Whitchurch Quaker Settlement

Among the early settlers locating in this area were a number of Quakers, including Samuel Lundy who provided land for the construction of a Meeting House in 1814. Formerly part of the Yonge Street Meeting, the Whitchurch Quakers were granted the right to hold their own meetings two years later. A schism in the Society of Friends occurred in 1828 and this building completed in 1830, was used by the Hicksite faction of the Society. By 1900, the various Whitchurch Quaker groups had come together to form the Pine Orchard Union Church. Both buildings continued in use until the earlier Meeting House was moved to Aurora in 1944. A year later, the Society of Friends sold this building to the Pine Orchard Union Church.

Parmi les premiers colons de la région se trouvait un certain nombre de quakers, y compris Samuel Lundy, qui fournirent un terrain pour la construction d’un temple en 1814. Ancien membre du Yonge Street Meeting, le groupe de quakers de Witchurch obtint l’autorisation d’exercer son propre culte deux ans plus tard. Une division dans la Société des amis se produisit en 1828, et ce bâtiment, terminé en 1830, fut utilisé par la faction Hicksite de la Société. En 1900, les divers groupes de quakers de Whitchurch se rassemblèrent pour former la Pine Orchard Union Church. Les deux bâtiments continuèrent d’être utilisés jusqu’à ce que premier temple fut déplacé à Aurora en 1944. Un an plus tard, la Société des amis vendit ce bâtiment à la Pine Orchard Union Church.