Bethany Memorial Baptist Church
Title
Bethany Memorial Baptist Church
Church Name
Bethany Memorial Baptist Church
Church Association
Eastern Valley Association
Province
Nova Scotia
County
Kings County
Address
539 Aldershot Rd, Nova Scotia B4N 3A5
Status
Active
Date
Built 1950, and newer build in 1967
Historical Information
In 1950, on a parcel of land located east of the old Aldershot School, on the corner of Aldershot and McKittrick Roads, a military hut from Camp Aldershot was set up and was used by this congregation as a Baptist church. Mrs. Clayton Pearl gave lands in 1956 to be used for a permanent church site and M. L. Kinnie donated land for a parking lot. A parsonage was built in 1960 containing an auditorium, meeting areas, parlour, kitchen, Sunday School rooms, nursery, and choir rooms. The current structure (2021) was built in 1967 and would not have been completed if it were not for the leadership of Rev. Freeman Fenerty.
The church is constructed of red brick, common for the time, with a low-pitched roof, and windows and the front entrance on the gable end. The front doorway protrudes from the front of the main structure. There are three large, rectangular windows on the front of the structure. The builder for the church, built in 1967, was B. D. Stevens Inc using Shaw Brick. The clay used in the Shaw Brick was sourced in the Avonport area.
Information provided from the Kings County Historical Society.
The church is constructed of red brick, common for the time, with a low-pitched roof, and windows and the front entrance on the gable end. The front doorway protrudes from the front of the main structure. There are three large, rectangular windows on the front of the structure. The builder for the church, built in 1967, was B. D. Stevens Inc using Shaw Brick. The clay used in the Shaw Brick was sourced in the Avonport area.
Information provided from the Kings County Historical Society.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bethany Memorial Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed May 2, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/237.