Disclaimer: This is not a formal history; but information collected in a set of six historical binders housed in the Hillcrest chapel. The binders contained some conflicting information. Where possible such details were either not included or it was determined which were correct. The sections of this history are an enticing hint of 170 years of church life in this area.
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Clara Vander Aa
lives in Valleyfield close to the site of the Valleyfield Prebyterian Church of 1884-1927. She grew up across the road from the Valleyfield United Church, presently Hillcrest United Church in Montague. She is the daughter of Angus and Alice Martin. Clara is very involved in the life and work of Hillcrest. She has been a member of nearly every committee and at the time of writing this history was chairperson of the 25th Anniversary Committee (and recently served on the 50th Anniversary Committee!) She's still going strong. Clara prepared the notes from which the booklet was written. Rev. Lloyd Burrows When this booklet was published in 1996 Lloyd was minister of both Hillcrest and Sturgeon United. Following his ordination in 1973, Lloyd served churches in Quebec: the New Carlisle Pastoral Charge; Nova Scotia: The Great Village Pastoral Charge, First United in Truro; and Prince Edward Island: the Montague Pastoral Charge. He grew up on a farm in Beaver Brook, Nova Scotia. Using Clara's notes, Lloyd wrote the text of the booklet, arranged it and added photographs. To Continue, Scroll to the top of this page and tap the tab INTRODUCTION |
