in New Bandon sometime in the 1830s. It was decided that instead of having two

separate preaching points in Clifton and New Bandon, a new church would be built in

Stonehaven, which was a central location between the two communities. Work on the new

church building began in 1884 and St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church was finished in 1889. A

church was built in Janeville just a year later.

In 1925, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church in Stonehaven and St. Andrew’s Presbyterian

Church in Janeville became part of The United Church of Canada.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of baptism/marriage/burial records; a communion roll;

minutes; construction specifications; a subscription list; and a deed from New Bandon

Presbyterian Pastoral Charge. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series:


Membership Records

Records of Session

Records of Board of Managers

Records of Building Committee

Records of Treasurer

Property/Legal Records

Notes:


File List:



PC/109/32 MF-379

New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral

Charge baptism register Also includes session minutes

(1887-1926) and communion roll

(1887-1912)

1887-1926

PC/110/2 New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral

Charge register:

Baptisms (1917)

Marriages (1917)

Deaths (1917-1919) Also includes baptism/marriage/burial

records from New Bandon Pastoral

1917-1919

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Charge (1940-1973)

Membership Records


PC/109/32 Communion roll Also include baptisms (1887-1926) and

session minutes (1887-1926)

1887-1912

Records of Session


PC/109/32 New Bandon Presbyterian Pastoral

Charge session minutes Also includes baptisms (1887-1926) and

communion roll (1887-1912)

1887-1926

Records of Board of Managers


PC/109/18 MF-378

St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church

(Stonehaven)-Board of Managers minutes Includes Session Fund from St.

Matthew’s United Church (1930-1933)

July 7, 1919-November 9,

1921

Records of Building Committees


PC/109/20 MF-378

Building Committee minutes in

connection with building of Clifton (i.e.

Stonehaven) Church

1884-1890

PC/109/21 MF-379

St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church

(Stonehaven) – Memorandum of Tender

to the Committee of the Presbyterian

Church about to be built, Fragile. In pieces

July 13, 1886

Records of Treasurer


PC/109/14 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

(Janeville)- List of those promising money

to the church

1894



PC/109/12 St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

(Janeville) deed: Robert C. Caie to

Trustees of St. Andrew’s Church,

Janeville

June 13, 1890

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Title: St. Matthew’s United Church (Stonehaven) records

Dates: 1930-1989

Extent: 7 cm of textual records

Administrative History: In 1925, St. Matthew’s Presbyterian Church in Stonehaven became St.

Matthew’s United Church. In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville,

Canobie, and Stonehaven amalgamated to form Central United Church.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes and financial accounts from St. Matthew’s

United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series:


Records of Session


Notes:


File List:



PC/109/19 MF-378

Congregational meeting minutes Includes financial records

1970-1980

Records of Session


PC/109/18 Session Fund accounts Also includes Board of Manager

minutes from St. Matthew’s Presbyterian

Church (1919-1921)

1930-1933



PC/110/30 MF-381

Deed: Alfred Forbes to Cecil L.

Hornbrook for land in Stonehaven

August 31, 1955

PC/110/31 MF-381

Deed: Willard and Ella Dempsey to Cecil

Hornbrook-Northwest corner of

Stonehaven United Church Cemetery to

be used as a church property

August 31, 1955

PC/110/33 MF-381

Deed: Mrs. Francis Good to Irvin

Wiseman et al, Trustees of Stonehaven

Union Cemetery (3 plans accompanying

survey)

March 25, 1986

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PC/110/32 MF-381

Deed: C.L. Hornbrook to Irvin Wiseman

et al., trustees of Stonehaven Union

Cemetery-northwest corner of cemetery

property

January 30, 1989



PC/109/22 MF-379

Ladies Aid/UCW minutes and roll

December 6,

1966-February 1973

PC/109/23 MF-379

UCW minutes and roll

March 1973-November

1979

PC/109/24 MF-379


December 1979-November

1989

PC/109/25 MF-379

Ladies Aid/UCW cash book December 2,

1947-November 1972

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Title: St. Andrew’s United Church (Janeville) records

Dates: 1926-1978


Administrative History: In 1925, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Janeville became St.

