On Tuesday, July 12, Laurie Messer, Chair of Church Council, and Michael Wilson (along with our media expert Benjamin Wilson) were warmly welcomed into the Mayor’s Office at City Hall. After a brief tour and friendly conversation Mayor Brian Bowman presented Charleswood United Church with the City of Winnipeg Community Service Award in recognition of this church’s legacy of service as we celebrate our 100th Anniversary.
We are most grateful to the mayor for this gracious acknowledgment of the church’s place in this community. In part the certificate says “I hereby recognize Charleswood United Church as an exemplary organization whose excellent leadership in the field of community service is gratefully appreciated.” We are thankful for, and humbled by, the generations who have come before us over the last 100 years, and with whom we most certainly share this award. A couple of photos taken that day can be found on our Facebook page by clicking here: https://www.facebook.com/CharleswoodUnitedChurch
A Letter From UCC Archivist Erin Acland
Congratulations Charleswood United Church on your 100th Anniversary! Did you know that the United Church Archives in Winnipeg holds many archival records created by your community of faith? At the Archives, I preserve and enable access to our incredible trove of records.
If you are interested in learning more about the history of your Church, then you are welcome to visit the Archives in-person (515 Portage Ave) and access the records. You may also contact me, Erin Acland, Keeper of the Archives, and I am happy to complete a small research request for you or scan some of the records and email or mail a copy to you.
Some of the original and unique records we hold from Charleswood that may intrigue you include: Membership Rolls 1950, 1960; board, congregational, and committee minutes 1944 and on; UCW records 1933 and on; newspaper clippings 1960s; Sunday School records 1960s and 1970s; histories; selection of Orders of Service 1944-1999; newsletter “The Front Pew” 1964-1968, 1973-2005; and pictorial directories from various years.
More information can be found here: https://main.lib.umanitoba.ca/charleswood-unitedchurch-fonds
Please make an appointment, or reach out, by emailing ucarchives@uwinnipeg.ca (preferred) or calling 204- 783-0708. I’m very happy to hear from you! Erin Acland, Keeper of the Archives, Prairie to Pine
A Farmer’s Market at the Start of Our Second Century
Don’t forget that fresh farm produce from The Healing Farm (our partnership with Operation Ezra and the Yazidi Refugee community) will be on sale in the church parking lot Sunday, August 21 from 9:00 am to 12 noon. Also available that day, a sample of local meats and agricultural products from Stony Hill Farm and Prairie Routes, a local Farm-to-Table initiative. And a few tables of local craft vendors
All that and worship too at 10:00 AM. Hope to see you there.
Michael Wilson / About Author
Michael’s involvement in the wider church has included ministry with children and youth, membership on the National Division of World Outreach, supervision of campus ministry, and the Ten Days for Global Justice National Committee. He has been blessed by the opportunity to represent the United Church of Canada in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Africa on different occasions. Michael has taught at the University of Winnipeg – Faculty of Theology and is past President of the Conference of Manitoba and North Western Ontario.
