The Bible Christians in Miminegash including:

John Rix Mary Rix Thomas Burns

Christy Burns (Died on June 18, 1876)

John Costain Ann Costain

1876 numbered about nine adult members in

Mary Costain John Wilkinson, Jr. Martha Wilkinson

In 1877, the membership list remained about the same except for a comment beside the name of Mary Costain written by Rev. John Ball that he “could never

find her”.

The list for 1879 was considerably smaller or incomplete containing only six

names:

John Rix Mary Rix Thomas Burns

Ann Costain Martha Wilkinson John Wilkinson, Jr.

The year 1880 saw a dramatic increase in the number of members, increasing to twenty-four:

John Rix Eliza (Rix) Costain Mary Rix Mary Costain Mary Costain Richard Costain Martha Wilkinson Martha Costain

John Wilkinson, Jr. Ann Reid John Costain James Reid Phoebe Costain Ellen Reid Margaret Costain Jane Corbett

Elizabeth Costain Mr. Corbett George Costain Robert Thomson Elijah Costain George Thomson James Costain James Thomson

There was a loss of two members in 1881 and a further decline in 1883 to a total membership of fifteen.

Having gathered sufficient strength in numbers and financial support in 1879 and having been given a building lot on the Shore Road below the corner of the Palmer Road by two of its members, John and Phoebe Costain, the Bible Chris- tians, with their pastor, the Rev. John W. Ferry, started to build in 1879 what was described as “an elaborate structure”. This church with its steeple was com— pleted in 1881, and their new pastor was the Rev. William Bryenton. According to Elizabeth Ellen (Costain) Sentner, Roseville, P.E.I., tradition was that Thomas Gamble from West Devon was the carpenter who built this church.

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