Andrew’s United Church. In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville,

Canobie, and Stonehaven amalgamated to form Central United Church.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, deeds and other legal documents, and

financial records from St. Andrew’s United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following

series:


Legal and Property Records


Notes:


File List:



PC/111/10 Congregational meeting minutes December 2,

1926-November 12, 1978

Legal and Property Records


PC/109/12 MF-378

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church

(Janeville) deed: Robert C. Caie to

Trustees of St. Andrew’s Church,

Janeville

June 13, 1890

PC/109/13 MF-378

Documents re. sale of the Janeville

Church to Chaleur Evening Stars

November 18, 1978



PC/111/11 Willing Workers minutes and roll

November 27, 1943-July 5,

1947

PC/109/3 MF-378

Willing Workers minutes and roll

January 6, 1955-December

6, 1956

PC/109/4 MF-378


January 3, 1957-April 24,

1958

PC/109/5 MF-378


May 8, 1958-September

24, 1959

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PC/109/6 MF-378


November 5, 1959-March

23, 1961

PC/109/7 MF-378

Willing Workers cash book

1953-1956

PC/109/8 MF-378


March 23, 1961-June 18,

1964

PC/109/9 MF-378


June 18, 1964-April 9,

1968

PC/109/10 MF-378


April 25, 1968-May 19,

1970

PC/109/11 MF-378

UCW minutes and roll June 2, 1970-March 28,

1972

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Title: New Bandon Methodist Circuit records

Dates: 1918-1925


Administrative History: Rev. Michael Pickles preached his first sermon in Bathurst in August

1830. Other Methodist ministers also made subsequent visits to the area and in 1832 Joseph F. Bent

was appointed to minister to the area extending to Dalhousie and Campbellton. In 1838, Bathurst

and New Bandon Methodist Circuit contained the appointments of Bathurst, Salmon Beach, New

Bandon, and “the Capes.”

In 1845, the Bathurst and New Bandon circuit was expanded considerably. The area served not

only included Bathurst, Salmon Beach, New Bandon, and Tetagouche, but also Jacquet River,

Eel River Dalhousie, Campellton, and Upsalquitch. The circuit, however, after 1853, was

confined to the immediate area of Bathurst including Salmon Beach, New Bandon, and

Tetagouche.

Trinity Methodist Church in Bathurst was built in 1832 on Murray Avenue. It was replaced by a

new church on the same property in 1875. This building was replaced a few years later and a

new church building was dedicated on January 19, 1879. The old building was dismantled in

1882. A parsonage was built in 1911 and the church was remodeled and enlarged in 1917.

Tetagouche was added to the circuit around 1841 and a church building was dedicated on August

22, 1866. The church built at New Bandon was dedicated on April 5, 1885. Salmon Beach

followed suit with a building being dedicated on June 4, 1911.

In 1925, the Methodist churches in the area became part of The United Church of Canada.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of a membership roll from New Bandon Methodist

Church.

Membership Records


PC/110/3 New Bandon Methodist membership roll Also includes membership records from

New Bandon Pastoral Charges

(1925-1961)

1918-1925

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Title: Wesley United Church (New Bandon) records

Dates: 1929-1977


Administrative History: In 1925, the Methodist church in New Bandon became Wesley United

Church. In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville, Canobie, and

Stonehaven amalgamated to form Central United Church.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, a report, and financial accounts from

Wesley United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series:



Records of Men’s Organizations

Notes:


File List:



PC/109/26 MF-379


May 24, 1929-December 6,

1949

PC/109/27 MF-379


December 6,

1948-February 26, 1956

PC/109/28 MF-379

Congregational meeting minutes January 18,

1957-September 18, 1977



PC/109/31 MF-379

Report 1931

Records of Men’s Organizations


PC/109/29 MF-379

Men’s Club minutes

February 26, 1958-January

29, 1968

PC/109/30 MF-379

Men’s Club financial accounts February 26, 1958-1963

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Title: St. James United Church (Salmon Beach) records

Dates: 1936-1979


Administrative History: In 1925, the Methodist church in Salmon Beach became St. James

United Church. In 1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville, Canobie,

and Stonehaven amalgamated to form Central United Church. The St. James United Church

building and property was sold to Mrs. Clotilda Ellis for $1.00 in 1992.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes and an order of service from St. James

