{"id":3810,"date":"2022-09-30T01:06:03","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T01:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/?page_id=3810"},"modified":"2022-11-01T17:32:40","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T22:32:40","slug":"our-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Our History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center top&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664550642532{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic-copy-1.jpeg?id=3819) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our History<\/h1>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]<! ========= Cool Timeline Free 2.4.5 =========><div class=\"cool_timeline cool-timeline-wrapper both-sided-wrapper white-timeline-wrapper default-skin-tm\"><h2 class=\"timeline-main-title center-block\">History of Charleswood United Church<\/h2><div class=\"cool-timeline white-timeline ultimate-style both-sided-wrapper default \"><div data-animations=\"fade-up\"  id=\"ctl-free-one\" class=\"cooltimeline_cont  clearfix icons_no\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1910\" id=\"clt-1910\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1910<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3824\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 2<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1912<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1912 a small group of people gathered to discuss the starting of a mission service in Charleswood. Most of the people were Methodists and lived in the vicinity of Charleswood Road. Open air services were held weather permitting and in bad weather and winter they met in homes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1920\" id=\"clt-1920\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1920<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3825\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">August 12<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1922<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>A congregation was formally launched in 1922 at the old red Charleswood School (where the Legion now stands).<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3827\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 14<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Mid-20s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Nine women met to discuss the possibility of regular church service and Sunday school being held in the school. The trustees consented, and the Rev. R.G. Pritchard of the Methodist district responsible for Charleswood met with a deputation and arranged for student ministers to supply services on a regular basis. The congregation was called Charleswood Union Church, formed three years before the United Church of Canada came into being.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1930\" id=\"clt-1930\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1930<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3828\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1929\u20131933<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>By the end of the twenties, the little congregation felt the need of more permanent facilities and a building fund was started. The Women\u2019s Association raised $180 in 1929 to $638 in 1932. In 1933 with help of a grant from Winnipeg Presbytery a church building was erected at the corner of Roblin Boulevard and Harstone Road. The building was simple in structure with no basement. Such a structure could probably been built for $1,500. A typical Sunday at the new church began with Sunday school at 10:00 A.M. The first person to arrive would light the fire in the floor furnace.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1933\" id=\"clt-1933\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1933<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3829\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 18<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1933<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Charleswood was part of a three-point charge with Headingley, and Sturgeon Creek. The Rev. W. L. T. Patteson became the first minister of the new charge. The district was still sparsely settled at this time and transportation was difficult. Although 75 names appeared on the roll, attendance averaged about a dozen. There was a small choir and an active women\u2019s group. In 1933 the Sunday school registered 62 children and received an annual offering of $33.98. Sunday School remained open in the summer months because travel was easier. People made their way to church by foot, horseback, bicycle or street car. The services were timed with the bus schedule which came each hour.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1940\" id=\"clt-1940\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1940<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3845\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">June 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Sunday School in the 1940s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><a title=\"Sunday School in the 1940s\"  href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_SundaySchool.jpeg\" class=\"ctl_prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_SundaySchool.jpeg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunday School in the 1940s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_SundaySchool.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_SundaySchool-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3851\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 11<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Sunday School Picnic in the 1940s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><a title=\"Sunday School Picnic in the 1940s\"  href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic.jpeg\" class=\"ctl_prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic.jpeg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunday School Picnic in the 1940s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3852\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 16<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Mid-40s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The community and church grew slowly until the end of the Second World War. With the influx of veterans and others at war\u2019s end (especially in the Roblin Park area), the church building began to seem inadequate. In 1948, an addition, equal in size to the church itself, was added at the rear. When even the addition became too crowded, a branch Sunday school was opened at the old Varsity View community Hall on Roblin Boulevard. Both Charleswood and Sturgeon Creek were growing too quickly to share the services of one minister.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3853\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">December 10<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Sunday School fun in the 1940s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><a title=\"Sunday School fun in the 1940s\"  href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaytrain.jpeg\" class=\"ctl_prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaytrain.jpeg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sunday School fun in the 1940s\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaytrain.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaytrain-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1950\" id=\"clt-1950\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1950<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3854\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">August 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1954<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1954 Dr. Philip Barker concluded an eleven year ministry and Winnipeg Presbytery constituted Charleswood as a one point charge, with an energetic young student, Doug Lachlan, as minister.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3855\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 2<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Mid-50s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>The limitations of the church building were being felt. When church suppers and social functions were held, the ladies had to manage in a little nook of a kitchen. The church had no running water, and two bucket brigades were required to bring hot clean water from across the street. When squirrels invaded it was time for the congregation to move.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3856\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">November 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Sod Turning Ceremony in 1957<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><a title=\"Sod Turning Ceremony in 1957\"  href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_50s_sod.jpeg\" class=\"ctl_prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_50s_sod.jpeg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sod Turning Ceremony in 1957\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_50s_sod.