Honeydale United Baptist Church
Title
Honeydale United Baptist Church
Creator
Avery Jackson
Source
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives.
Image provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/203
Image provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/203
Church Name
Honeydale United Baptist Church
Church Association
Southwestern Association
Province
New Brunswick
County
Charlotte County
Address
Honeydale, Charlotte County
Status
Demolished
Date
Built circa 1880
Historical Information
Located off Route 755, also known as the Richardson Road, approx. 330 meters north of the intersection with the Scott Road, there is an unmarked dirt road (Woodstock Road) on the western side of Route 755. The dirt road winds up over a hill. The property (NB Parcel ID# 15202112) is deeded to the "Baptist Church" and is 0.7 acre in size. At this property is the "old" cemetery and former location of the former Honeydale United Baptist Church. The property at the entrance along Route 755 was deeded from the Trustees of the United Baptist Church at Baillie to the Home Mission Board of the United Baptist Convention of the Maritime Provinces in 1928 and measures 0.86 acre in size. This second parcel was added as an expansion of the cemetery. The graves in the cemetery were transcribed in 1996 by Glenna Johnston who stated in 1996 that "there was once a Baptist Church there and the cemetery contains many graves where there are no stones".
The rural community of Honeydale is located in the parish of St. David in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Established in the 1880s and known as "Meadows", it was renamed "Honeydale" around 1910. Honeydale has been settled primarily by the tight-knit families of McLaughlin and Scott.
The congregation of the Baptist Church in Honeydale declined with the establishment and rise of the Pentecostal Church in Honeydale in the 1940s through the 1980s. The cemetery is still used today by local families and is considered "non-denominational." There are over 60 known burials in the cemetery.
The former church was a striking feature in the rural landscape. It was somewhat typical of its time in terms of size and style. It featured a three-bay facade on the gable end, with a centrally placed tower. This building was more classical in design, evident in the use of long, slender, rectangular windows, both on the gable end, and eave-sides.
A striking feature of this building is that it was rather long, and featured four evenly placed windows on each side, rather than three, which was more commonly witnessed in Baptist church architecture. It is unknown when this building was destroyed, and what happened to the interior fixtures such as the bell.
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives.
Image provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/203
The rural community of Honeydale is located in the parish of St. David in Charlotte County, New Brunswick. Established in the 1880s and known as "Meadows", it was renamed "Honeydale" around 1910. Honeydale has been settled primarily by the tight-knit families of McLaughlin and Scott.
The congregation of the Baptist Church in Honeydale declined with the establishment and rise of the Pentecostal Church in Honeydale in the 1940s through the 1980s. The cemetery is still used today by local families and is considered "non-denominational." There are over 60 known burials in the cemetery.
The former church was a striking feature in the rural landscape. It was somewhat typical of its time in terms of size and style. It featured a three-bay facade on the gable end, with a centrally placed tower. This building was more classical in design, evident in the use of long, slender, rectangular windows, both on the gable end, and eave-sides.
A striking feature of this building is that it was rather long, and featured four evenly placed windows on each side, rather than three, which was more commonly witnessed in Baptist church architecture. It is unknown when this building was destroyed, and what happened to the interior fixtures such as the bell.
Information provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives.
Image provided by the Atlantic Baptist Archives - D1900.039/203
Files
Collection
Citation
Avery Jackson, “Honeydale United Baptist Church,” Atlantic Baptist Built Heritage Project , accessed April 29, 2024, https://atlanticbaptistheritage.omeka.net/items/show/471.