Bedeque United Baptist Church
Title
Bedeque United Baptist Church
Church Name
Bedeque United Baptist Church
Church Association
Prince Edward Island Association
Province
Prince Edward Island
County
Prince County
Address
54 Linkletter Avenue, Central Bedeque, PEI
Status
Active
Date
Built 1861
Historical Information
The congregation of the Bedeque Baptist Church was founded by the Reverend Charles Tupper, who came from Amherst, Nova Scotia in May 1833, and spent his time equally between Bedeque ” and Tryon. Around the same time that the congregation was founded the meeting house was built, where the cemetery is now situated. Around 1860 the old building, which had served its time, was disposed of and the new building was erected on the opposite side of the road on ground that was newly purchased. This building was in use until W. H. Warren was the pastor in 1894, when it was completely renovated.
The original structure was in the meeting house style, common among early Baptist congregations across Atlantic Canada in the early nineteenth-century. This church no longer stands. It is probable that when this building was demolished any architectural features that could have been salvaged on the interior or exterior would be repurposed in the building built in 1861.
The renovations done on the interior of the 1861 build, have replaced many of the original architectural details of the church. The original pews have been replaced with more modern ones, the original trim boards inside have been updated, and the bell from the steeple is gone. This church was built in the Akron Style and contains a moveable partition that can make the sanctuary space twice the size.
The architectural trim boards, woodwork and embellishments for the most part are still intact on the exterior. However, the building has been covered in white vinyl siding. What remains are the trim boards around the windows and what appear to be the original windows from when the building was built in 1861. One feature that is not original to the building is the brown steel roof, and the addition to the left of the building. This left addition contains the movable partition, and it is believed that this church was not originally in the Akron Style.
For many years the Bedeque and Belmont United Baptist Churches have been sharing a minister and consider themselves their own pastorate.
Information provided by the Bedeque Baptist Church.
The original structure was in the meeting house style, common among early Baptist congregations across Atlantic Canada in the early nineteenth-century. This church no longer stands. It is probable that when this building was demolished any architectural features that could have been salvaged on the interior or exterior would be repurposed in the building built in 1861.
The renovations done on the interior of the 1861 build, have replaced many of the original architectural details of the church. The original pews have been replaced with more modern ones, the original trim boards inside have been updated, and the bell from the steeple is gone. This church was built in the Akron Style and contains a moveable partition that can make the sanctuary space twice the size.
The architectural trim boards, woodwork and embellishments for the most part are still intact on the exterior. However, the building has been covered in white vinyl siding. What remains are the trim boards around the windows and what appear to be the original windows from when the building was built in 1861. One feature that is not original to the building is the brown steel roof, and the addition to the left of the building. This left addition contains the movable partition, and it is believed that this church was not originally in the Akron Style.
For many years the Bedeque and Belmont United Baptist Churches have been sharing a minister and consider themselves their own pastorate.
Information provided by the Bedeque Baptist Church.
Files
Collection
Citation
“Bedeque United Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed May 1, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/287.