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_50s_sod-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3857\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">December 14<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1957<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1957 a new building was begun at Roblin Boulevard and Dieppe Road. Much of the work was accomplished by volunteer labor. After holding services in the basement for two years, the sanctuary was finally completed and dedicated on January 31, 1960.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1960\" id=\"clt-1960\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1960<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3860\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 7<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1960<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Rev. O. T. Hughes was called to succeed Doug Lachlan in 1960. Growth meant the addition of a part time secretary, Dorothy Baird and a choir director, Verna Solmundson. These were years of steady growth in the church and especially in the Sunday School.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3861\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 28<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">The Church in 1960<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"full-width\"><a title=\"The Church in 1960\"  href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_60s_church.jpeg\" class=\"ctl_prettyPhoto\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_60s_church.jpeg\" class=\"story-img wp-post-image\" alt=\"The Church in 1960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_60s_church.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_60s_church-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"content-details\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1980\" id=\"clt-1980\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1980<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3862\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">May 7<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1980<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1980 Rev J. Clark Saunders was called to succeed Mr. Hughes. With the continued growth it meant not only increases in staff but expansion of the church\u2019s program as well. In the fall of l980, it became necessary to add a second morning service.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3863\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">July 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1984<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Growth in the Sunday school and several other factors led to a $340,000 addition and renovation project in l984. The addition included 2 front offices, 1 office on the east side, meeting and choir room, handicap washroom as well as the nursery, storage area and large class room in the lower hall. The loft was changed to include two offices and a storage area.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3865\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">August 27<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1986<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Rev. Laurelle Callaghan-Tudor and Staff Associate, Iris Vincent came on staff in 1986.<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Cliff McMurtry was with us from 1987\u201389.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3864\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 9<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1989<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Rev. Ray Smith joined with us in 1986 to help with pastoral visitation and Stewardship. Rev. Saunders was called to Knox United, in Edmonton, in 1988 and Rev. Smith retired in 1989.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"1990\" id=\"clt-1990\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">1990<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3866\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">May 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">90s Staff Changes<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Rev. Bob Galston joined us in 1989 and retired in 1997<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Michael Wilson joined us in 1994<\/p>\n<p>Rev. Joanne Kury, Diaconal Minister, joined us to work with our youth in 1998.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3867\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">August 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1996<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1996 a Capital Improvement was mandated from Council. In May 1996 the congregation approved a budget of $125,200 plus $4800 for GST. A Community Places Grant of $20,000 was received to go to the lift portion of the project. Improvements included new doors, heating, ventilation, painting, windows for the sanctuary, fax machine, office furniture.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3868\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1997<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>1997 we celebrated our 75th Anniversary and a year of memories and fun. A sudden and severe snow storm didn\u2019t deter the gathering of families at the church to renew friendships and to look at slides and pictures from our past. A large gathering at the Vasa Lund was filled with fellowship, speeches, music and a wonderful supper. Everyone had a hard time getting home. It was so bad that church was cancelled the next morning. The following Sunday we gathered for a service of celebration. We dedicated the pictures of all our past ministers which now adorn our sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p>The Heritage Fund was established and was active in time for the 75th Anniversary in 1997. The mission of the Heritage Fund is to ensure that sufficient financial resources will be available to enable the Ministry Of Charleswood United to continue into the future. Income earned by the Fund will be made available to support all aspect of the Church\u2019s Ministry, including the costs of maintaining the Church buildings and grounds, community outreach and other programs and services of the Church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3870\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">November 15<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">1999<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 1999 we commissioned the designing of stain glass windows for the sanctuary. Judy Jennings met with a committee over a period of time to capture the desires of the committee. Windows were donated by individual families, the Heritage and Memorial Funds, Lights for Live Committee and many individual donations. The windows were installed by 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"2000\" id=\"clt-2000\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2000<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3871\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">March 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">Early 00s<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>Our youth became involved in Habitat for Humanity and work of several homes in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3872\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">June 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2002<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 2002 Joanne Kury took youth from our congregation to Jamaica to build homes for those in need. The experience was so positive that a trip in 2004 was made to the Bahamas. Funds were raised by the youth, congregation donations and many fund raising activities.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3873\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">July 28<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2004<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In 2004 we were \u201cbursting at the seams\u201d and it was time to think about being more comfortable for more of God\u2019s people to gather with us in His holy place to give each other the love and support that every human being wants and needs. Time to make room for God\u2019s people to gather together in one place and prepare to go out into the world to give love and support to those on the other side of our \u201copen doors\u201d and to invite them in.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3874\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">August 3<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2006<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In April 2006 we launched our first ever Charleswood United Church website, our window to the world where we were able to track the progress of our Opening Doors Expansion and are now able to keep our congregation and others informed about the work and activities of our church.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3875\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 1<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2006<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In September 2006, after 2 \u00bd years assessing the needs of our church, and following our successful \u201cOpening Doors\u201d campaign in the spring of 2006, our congregation voted to proceed with an expansion that would include an entire new wing with new general and ministers\u2019 offices, board room, kitchen, community hall, large narthex and cloak rooms, wonderful new washrooms and much needed storage space. Winnipeg Presbytery gave their required approval and in April 2008, we had our sod turning ceremony.