United Church. Sous-fonds is composed of the following series:



Church History

Notes:


File List:



PC/109/1 MF-378

Congregational meeting minutes Includes financial records

1936-1955

PC/111/1 Congregational meeting minutes January 12, 1959-October

14, 1979



PC/111/2 Salmon Beach Woman’s Association

minutes

January 7, 1944-November

15, 1947

PC/111/3 Salmon Beach Woman’s Association

minutes

December 30,

1957-December 6, 1961

PC/111/4 UCW minutes and roll

January 2, 1962-December

4, 1963

PC/111/5 UCW minutes and roll December 17,

1963-September 5, 1967

Church History


PC/109/2 MF-378

Order of service and photograph for 50th

Anniversary Service

June 4, 1961

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Also includes newspaper article giving

history of St. James United Church.

People in photograph identified left to

right as: Eldon Payne (church secretary

treasurer), Rev. T.H. Drillen (Anglican

minister), Rev. R. Burns (present

minister), Rev. A. Betts (former minister)

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Title: Trinity United Church (Canobie) records

Dates: 1954-1983


Administrative History: In 1925, Trinity Union Church became Trinity United Church. In

1976, the congregations of New Bandon, Salmon Beach, Janeville, Canobie, and Stonehaven

amalgamated to form Central United Church.

Scope and Content: Sous-fonds consists of minutes, financial accounts, and a deed. Sous-fonds

is composed of the following series:



Notes:


File List:



PC/109/15 MF-378

Congregational meeting minutes Also includes cash book

1955-1965

PC/109/16 MF-378


1966-1974

PC/109/17 MF-378


1975-1983



PC/110/34 MF-381

Deed: Henry Rodgers and Canobie

Community Church

July 2, 1954

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Ministers of Bathurst Methodist Circuit

1832-1833: James F. Bent

1833-1835: R. Douglas

1835-1837: William Bannister

1837-1840: William Leggett

1840-1843: Arthur McNutt

1843-1844: Richard Shepherd

1844-1845: William Leggett

1845-1847: S.D. Rice

1847-1850: Christopher Lockhart

1850-1853: John Prince

1853-1856: R.A. Temple

1856-1859: W.C. Beals

1859-1860: Charles Gaskin

1860-1863: W.W. Perkins

1863-1865: Robert Tweedie

1865-1869: William Alcorn

1869-1872: Richard Weddall

1872-1875: Charles F. Paisley

1875-1876: John S. Phinney

1876-1877: W.W. Brewer

1877-1880: W.W. Howie

1880-1881: I.N. Parker

1881-1884: R.W. Weddall

1884-1887: Howard Sprague

1887-1889: J.M. Tredrea

1889-1892: J.S. Allen

1892-1895: Joseph Sellar

1895-1900: William Harrison

1900-1904: John Goldsmith

1904-1906: Richard Opie

1906-1910: A.D. McCully

1910-1913: J.M. Rice

1913-1917: F.A. Wightman

1917-1921: George A. Ross

1921-1925: H.C. Rice

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Ministers of New Bandon Pastoral Charge

1925: L.A. Knox

1926: E.A. Dempsey

1927: Dale Moore

1928: A.F. King

1929-1931: W.B. MacLean

1932-1934: T. Constable

1935-1936: G.T. Honnor

1937-1939: E.A. Betts

1940-1941: Herbert Hatt

1942: Vacant

1943-1944: Supply

1945: D.S. MacLeod

1946-1948: A.G. Philpotts

1949-1950: Merrill J. MacLeod

1951-1954: Edward P. Thompson

1955: Supply (Mr. J. Blakey)

1956-1958: Roderick MacCuish

1959-1961: Russell F. Burns

1962: Presbytery supply

1963-1965: Robert Pentinga

1966-1968: J. Lester MacFarlane

1969-1971: William W. Kennedy

1972-1980: Renford MacKenzie

1981-1982: Marilyn L. Carter

1983-1987: Carman G. Burns

1988: ----

1989-1995: Donald J. MacDonald

1996-2001: Meredith Fraser

2002-2008: David Eagles

2009-2016: Kathryn Jean McIntosh

2016-: Susan White