The Anglican Parish of New Bandon was formed in 1831.
In the year 1841 a church was built in Clifton. It was
located where Christ Church Cemetery is today. The Church
and cemetery were consecrated on August 14th 1843.
In the late 1880s it was decided to build a larger church so,
on August 15th 1888, a cornerstone was laid for the Christ
Church we have today. It stood for over a hundred years
close to the south side of highway 11. In the year 2001, it
was moved back from the road about eighty feet and placed
on a new foundation. A new addition, sixteen by twenty feet,
was added and finished in 2004. It was called the Memorial
Room and was dedicated by Bishop Miller in 2005. It
provides much needed space for the choir and clergy to robe
and assemble, for a bride and her attendants to enter the
church, and for the family of a deceased person to assemble
before the funeral among other uses.
The rectory was built around 1933. It has had many repairs
over the years. In 2002, a new kitchen, laundry room and
enlarged bathroom were completed. In 2005, a new roof
was put on and the porch windows were replaced, and, in
2006, the front door was replaced with a steel one.
St Alban's Church was started in 1889 but, like the others,
took a few years to build. It was also close to Route 11, but
on the north side. St Alban's was part of the Parish of
Bathurst until it joined the Parish of New Bandon around
1915. In 1970, St Alban's had to be moved due to changes at
Miller Brook Bridge and to the road. An addition, now used
for meetings, for overflow congregations, and for coffee
hours after church, and a new basement, used for Sunday
School and various social occasions, were added.
Canobie Union Church was started in 1896 and finished in
1900. It was built on land on the corner of Highway 340 and
the Middle Canobie Road, deeded to members of the
community by Richard and Alice Ellis, and intended for use
by the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches. In
1958, the church was renamed Trinity Union. In later years,
the Anglicans were the sole users of the church and kept it in
repair. In 2006, the Corporation of the Anglican Parish of
New Bandon voted at its Annual Meeting to cease using the
church, and the Canobie Community Club, which had been
formed in the 1930s, undertook to see to the disposition of
the church and the memorials therein. The church was
provisionally deconsecrated by Bishop Claude Miller on
September 4th 2006.
Christ Church Hall was started in 1955 and took a few years
to complete. It was located on the south side of Route 11 in
Clifton. Later, it also required moving back to accommodate
Route 11 and to provide increased parking space. In 2002
more land was given to move the hall southward and a new
foundation was built. Over the years two additions were
added to the 1955 construction. The building is used for
suppers for several hundred people several times a year, for
receptions and other sizeable events.
Many ministers have served in the churches which are now
part of the Parish of New Bandon. They have stayed from a
few months to Canon Drillen's incumbency of forty two
years.
The Parish has accomplished much in the last ten years
through working together to modernize and maintain its
buildings. There is a need for the Parish to continue to see
itself as one unit rather than 'Christ Church' or 'St Alban's,'
and to continue to work for the good of the whole. Although
it continues to be important to maintain buildings it is also
necessary to see the church as more than this, in terms of a
wider outreach to the community in which it finds itself and
to the church's mission in the world.
In the year 1841 a church was built in Clifton. It was
located where Christ Church Cemetery is today. The Church
and cemetery were consecrated on August 14th 1843.
In the late 1880s it was decided to build a larger church so,
on August 15th 1888, a cornerstone was laid for the Christ
Church we have today. It stood for over a hundred years
close to the south side of highway 11. In the year 2001, it
was moved back from the road about eighty feet and placed
on a new foundation. A new addition, sixteen by twenty feet,
was added and finished in 2004. It was called the Memorial
Room and was dedicated by Bishop Miller in 2005. It
provides much needed space for the choir and clergy to robe
and assemble, for a bride and her attendants to enter the
church, and for the family of a deceased person to assemble
before the funeral among other uses.
The rectory was built around 1933. It has had many repairs
over the years. In 2002, a new kitchen, laundry room and
enlarged bathroom were completed. In 2005, a new roof
was put on and the porch windows were replaced, and, in
2006, the front door was replaced with a steel one.
St Alban's Church was started in 1889 but, like the others,
took a few years to build. It was also close to Route 11, but
on the north side. St Alban's was part of the Parish of
Bathurst until it joined the Parish of New Bandon around
1915. In 1970, St Alban's had to be moved due to changes at
Miller Brook Bridge and to the road. An addition, now used
for meetings, for overflow congregations, and for coffee
hours after church, and a new basement, used for Sunday
School and various social occasions, were added.
Canobie Union Church was started in 1896 and finished in
1900. It was built on land on the corner of Highway 340 and
the Middle Canobie Road, deeded to members of the
community by Richard and Alice Ellis, and intended for use
by the Anglican, Methodist and Presbyterian churches. In
1958, the church was renamed Trinity Union. In later years,
the Anglicans were the sole users of the church and kept it in
repair. In 2006, the Corporation of the Anglican Parish of
New Bandon voted at its Annual Meeting to cease using the
church, and the Canobie Community Club, which had been
formed in the 1930s, undertook to see to the disposition of
the church and the memorials therein. The church was
provisionally deconsecrated by Bishop Claude Miller on
September 4th 2006.
Christ Church Hall was started in 1955 and took a few years
to complete. It was located on the south side of Route 11 in
Clifton. Later, it also required moving back to accommodate
Route 11 and to provide increased parking space. In 2002
more land was given to move the hall southward and a new
foundation was built. Over the years two additions were
added to the 1955 construction. The building is used for
suppers for several hundred people several times a year, for
receptions and other sizeable events.
Many ministers have served in the churches which are now
part of the Parish of New Bandon. They have stayed from a
few months to Canon Drillen's incumbency of forty two
years.
The Parish has accomplished much in the last ten years
through working together to modernize and maintain its
buildings. There is a need for the Parish to continue to see
itself as one unit rather than 'Christ Church' or 'St Alban's,'
and to continue to work for the good of the whole. Although
it continues to be important to maintain buildings it is also
necessary to see the church as more than this, in terms of a
wider outreach to the community in which it finds itself and
to the church's mission in the world.
A Brief History of the Anglican Parish of New Bandon
Anglican Parish Of New Bandon