United Church of Canada. Port Blandford Pastoral Charge

The original appointments of what is now the Port Blandford mission were Bunyan's Cove and Charlottetown. Both of these towns were on Clode Sound. They were at one time a part of Musgravetown mission. Just after the turn of the century the congregation, along with Bunyan's Cove, Gambo and Benton, became part of the newly formed Port Blandford Methodist Circuit. Later, Gambo and Benton were removed from the circuit and Terra Nova was added.

Port Blandford was reached from Whitbourne after the railway went through and a cause was established there. After a minister was stationed there, the two appointments were taken from Musgravetown.

At the time of the union of the churches to form the United Church of Canada in 1925, Port Blandford was still head of the mission and administering to twenty-five families. Port Blandford, at this time, had a church and a one room school. At Bunyan's Cove, formerly called Bryan's Hole, the preacher visits once in four weeks with the mail man.

At Charlottetown, the second preaching point of Port Blandford, there are twenty-five Methodist families. Charlottetown's first church was burned as seemed to be the case with lots of churches during this time. It was replaced by another church shortly afterwards and served the people of the charge for about sixty years until June of 1963 when the present church building was opened and dedicated on the site of the old church. The minister of the church at the time of the opening and dedication was the Rev. Theodore J. Snelgrove.

Port Blandford remains as head of a pastoral charge with preaching places at Bunyan's Cove, Charlottetown, Port Blandford and Terra Nova.

Created - May 22, 2013

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