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George Street United Church (GSUC) was designated a Registered Heritage Structure by the Heritage Foundation of Newfoundland and Labrador for its aesthetic and historical value. We are located at 130 George Street with an office entrance at 25 Buchanan Street.
George Street United Church was designed by well-known British architect, Elijah Hoole – the son of a Methodist missionary. Hoole specialized in building Methodist churches and settlement houses in England. George Street United Church is a good example of Gothic Revival architecture. After George Street United Church, Hoole went on to design Gower Street United's current church building in 1894.
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On Monday, May 27th, 1872 a procession marched west from "Mother Church" (Gower Street United) with the cornerstone. Upon arrival to the site, the stone was laid by Hon. Stephan Rendell, prominent merchant, and MHA for Trinity. Construction on the church moved very quickly and 19 months later, on December 14, 1873, the church was officially dedicated and opened.
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Since its construction over 145 years ago George Street United has stood tall in the downtown skyline having played witness to multiple great fires, the first transatlantic wireless signal, the first non-stop transatlantic aircraft flight, a harbour at war, the rise and fall of the fishery, and the rise of the oil industry. Throughout its journey, the church has hosted well over 10,000 services and has been home to over 40 full-time ministers.
Rev. John Pratt 1875 - 1877
Rev. William Kendall 1877 - 1879
Rev. Job Shenton 1878 - 1881
Rev. George P. Story 1879 - 1880
Rev. C.J. Duffill 1881 - 1882
Rev. T.H. James 1881 - 1883
Rev. George Boyd 1883 - 1886
Rev. George J. Bond D.D. 1886 - 1889
Rev. A.D. Norton D.D. 1890 - 1893
Rev. Humphrey Pickard Cowperthwaite M.A. 1893 - 1896
Rev. J.T. Newman 1896 - 1898
Rev. George B. Heale 1899 - 1900
Rev. J.L. Dawson B.A. 1900 - 1902
Rev. W.T.D. Dunn 1903 - 1905
Rev. Charles Hackett 1905 - 1909
Rev. J. W. Barrett 1909 - 1914
Rev. N. M. Guy 1914 - 1917
Rev. D. B. Hemmeon 1917 - 1921
Rev. Robert Fairbairn 1921 - 1925
Rev. Charles H. Johnson 1925 - 1929
Rev. Ira F. Curtis 1930 - 1936
Rev. A. Allison Rogers 1936 - 1940
Rev. A. F. Binnington 1940 - 1944
Rev. A. R. Baggs 1944 - 1952
Rev. A. J. McKim 1952 - 1957
Hon. P. J. Hommerson 1957 - 1961
Rev. Naboth Winsor 1961 - 1968
Rev. B. B. Snow 1968 - 1979
Rev. W. A. Coish 1979 - 1996
Rev. John Bursey 1996 - 1998
Rev. Melvin Ralph 1998 - 2000
Rev. Wayne Cole 2000 - 2004
Rev. Wendy Cronhelm 2004 - 2005
Rev. Kelly Hudson 2005 - 2008
Rev. Miriam Bowlby 2009 - 2009
Rev. Susan White 2009 - 2015
Rev. F. John Adams 2016 - 2017
Rev. Peter Bartlett 2017- 2019
Rev. John Maich 2019 - Present