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Monday, July 27, 2009

Faith Of Our Fathers


The fourth chapter of "Along The Fifth: A History of Stony Plain and District" deals with the different faiths upheld and churches built early in Stony Plain's history. There were a great number of different churches in Stony Plain and the district after its inception, presumably due to the great number of immigrant travelers who carried their faith with them to the west. Here are listed the blog posts that deal with each church individually:


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Sunday, July 26, 2009

The Alliance Church of Stony Plain


The Alliance Church of Stony Plain was established in 1939, and its first reverend was Herb Hoeppner. The actual church building was not built until a year later, in December, so the congregation met in the town hall in the meantime. This denomination placed great value in missions both foreign and home, as well as Bible camps, and has worked industriously in both to this day.

Click here to visit their web site, or here to view the page of the book in "Along The Fifth" that tells their story.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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St. Oswald's Anglican Church


While St. Oswald's Anglican Church, as a congregation, has endured the trials of time, the building itself was short-lived. Erected in 1911, two years before the congregation came to use it, a shortage of parish members eventually led to the building changing hands often. It was used by other Stony Plain residents, but not necessarily for religious purposes: its first change of ownership had it being used as a woodworking shop! After being used by a Lutheran congregation and the Holborn United Church, the building finally entered "disuse" in 1967. St. Oswald's Anglican Church congregation resurfaced when a Revered John Rushton came from Onoway to hold services in the Catholic church, a practice which continues to this day. The old church building is still being used as a workshop nowadays.

Click here to view the page of "Along The Fifth" which tells this church's story.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Glory Hills Baptist Church


The first settlers of Glory Hills originally built a small log cabin which served as a church for a long time. It wasn't until 1910 or 1911 that the need for a large, official building was seen, and thus Glory Hills Baptist Church was born. Serving faithfully to the religious community in Glory Hills, what started out as a strong following for the church eventually became smaller and smaller as the land took its toll on the community. Eventually, in 1950, the building was delegated to disuse and, soon afterwards, demolished.

Click here to look at the page from "Along The Fifth" that tells this church's story.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Perpetual Help Church of Stony Plain


In 1888, a Catholic mission was established in the Stoney Indian Reserve, eventually moving to Spruce Grove while saying Mass in the homes of the few families of Stony Plain. Eventually, Stony Plain grew large enough to have their own parish built in 1931, and from that year onwards, it was repeatedly enlarged to acommodate the growing population of Stony Plain, eventually reaching its current size in 1962. It continues to serve the town of Stony Plain to this day.

Click here to read the page of "Along The Fifth" that tells the story of this church.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Glory Hills Reform Church


This particular chapter of "Along The Fifth" tells us the story of the Glory Hills Reform Church, itself taken from the book "One Of Many" by Reuben A. Bauer.

From "Along The Fifth":

Page 106 - Page 107 - Page 108

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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St. Matthew's Lutheran Church


St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, and the community that lived around it, has a rich history dating back to the times of the earliest Stony Plain settlers, around the 1880's, full of ups and downs and strange developments and reversals. It is a shining beacon of freedom of belief and education, and has survived the rough times of the years past, to this day.


Click here to view the pages from "Along The Fifth" that tell this church's story: 109 and 110

You can also visit St. Matthew's Lutheran Church's official website.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd


The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church was officially established on March 20th, 1938, when worship services grew too large to be carried out in individual homes. On May 1st, 1938, a building that had been used as a church before had already been bought and refurbished for the Good Shepherd's needs and was officially dedicated to the glory of God. This church still stands today and its congregation still follows strongly.

Click here to view the page of "Along The Fifth" which tells this church's story.

You can view a map of the location of the church here.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Immanuel Lutheran Church - Rosenthal


This church was not established in Stony Plain, but in an area further south, named Rosenthal (Rose Valley). Its history is long and successful, despite the small community that followed it, and despite urgings from the Synod to combine the Good Shepherd's Lutheran Church and Rosenthal, it went on by itself and eventually grew prosperous. It still exists to this day.

Click here to visit the pages of "Along The Fifth" that tell this church's story:
Page 112 - Page 113

You can visit the church's website here.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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St. John's Church


St. John's Church was the result of ten men's plans to build a church in the Blueberry School district. It started out with humble beginnings, having little in the way of pews and no organ, and from then on steadily progressed into a fully-fledged church, which endures to this day.

Click here to view the pages of "Along The Fifth" that tell this church's story:
Page 113 - Page 114

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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The Zion Lutheran Church at Inga


This little church was built in 1912 at Inga, about nine miles southwest from Stony Plain, and for a long time had a dedicated, if a little small, following, and the congregation truly felt like one big happy family. Unfortunately, around 1953, the current reverend of the church received a call to go to Mellowdale, near Barrhead, and soon afterwards, the church was closed and taken over by St. Matthew's Church in Stony Plain. In 1973, the roof of the church caved in due to heavy snowfalls and it had to be torn down. Today, a sign stands where the church used to, and the cemetery is still tended to.

Click here to view the page of "Along The Fifth" that tells this church's story.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Silver Bend Lutheran Church


The Silver Bend Lutheran Church, so named because the Silver Bend School was erected beside it at one point, has a short, uneventful history. Originally built around 1934 under the name of St. John's Lutheran Church, much volunteer work was put into its building. The pews and altar were built by a Mr. John Thimm, while the organ was donated by the Stroh family. The church served faithfully until the sixties, when it closed down, and tragically, on July 9th, 1977, the building and all its furnishings were destroyed by fire.

Click here to view the page of "Along The Fifth" that tells this church's story.

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Stony Plain United Church


Stony Plain United Church was the first church built in Stony Plain, under the name of the Methodist Church, in 1907. Since then it has had a colorful history, from its humble beginnings when the church members used planks and nail kegs as pews, to the instigation of the first Sunday School by Mrs. Catherine Gates, to its tragic destruction by fire in 1952. For a while, the services were held in the Good Shepherd Church, but eventually a new building was erected, dedicated to the glory of God in May 1957. Since then it has continued to serve the Stony Plain community.

Click here to view the pages of "Along The Fifth" that tell this church's story:
Page 116 - Page 117

Visit Stony Plain United Church's official website here!

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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Holborn United Church


Part of the three-point mission in Alberta in 1906, Holborn was found to be a productive settlement and a task was laid on select people to locate a cemetery and build a church. The former was never located, and it would be upwards of forty years before a church would be purchased from the Good Shepherd Church in Stony Plain, in 1955. It wasn't long before the Holborn Women's Association was formed, an active group of women that worked with the Holborn community until 1971. A dwindling congregation forced Holborn to merge with Stony Plain United Church, and the final service of Holborn United was held on June 4th, 1967.

Click here to visit the pages of "Along The Fifth" that tell this church's story:
Page 117 - Page 118

CIN Usefulness Ratings per grade:
  • Gr. 1 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 2 - [3] LA [4] Social
  • Gr. 3 - [3] LA
  • Gr. 4 - [4] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 5 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 6 - [6] LA
  • Gr. 7 - [7] LA [6] Social
  • Gr. 8 - [7] LA [5] Social
  • Gr. 9 - [7] LA
  • Gr. 10 - [6] LA [2] Social
  • Gr. 11 - [4] LA
  • Gr. 12 - [3] LA
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