Viewing Object

Object Description

Object ID

4620

Title

First known photograph of Milner Church, with Rev. R. J. Wood and Henry Davis (on horse back).

Date

[ca. 1886].

Description

First known photograph of Milner Church, with Rev. R. J. Wood and Henry Davis (on horse back).

People/Subject

Church

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Term Source: pv

Davis, Henry, 1848-1901

Married to Elizabeth Davis. Milner farmer. Born March 15th, 1848. Came to Langley in 1876. Raised money to build the Milner Methodist Church riding around the Valley on horseback. Died in 1901. His property was on Glover and Topham.
Term Source: HPC Records (DAVIS-1/161)

Milner Methodist Church (Milner United Church)

The church was built in 1886 by Thomas Turnbull on property donated by James M. Johnson. It was originally known as Langley Prairie Methodist, but at 25 years of age was renamed Milner Methodist, and in 1925 the congregation joined the newly formed United Church of Canada. At that time the church hall and kitchen were added to the rear of the structure. It was designated a Municipal Heritage Site in 1983, and moved to its new location at Milner Park, just south of the original location, in 2006.

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