Sackville United Church
There is room at the table for everyone...
Welcome
Welcome to Sackville United Church! Here, you are among friends! We are a diverse group of people seeking to follow the Way of Jesus together. On September 1st, 2024 we joined with Central and Visions United Church to form a Collaborative Ministry. We gather in community, on-site and online, every Sunday mornings at 10:30AM. Our gathering is streamed on using Vimeo and is available by following this link.
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Our Mission informs the Ministry and Rituals we offer to the larger community and Giving is at the heart of our way of being in the world! As you scroll down you will find our online calendar and you can learn a little more about our history. For what's new and upcoming, visit our News & Musings section. Here you will find announcements and news items that have been circulated to the community and weekly reflections written and shared by our Minister. For resources, minutes, and reports, please visit here.
Again, welcome! There is room at the table for everyone!
Please connect with us!
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Minister & Executive,
Sackville United Church
We gather each Sunday
on-site and online at 10:30AM.
110 Main Street, Sackville NB
Join in community with others!
Summer Office Hours
Thursdays
12-3PM
And Not Just on Sunday!
We are busy Most Days of the Week!
If you are interested in accessing Sackville United Church for a community event or activity please visit our Use of Space Inquiry Form and be in touch with us. We look forward to building community with you.
We gather in community each Sunday!
BE inspired
About us
The story of Sackville United Church begins in 1790 with the formation of a local Methodist Society. Inspired by the words of William Black, who is credited for sowing the roots of Methodism in the Cumberland area, the Society created a place of worship for themselves with the building of a small chapel in Middle Sackville.
Following a move to the foot of what would become Mount Allison University, a brick chapel (now the fourth building to house the Methodist congregation) was built between 1836 and 1838 and enlarged in 1842.
In 1875, growing numbers led to the removal of the brick chapel and the construction of a larger wooden church building intended to accommodate approximately 400 people.
By 1898, a further increase in parishioners (and the mandatory church attendance of the ever-growing university student body) led once again to a rebuilding and enlargement of the church, which could now accommodate 850 people. Considered the “University Church of Maritime Methodism”, its large spire, balconies, four large wings and stained-glass windows led to considerable praise from town and church alike.
In 1925, the congregation chose to enter into the union by which the United Church of Canada was created, and in 1927 and 1928 added a large set of parlours and a Casavant pipe organ to the 1898 building.
By the late 1960s, student attendance was no longer mandatory, and the congregation’s numbers diminished accordingly. By 2000, changing trends in the numbers and demographics of church attendance saw an average of 100 people occupying and maintaining a space built for 850.
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Mindful of the history and tradition of our Methodist forebears, who moved locations and changed buildings when they no longer best allowed them to fulfill their mission as followers of Christ, in 2012 the congregation made the decision to sell the building it has occupied since 1898 and explore options for where and how it would continue to worship in a new location.
The congregation was fortunate to acquire the property directly adjacent to its old location, along with the historic brick structure (formerly the Sackville Town Hall) that sits upon it. With renovations to the building complete in May 2014, we have settled into our new church space, and are excited with all that it has to offer as we continue to live out our faith and mission in Sackville.
Sackville United Church is an Affirming Ministry within the United Church of Canada and currently shares in a Harm Reduction initiative with Ensemble Moncton. Sackville United was also one of the member organizations of the former SRRC (Sackville Refugee Response Coalition) which was responsible for the settlement of six refugee families to Canada.
