A note from Summerlea minister Rev. Howard Clark 12 Dec 2004
Last week Susan Ippersiel and I were rummaging through the dusty old ledgers in the storage room at Summerlea looking for some information concerning Grace United Church. Susan pointed out to me some of the earliest Summerlea registers. What a surprise it was to discover that Summerlea was actually a child of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church. In fact in December of 1914 St. Andrew's commissioned Summerlea Presbyterian Church as it recognized the need to expand West in Lachine. In the front of two of the books it said, "Presented by the Session of St. Andrew's Church, Lachine, to the Presbyterian congregation of Summerlea, on the occasion of their severance from St. Andrew's Church. dated December 21st, 1914." So, back 90 years ago we were an offshoot of the St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church that is now coming back to join with us. What other wonders is God doing in our lives? |
The church on 51st Avenue, ca 1949 |