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Feb 3, 2023 · During Monday’s (Jan. 30) regular meeting of council, councillors voted in favour of designating Heritage Community Church (310 Seventh St.) as a heritage property under the Ontario Heritage Act. The property where the current church stands has long been a safe haven for Black settlers in Collingwood. Sisters Carolynn and Sylvia Wilson are ...
Feb 21, 2021 · The first Black church in Collingwood was built in the late 1800s and known as Little Chapel, but it burned down in 1898. The second was built around 1900 and was known locally as the “coloured church” though the congregation included a mix of races. That building was torn down in 1976 to make way for the modern building that stands today.
Jul 13, 2022 · The property where the current Heritage Community Church (310 Seventh St.) now stands has long been a safe haven for Black settlers in Collingwood. The church's current directors are now seeking a formal heritage designation to preserve the history and the property's connection to Black history dating back to the 1870s.
Aug 20, 2023 · Published Aug. 20, 2023 2:28 p.m. PDT. Share. A major part of Collingwood's history has been given the distinction of being recognized as a historical site. The Heritage Community Church, which ...
On this historic site today sits the current Church, built in 1976, now known as Heritage Community Church of Collingwood. The current structure is the third Church at this location representing 125 years of Black History. A welcome message greets visitors to the Church and on the website: ““Where a handshake means a lot”
Jul 26, 2022 · The church was built as a gathering place for Black settlers in Collingwood. Some were Loyalist settlers, some were second or third generation residents of Canada, others were fugitives escaping from the United States who travelled the Underground Railway to its northernmost terminus at Owen Sound.
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Several of the African Methodist Episcopal (AME) Church ministers and lay preachers began a frequent circuit throughout Canada, from the east coast of Nova Scotia across to Winnipeg and beyond. Canadian AME Churches are still active today. The AME Church in Oro-Medonte was built in 1849 by Black Loyalists and has been deemed a National Historic ...
