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Prayer has the power
to heal the soul
Prayer is the song we sing in our hearts, the hope we keep in our minds, the music of our souls. With prayer, we can overcome all hardships and find joy. We can overcome difficulty and find salvation. Come pray with us. Discover the power that is within you, awaiting expression.
A heart filled with love has no room for hate.
Our Mission
"We strive to lead by example through our God-given gifts,
that unite our church community with respect and enthusiasm."
History
How was Temperanceville named? Love's Corners at Temperanceville
What's in a name? In 1809 the Love family invited neighbours to worship with them in their home. The Love family home was so close to the present location of the church, that the distance would be measured better in feet, rather than in miles. The neighbourhood was known as Love's Corners. While the Love family moved out of the neighbourhood; LOVE, God's LOVE, never left. God's LOVE is here, always with us.
The Love's Corners community built a log church at first and then replaced that with a brick church in 1854 and eventually with the present day church in 1897. God's LOVE also moved the hearts and minds of the Love's Corners community to raise awareness about the harm of alcoholism and to make a difference about it. Several Temperance societies carried out that work. Their strong impact led to re-naming the neighbourhood and the congregation Temperanceville.
People who gathered for friendship and for kind-hearted service to others in the early decades of the Love’s Corners–Temperanceville community included indigenous families and families from Asia and from western Europe. The name Temperanceville is a sign of service to others. Successive generations maintain the name and service to others.
Temperanceville United Church traces its roots to the early days of the 1800s when settlers began trekking into the "hinterland" of what is now known as York Region.
The first log church was erected on the present site in 1809 with an adjoining cemetery as was usual for most rural Ontario churches in the early days of the 19th century.
Families have been worshipping at Temperanceville United Church for more than two hundred years.
Sunday School began in 1832 with 21 members and by 1849 had grown to forty-two. Annual Tea Meetings were held and attended by everyone since they provided activities and much of the social life for the community.
The name Temperanceville comes from the fact that between 1840 and 1890, there were five different Temperance Societies located in the area.
In 1887, three appointments made up the charge - Temperanceville, Wesley and Mount Pisgah.
Mount Pisgah closed in the 1960's, with Temperanceville and Wesley continuing as a two-point charge until May 2017, when they decided to realign, and are now two separate charges.
PAST MINISTERS
1854- William Willoughby and William McDonagh
1855- William Willoughby and John S. Clarke
1856- J.W. McCallum, Wm. Hill and W.J. Hunter
1857-8- William McFadden and A.R. Campbell
1858- William McFadden and John Potts
1859- William McFadden and John Scott
1860-61- Kennedy Creighton and George M. Meachman
1862- Kennedy Creighton and Thomas Feather
1863-64- Joseph Shepley and Thomas Bell
1865- Joseph Shepley and P.D.Will
1866- John Shaw and Joseph Colling
1867- John Shaw, Andrew B. Chambers and A. Cunnington
1868- John Shaw and Richard W. Woodsworth
1869- John Hunt and Daniel Cattanach
1870- John Hunt and William Mills
1871- John Hunt and John E. Lancely
1872- Edward Barrass, Geo. McIntyre and John Pickering
1873- Edward Barrass and John C. Stephenson
1874- Edward Barrass and G.H. Bishop
1875-76- Jas. Shuttleworth and G.H. Bishop
1877- Daniel E. Gee and Wm. H. Madden
1878- Daniel E. Gee and Jabez Wass
PAST MINISTERS
1879- Daniel E. Gee and Chas. Langford
1880-81-Jacob E. Howell and Frank Keam
1882- Jacob E. Howell and Wm. Bacon
1883- Joseph E. Sanderson and Jas. W. Wilkinson
1884- Joseph E. Sanderson and J.W. Savage and Leonard Phelps
1885- J.W. Savage and J.A. Chapman
1886- J.W. Savage and J.A. Rankin
1887- D. Idle / 1888-90- Henry McDowell
1891-93- W.R. Roach / 1894-95- Thos. G. Scott
1896-98- Herbert Lee / 1899-1900- Richard Strachan
1901-02- Wm. P. Brown / 1903-06- Jas. H. Stonehouse
1907-10- Wm. Madden / 1911-14- Wm. H. Learoyd
1915-18- Thomas Scott / 1919-22- J. Wesley Fox
1923-29- Thomas R. White / !930-36 Garnet W. Lynd
1936-43- W.A. Westscott / 1943-54- Ernest C. Moddle
1954-57- Victor A. Wood / 1957-62- Ivan E. Kennedy
1962-64- Ronald E. Evans / 1964-71- Earle F. Stotesbury
1971-81- Arthur J. Thompson / 1981-99- James Bushell
2000 -2007- Vicki Cousins
2007 to present- Maria Mindszenthy
