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00000115
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275 Newcastle Blvd.<br /> Miramichi, NB<br /> E1V 7N4
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Between 1791 - 1797 the first Presbyterian Church on the Miramichi was built at Wilson's Point. Later a Presbyterian Church was built in Newcastle; that church was St. James Presbyterian. The cornerstone was laid in 1825, but the Miramichi Fire of 1825 destroyed whatever had been built. The church was started again in 1828 and completed in 1830.<br /> <br /> Following the formation of the United Church of Canada in 1925, those parishioners of St. James Presbyterian who wanted to remain Presbyterian began holding services in St. Andrew's Parish Hall. This continued for nine years until 1934 when the Sons of Temperance Hall on Prince William Street (now Newcastle Blvd.), a building built in 1856, was purchased. Since the building was in excellent condition, the congregation renovated it throughout.<br /> <br /> Throughout the years, St. James has been associated with Ferguson/Derby and Grace/Millerton in a three point pastoral charge at various times.
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Miramichi Cemetery and Presbyterian Cemetery behind St. James & St. John United Church.<br /> <br /> Location of Cemetery:<br /> <br /> Miramichi Cemetery - intersection of Cove Road and Old King George Highway, Miramichi, NB<br /> <br /> Presbyterian Cemetery - 555 King George Highway
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James Fraser 1787-1791<br /> Rev. John Urquhart<br /> Rev. A. R. Gibson ? - April 1937<br /> Rev. M. E. Genge 1938-1943<br /> Rev. D. C. MacDonald 1944-1948<br /> Rev. E. H. Hunter 1951-1952<br /> Rev. W. G. Lewis 1954-1958<br /> Rev. T. T. Cunningham 1959-1966<br /> Laymen, Student Ministers, Deaconesses 1966-1968<br /> Rev. Malcolm Caldwell 1968-1972<br /> Mr. George Scott 1973-1974<br /> Rev. Evan Bottomly 1974-1978<br /> Rev. David Sutherland 1979-1983<br /> Rev. Holden Dunnett 1983-1984<br /> Rev. Calvin McInnis 1984-1994<br /> Rev. Derek Morrison 1995-1996<br /> Rev. John Hees 1998<br /> Rev. Murray Graham 1998-1999 (Supply)<br /> Mr. Kelly MacPhail 1999-2000 (Student Minister)<br /> Rev. Fred Douwsma 1999<br /> Rev. Gillis Smith 2001-2005<br /> Rev. Murray Graham & Rev. Roger Estey 2006-2008
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Miramichi Leader, November 26, 2007 - A History of St. James Presbyterian Church, Newcastle, NB, 1825-1975; (Margaret MacKay)
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2020/3/28
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2025/8/4
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