... The Methodist Church was called St . James Church. In 1922, the St . James property had a financial value of $1000. Reflection : June MacLcan The children of the Central School were concerned about St . James falling into disrepair. "At lunch hour we would cross the road to the Church and discuss our worry. We liked that church for it was a landmark." walk on and would go to the end of September. There would be the three of us from here, Gordon, John, and myself. Our feet would get so sore because it would be the only time we wore shoes and as soon as we'd get back home we'd take off our good clothes and save them for the next Sunday. As we walked to the church we would pick up Edith and Elaine Monkley and then meet up with the bunch from the , the MacLarens, and the Pyes. This was during the thirties. Gertie Large was my Sunday school teacher." During the 1930s, there was talk of moving the St . James Church down to the United Church to provide much-needed Sunday School facilities; following a heated debate, the idea was voted down. The Methodist church was used for services for the United congre¬ gation in the late 1940s when work was being completed on the United Church. St . James gradually fell into disrepair, and at a meeting in the church June 24, 1954, the decision was made to give the church to Roland Best of Central to tear down for the lumber, in return for cleaning up the site. The demolition of the church was the last item on the agenda of the meeting chaired by Birchfield Yeo. Some of the windows of the church were installed in a new barn being built by Leo Farrell at the time. The church site is incor¬ porated into the cemetery. Following union of the Methodists and the Presbyterians, the cemeteries were operated as separate graveyards. Former Methodist families took care of the Methodist graveyard. Earle Yeo and Ralph Monkley were the caretakers; then it was passed down to Jack Yeo and Earle's son, Wendell Yeo . Many of the old Methodist families continue to purchase plots in the Methodist Cemetery. It is believed the late Harold Yeo was the first Yeo to buy a plot in the former Presbyterian, currendy United Church Cemetery . It was not until 2000 that the two cemeteries were brought under one directive. The Cenotaph was erected in the Lot 16 Methodist 28 United Church and Its People