Take a walk back in time when horse drawn carriages would have taken the family to church. Typically after church families may have had a church social with a picnic on the church grounds or even one of those amazing farm fresh pot lucks.
Children racing about while stopping for bites of homemade cookies and pies, where fried chicken would have been the main dish for the adults to enjoy with their neighbors that came to church that day.
The minister would have stirred the then full seats, with a rendition of a current need sermon. Possibly the Minister’s wife would have lead the choir and Sunday school teachings.
Communities came together, especially in the farming community. Weddings would have been had at the church during the day and often an after noon lunch on the same grounds, in the summer months.
Delta farming community has always come together to celebrate the good times and of course the dark times too. One of those churches that has with stood the test of time is the St. Stephens Church.
This beautiful country church was originally built in 1881, on land built by the Mckee family. The same family that donated the land the East Delta Hall events center currently sits. The church is small and well appointed on a piece of property, right off Ladner Trunk Road. The standard white for a country church in the day, allows it to be well seen from the road.
Two years later fire destroyed the original building and it took some time to rebuild the church. 1890-91 was when it finally replaced the original and still stands today. Originally of Presbyterian denomination, it later changed to its current United Church of Canada.
It is simple in its design and could be used for many uses among smaller weddings. It was built by John B Elliot, who was a prominent builder in the day, building many of Ladner's finer buildings. The town named a street after him to honor his huge community contribution.
It is suggested that because of the design of the windows, they were expensive and imported. The church in its beginnings was built by and for several of the community farmers/founders such as the Mckee , Kittson, Honeyman, Robertson, Smillie, Dennis and Huff families.
Now many of those same families live in the area third and fourth generation. Still getting married and hosting events at the church.
Children racing about while stopping for bites of homemade cookies and pies, where fried chicken would have been the main dish for the adults to enjoy with their neighbors that came to church that day.
The minister would have stirred the then full seats, with a rendition of a current need sermon. Possibly the Minister’s wife would have lead the choir and Sunday school teachings.
Communities came together, especially in the farming community. Weddings would have been had at the church during the day and often an after noon lunch on the same grounds, in the summer months.
Delta farming community has always come together to celebrate the good times and of course the dark times too. One of those churches that has with stood the test of time is the St. Stephens Church.
This beautiful country church was originally built in 1881, on land built by the Mckee family. The same family that donated the land the East Delta Hall events center currently sits. The church is small and well appointed on a piece of property, right off Ladner Trunk Road. The standard white for a country church in the day, allows it to be well seen from the road.
Two years later fire destroyed the original building and it took some time to rebuild the church. 1890-91 was when it finally replaced the original and still stands today. Originally of Presbyterian denomination, it later changed to its current United Church of Canada.
It is simple in its design and could be used for many uses among smaller weddings. It was built by John B Elliot, who was a prominent builder in the day, building many of Ladner's finer buildings. The town named a street after him to honor his huge community contribution.
It is suggested that because of the design of the windows, they were expensive and imported. The church in its beginnings was built by and for several of the community farmers/founders such as the Mckee , Kittson, Honeyman, Robertson, Smillie, Dennis and Huff families.
Now many of those same families live in the area third and fourth generation. Still getting married and hosting events at the church.