Temple United Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church
Title
Temple United Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church
Church Name
Temple United Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church
Church Association
Shelburne Association
Province
Nova Scotia
County
Shelburne Association
Address
3050 Hwy 3 Barrington, NS
Status
Active
Date
Built 1886
Historical Information
The Temple Baptist Church was built to house the combined congregation of Bethel Meeting House at Brass Hill and the old meeting house on Sherose Island.
After they united in 1866 the two groups alternated meetings between the two buildings for many years and then a decision was made to build in 1882, at which point the building fund was launched. The Bethel meeting house was used for meetings while the island meeting house was dismantled, and the materials used in the building of the new meeting house. Land for the new Building had originally belong to David Wilson and was transferred to the church from Andrew Wilson in 1883 and from Michael O’Brian in 1891. The architect was Prince Rupert Diane Barrington, and the interior was finished by George Wilson and Charles Crowell, also of Barrington. After the two groups joined, they were known as the First Barrington Free Baptist Church. The Temple United Baptist Church building is a two-story structure made of wood. The centre tower is missing the original steeple and it’s now capped with a decorative railing featuring slender decorative pinnacles at each corner. There are three louvred vents at the top of the belfry. In the front of the tower there was a double arched window below which was a rectangular one. The arched window has now been replaced with a plain one. In the front, on either side of the tower is an arched window above the rectangular one. Along the eaves line on the sides of the church are five small pediments, painted white. Four lancet windows are on each side of the building. Most of the windows have moulded decorative trim.
Information from Temple United Baptist Church and Jacklin, D., Nickerson, D. W., & Walker, K. R. The churches of Shelburne County, 1765-1950. Shelburne County Genealogical Society: 2006.
After they united in 1866 the two groups alternated meetings between the two buildings for many years and then a decision was made to build in 1882, at which point the building fund was launched. The Bethel meeting house was used for meetings while the island meeting house was dismantled, and the materials used in the building of the new meeting house. Land for the new Building had originally belong to David Wilson and was transferred to the church from Andrew Wilson in 1883 and from Michael O’Brian in 1891. The architect was Prince Rupert Diane Barrington, and the interior was finished by George Wilson and Charles Crowell, also of Barrington. After the two groups joined, they were known as the First Barrington Free Baptist Church. The Temple United Baptist Church building is a two-story structure made of wood. The centre tower is missing the original steeple and it’s now capped with a decorative railing featuring slender decorative pinnacles at each corner. There are three louvred vents at the top of the belfry. In the front of the tower there was a double arched window below which was a rectangular one. The arched window has now been replaced with a plain one. In the front, on either side of the tower is an arched window above the rectangular one. Along the eaves line on the sides of the church are five small pediments, painted white. Four lancet windows are on each side of the building. Most of the windows have moulded decorative trim.
Information from Temple United Baptist Church and Jacklin, D., Nickerson, D. W., & Walker, K. R. The churches of Shelburne County, 1765-1950. Shelburne County Genealogical Society: 2006.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Temple United Baptist Church
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed May 2, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/222.
Formerly: First Barrington Free Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed May 2, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/222.