Title based on contents of fonds.
The documents were loaned in 1993 by the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. A second accession was transferred to the Archives in 1994.
The archives of the Quebec and Sherbrooke Presbytery local churches and pastoral charges are all arranged according to a common classification system established by Susan Stanley, former Montreal and Ottawa Conference Archivist.
The documents are in English.
The Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge, initially called the Ayer's Cliff-Coaticook-Way's Mills Pastoral Charge, was formed in 1962. It then included 3 churches facing decreasing membership and financial difficulties: Beulah United Church in Ayer's Cliff, Sisco Memorial United Church in Coaticook, and Way's Mills United Church. In 1971, two more churches were added: St. Paul's United Church in Magog and Georgeville United Church. The Pastoral Charge was then renamed Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge. The Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge is under the jurisdiction of the Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. The Pastoral Charge is governed by the Official Board in co-operation with organization and Committees.
Published
The fonds contains source material on the management of the Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge from 1961 to 1991. It consists mainly of minutes, certificates, annual reports, newsletters, and correspondence. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards ([1961?]-[198-?]), Financial Resources (1962-1984), Marriage banns (1968-1979), Annual Reports (1976-1991), Membership (1964-1983), Newsletters (1968-1990), Organizations (1987-1988), Committees (1961-1988), and Press Clippings ([198-?], 1985-1987).
Further accruals are expected.
Moreover, please note that the minutes of the Official Board of the Ayer's Cliff-Magog Pastoral Charge for 1 May - 6 December 1961 are in the Beulah United Church (Ayer's Cliff) fonds (UC016/001.03/001B).
Researchers looking for the registers for any of the registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials for the churches of the Pastoral Charge should contact St. Paul's United Church.
The banns/marriage certificates may be restricted at the discretion of the Archivist.