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3876\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 28<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2008<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In November 2008 we were able to commence use of our new addition and an appropriate dedication service was held. We now had room for all the people; room to be together at one time; room to move easily in and around one another; and room for the community of Charleswood to gather for special occasions. January of 2009 saw the dedication of our new stained glass window in the community hall, donated by loving and caring members of our congregation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post even light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3877\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">October 27<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2009<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>March of 2009 saw the launch of a new campaign \u201cOpening Hearts and Minds\u201d that would allow us to continue to pay down our mortgage.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\"  class=\"timeline-year scrollable-section\"\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-section-title=\"2010\" id=\"clt-2010\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-placeholder\"><span class=\"ctl-timeline-date\">2010<\/span><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><!-- .timeline-post-start--><div  class=\"timeline-post odd light-grey-post icons_no  default-skin\"  id=\"story-3878\"><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-meta\"><div class=\"meta-details\">September 9<\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-icon icon-dot-full\"><div class=\"timeline-bar\"><\/div><\/div><div  data-aos=\"fade-up\" class=\"timeline-content clearfix\"><h2 class=\"content-title\">2012<\/h2><div class=\"ctl_info event-description full\"><div class=\"content-details\"><p>In April 2012, on the occasion of our 90th Anniversary Celebration, the new hall was officially named Van Roon Community Hall, honoring two of our founding members, Verna and Len VanRoon. Like all families, the church is constantly welcoming new members and saying farewell to dear friends, but unlike most we do so at an alarming and exciting rate.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- timeline content --><\/div><!-- .timeline-post-end --><\/div><div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div><\/div> <\/div><!-- end\r\n\t\t\t================================================== -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664572529460{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The church is not a static institution but rather a dynamic one, constantly changing, growing, evolving but continually caring, praising, nurturing. Every day there are new people being welcomed into our community and it won\u2019t be long until we have a difficult time imagining our life without them.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Just as we are every bit as much Charleswood United Church as those who first gathered so many years ago, so too we are every bit as much the church of Jesus Christ as those who dreamed of the reign of God nearly 2000 years ago. As long as we are the dynamic body God calls us to be, we will continue to receive the blessing the church has always known.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center top&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664550642532{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic-copy-1.jpeg?id=3819) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our History [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664572529460{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] The church is not a static institution but rather a dynamic one, constantly changing, growing, evolving but continually caring, praising, nurturing. Every day there are new people being welcomed into our community and it won\u2019t be long until we have a difficult time imagining our life without them. Just as we are every bit as much Charleswood United Church as those who first gathered so many years ago, so too we are every bit as much the church of Jesus Christ as those who dreamed of the reign of God nearly 2000 years ago. As long as we are the dynamic body God calls us to be, we will continue to receive the blessing the church has always known. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3810","page","type-page","status-publish"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.10 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Our History - Charleswood United Church<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Our History - Charleswood United Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center top&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664550642532{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic-copy-1.jpeg?id=3819) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our History [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664572529460{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] The church is not a static institution but rather a dynamic one, constantly changing, growing, evolving but continually caring, praising, nurturing. Every day there are new people being welcomed into our community and it won\u2019t be long until we have a difficult time imagining our life without them. Just as we are every bit as much Charleswood United Church as those who first gathered so many years ago, so too we are every bit as much the church of Jesus Christ as those who dreamed of the reign of God nearly 2000 years ago. As long as we are the dynamic body God calls us to be, we will continue to receive the blessing the church has always known. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Charleswood United Church\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-11-01T22:32:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/\",\"name\":\"Our History - Charleswood United Church\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-30T01:06:03+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-11-01T22:32:40+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Our History\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/\",\"name\":\"Charleswood United Church\",\"description\":\"A community of God\u2019s people in Winnipeg, Manitoba.\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Our History - Charleswood United Church","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Our History - Charleswood United Church","og_description":"[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row_content&#8221; background_position_desktop=&#8221;center top&#8221; disable_custom_paddings_mobile=&#8221;true&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664550642532{padding-top: 80px !important;padding-bottom: 80px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/history_40s_Sundaypicnic-copy-1.jpeg?id=3819) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] Our History [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1664572529460{padding-bottom: 80px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text] The church is not a static institution but rather a dynamic one, constantly changing, growing, evolving but continually caring, praising, nurturing. Every day there are new people being welcomed into our community and it won\u2019t be long until we have a difficult time imagining our life without them. Just as we are every bit as much Charleswood United Church as those who first gathered so many years ago, so too we are every bit as much the church of Jesus Christ as those who dreamed of the reign of God nearly 2000 years ago. As long as we are the dynamic body God calls us to be, we will continue to receive the blessing the church has always known. [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","og_url":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/","og_site_name":"Charleswood United Church","article_modified_time":"2022-11-01T22:32:40+00:00","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/","url":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/","name":"Our History - Charleswood United Church","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-09-30T01:06:03+00:00","dateModified":"2022-11-01T22:32:40+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/our-history\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Our History"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/#website","url":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/","name":"Charleswood United Church","description":"A community of God\u2019s people in Winnipeg, Manitoba.","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3810","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3810"}],"version-history":[{"count":21,"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3810\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4262,"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3810\/revisions\/4262"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/charleswoodunited.org\/2022_charleswoodunited\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3810"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}