Picture of Trinity United Church (JPEG 104K)
Current Order of Service
and Announcements
Trinity United Church is a landmark in the centre of Verona, Ontario, (aerial photograph of Verona) a village of about 1,000 people, located about 30km north of Kingston, Ontario.
Verona is on the southern edge of the Canadian Shield, an area noted for its rugged beauty. Within the Verona area, there are over a dozen small and medium sized lakes. In the summer months, the population of the area expands considerably as the seasonal residents return to spend time at their cottages.
Trinity United Church has been featured in an article titled Keepers of the Faith in the April 1996 edition of Harrowsmith Country Life. Click here to view the article.
View
our latest order
of service and our current
announcements.
Who are we?
Trinity United Church is part of the two-point Harrowsmith-Verona Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada. We are a congregation of over 100 families from the Verona area.
When
do we worship?
You are welcome to join us on Sunday mornings at 9:15 AM . From September to June, there is Sunday School for the children at the same time as the worship service. You can listen to the service at 88.7 FM if you are within one kilometre of the church building.
How to
contact us
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Telephone |
Trinity
United Church |
Pastoral Charge Office |
Rev. Lynda Price |
Fax |
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613 374-2777 |
613 372-2525 |
613 547-8081 |
613 372-5445 |
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Mailing Address |
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P.O. Box 506, Verona, Ontario K0H 2W0 |
Church Bookings
Katharine Hennig
(613) 372-2525 - Church Office (Wednesdays and Thursdays 10:00am to 12:00
noon)
Regular
Activities
Choir Practice
Thursdays - 7:30 PM
We have an SATB choir (JPEG Picture 24K)
of about 12 members. Our Music Director is Annabelle Twiddy. We welcome any new members who are interested
in singing with us.
Upcoming
Events
History of
Trinity United Church
The northern part of Frontenac
County is very rugged and unsuitable for farming. As a result, the first
settlers did not arrive in this area until around 1850. The earliest economic activity
in the area was mainly lumber and mining (mica, feldspar and iron). The rugged
landscape made transportation difficult and it was not until the construction
of the Kingston to Pembroke Railway (K&P) in the 1880's that the area began
to open up.
Jacob B. Snider, one of the first settlers, was the first lay Methodist
preacher. He held meetings, traveling by horseback from house to house until
the school-house was built.
The first Methodist church in Verona was built in 1886 on land donated by
Alexander Spike. The original frame church was destroyed by fire in 1910 and
was replaced with the current structure. The church is constructed of brick
with a high ceiling with open rough-hewn crossed beams. A large stained glass
window of "Jesus at the Door" faces the street. A circular stained
glass window of the "Good Samaritan" is in the choir loft at the
front of the church. The Christian Education wing was added in 1968. The Christian Education wing underwent
extensive renovations in 2006.
In 1926, the Methodist Church of Canada, the Congregationalist Church of
Canada, and most of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church of Canada
amalgamated to form the United
Church of Canada.
In 1968, the Verona Pastoral Charge, which consisted of Verona United Church, Bellrock United Church, and Godfrey United Church, was combined with the Harrowsmith Pastoral Charge to form the Harrowsmith-Verona Pastoral Charge. At that time, Verona United Church was renamed to Trinity United Church
Local
Links
The following links provide
information on events and happenings within Verona and the greater Kingston
area.
Verona Community News and Information
Contains information on the activities, events and businesses in the
community of Verona.
The Kingston Whig-Standard provides a list of events that are happening
in the greater Kingston area. This list is updated daily. After you link, click
on What's Up to see the list.
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