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o iciating clergyman was Rev. J. W. McConnell. Throughout their lives they remained loyal to the church they were married in. Their only daughter, Marguerite, Mrs. William (Will) Mutch——Mom—- Nanny-—was organist in the Cherry Valley Church for many years and for a short time at the new church in Vernon Bridge.

The first burial in the cemetery adjoining the new church was that of Mrs. William Jenkins——nee Maggie Dingwell, in 1900. She was the mother of Jennie Jenkins MacEachern, Mary Jenkins MacLeod, Delite Jenkins Hayden, and I well remember Uncle Dingwell, Uncle Trueman and Uncle Will. Descendants of these families are actively involved in the life of the church here at St. Andrew‘s—— descendants that span several generations.

History shows that change is a Sign of times. In the mid— 1960's, some members within the six—point charge began to look to the future and the idea of amalgamation and consolidation began to take shape. There was little denying that the demands on the church to serve its community were changing. You can well imagine that there was a lot of soul searching as this idea took root. Did we need the proposed changes to enhance our service to God and our service to a more complex community with wider awareness of world problems, better communication and quick transportation and in a time when methods of meaningful experiences were broadening?

Efforts toward consolidation, which is a practical merger to build a church which could be used not just for Sunday worship but

for seven days a week for many activities and concerns, seemed to

be a healthy response for the needs of the future. It must be