his rich, colorful history helps explain why United Chu continues to thrive, when other rural churches of similar size have clos or moved. Its pages reveal more than just dates and names — they illusti this congregation's unshakeable belief in God , and in each other, and that great thi can be accomplished when working together in faith. This book weaves a tapestry of United Church's growth from L. Methodist and Presbyterian faiths, in the late 1700s, through to present day. With o 100 photographs and illustrations, it details the church's leaders, plus its ministi organists, politicians and congregational families. In a special section, church memb and past ministers reflect on what United Church has meant to their lives. The Congregation of United Church, 2002 . « •fe s ^ 11II "Your community has left an imprint on my life. You are only a memory and yet you are as the earth beneath my feet." Rev. Ralph Johnston , minister 1959-1964 dh «k ■• j^i ■ ti Ui, ISBN 0-9734150-0-2 780973 " 41500"1