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st- weekender saturday may 24 w97 p 9- churchill baptist church to celebrate its 125th anniversary in todays society it is a rare accomplish ment for any small rural church to remain vital and the heart of a community for 125 years churchill baptist church has done just that local churchill resident agnes leitch has lived directly across from the quaint white frame building and held the church close to her heart back in 1933 agnes and her siblings and mother first attended the small white wooden structure for all but three years of her life agnes and her family have made churchill baptist church their place of worship now when any of 1 1 grandchildren visit they attend church with their grandmother back in 1872 people from the commu nity wrote to the assembly of the christian church seeking permission to go ahead and build in august of 1872 a letter was received granting permission and the building enthusiastically began prior to this churchgoing residents attended the christian church at bloom- ington and the ninth line transportation through rain sleet snow or sunshine while rural route ruth ruth leblanc traveling by horses oxen or by foot made the news of a church to be built within the community very welcome a gentleman by the name of mr quantz gave one acre of land while william bad- gero offered the lumber one rural router peter spring worked all day then came home and handmake the roof shingles on a chilly morning in november 1872 the church opened its doors for the first time as agnes says after 125 years god is still being worshipped in this church sadly many of the small rural churches are being sold for residential use or moved to a different location in the worst instances some have been torn down falling by the wayside in these fast and furiously times churchill can indeed be proud of maintaining a small but devoted congregation for more than a century over the past few years i have had the good fortune to meet some of these people who attend this rural church one such cou ple is mark and jane doble who until last september lived within the churchill com munity last fall the dobles along with their son michael bought a house and moved to pefferlaw even now with other churches close and more convenient they make the drive south to attend services you can bet on sunday june 1 when a special anniversary service will be held honoring the church the dobles will be there along with the mclaughlins the parkes the pritchards and all the families who have made the church their home mayor emmerson along with the coun cil members will be on hand to celebrate wit the parishioners and enjoy refreshments later at the ballantrae community centre church pastor dr e sikakane a retired teacher from the bible college and a very involved member in the church will lead the service on hand from the peoples church in willowdale will be soloist doris 1995 pontiac grand am se 2 or 4 door automatic air conditioning v6 power windows power locks amfm cassette balance of factory warranty and roadside assistance plus applicable taxes admin fee and licensing gmac smart lease based over 36 months cash down required which is taxable and optional buy back varies per vehicle call for details plus 1st payment security deposit admin fee lie and applicable taxes oac ex st v551a sales hours mon thurs 900 900 fri 900 530 sat 900 530 service hours mon thurs 730 730 fri 730 530 sat 800 1 00 unionville motors pontiacbuickgmc 4630 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 4771666 mugford and all rural routers are invited to attend this and any ser vice a guaranteed friendly welcome is waiting for you does your child smile with confidence selfconfidence will provide your child with one of the critical tools needed to be successful nir s special martial arts canada family centres call markham 905 2010988 i pickering museum village steam up opening sunday may 25 1997 11 am to 5 pm the museums gas steam bam will steam up with working mills traction engines authentic scale models costumed interpreters bring village to life model railroading displays collector items railway memorabilia springtime village activities family entertainment 3 km east of brock road on hwy 7 in greenwood ontario 4204620 or 6838401 the regional municipality of york stop up and close stouffville road yr 14 town of whitchurchstouffville the council ofthe regional municipality of york proposes to pass a bylaw authorizing 1 the stopping up and closing as a public highway that part of stouffville road yr 14 designated as part 1 plan 65r19160 town of whitchurchstouffville and the conveyance of the said lands to the abutting owner pursuant to section 300 of the municipal act the transportation and works committee of the regional council will at its meeting to be held at 1000 am on the 4th day of june 1997 in committee room a at the regional administrative building located at 1 7250 yonge st newmarket hear any person who claims that hisher lands will be prejudicially affected by the bylaw and who applies to be heard anyone wishing to be heard is requested to advise the office of the regional clerk telephone 8951231 or 7310201 ext 1303 dated at newmarket this 24th day of may 1997 dennis hearse regional clerk 17250 yonge street newmarket ontario l3y 6z1