Primary contact
932 Balmoral Road
Victoria, British Columbia
Identity area
Identifier
FMUC
Authorized form of name
First Metropolitan United Church Archives
Parallel form(s) of name
Other form(s) of name
Type
- Religious
Contact area
Margery Hadley, Archivist
Primary contact
Type
Archives & Heritage Committee
Address
Street address
932 Balmoral Road
Locality
Victoria
Region
British Columbia
Country name
Postal code
Telephone
Fax
250-388-5186
firstmetarchives@gmail.com
Note
Description area
History
First Metropolitan United Church, Victoria, was formed in 1996 with the amalgamation of Metropolitan United Church and First United Church. Prior to the union of Methodist, Congregational and some Presbyterian churches to form the United Church of Canada in 1925, these churches were Metropolitan Methodist and First Presbyterian. Metropolitan Methodist was earlier known as Pandora Avenue Methodist Church and Wesleyan Methodist Church.
With amalgamation in 1996, the Methodist church building was sold and became the Victoria Conservatory of Music and the Presbyterian building, built in 1914 at Quadra Street and Balmoral Road, became First Metropolitan United Church. Both founding congregations maintained archives and these merged to become First Met Archives.
Geographical and cultural context
Mandates/Sources of authority
Administrative structure
Records management and collecting policies
Buildings
Holdings
First Metropolitan United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1995- ; First United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1862-1996; and, Metropolitan United Church (Victoria, BC) fonds, 1859-1996.
Also includes some records of First Congregational Church (Victoria, BC); Belmont Avenue United Church (Victoria, BC); Chinese United Church (Victoria, BC); and, the Oriental Home and School (Victoria, BC).
Finding aids, guides and publications
Database of holdings is maintained onsite
Access area
Opening times
Access by appointment
Access conditions and requirements
Accessibility
Services area
Research services
Reproduction services
Public areas
Control area
Description identifier
Institution identifier
Rules and/or conventions used
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation, revision and deletion
2014 November 5