The first St Peter's Anglican Church
building on the present site was built in 1891 and completed in
1893. Land for the new church had been donated by Mr. W.R. Robb,
with the understanding that it be built immediately, at a cost of
approximately two thousand dollars. A donation to the building fund
in the name of Dunsmuir is believed to be from Robert Dunsmuir of
Cumberland, Nanaimo and Victoria. The church was completed at a
cost of $2218, and was consecrated on June 10, 1891, with Jules
Willemar as the first incumbent.
The geographical definition of St. Peter's parish was centred on
the Town of Comox, but over the first 48 years, it was gradually
expanded to include Point Holmes, Kye Bay, Little River and Seal
Bay. By 1939, the parishioners decided that a larger and more
modern building was needed. The final service in the old church was
held May 21, 1939, and demolition begun.
The foundation for the present St. Peter's Anglican Church in
Comox was laid on the original site. The cornerstone was formally
placed on September 3, 1939, and the first service in the new
church took place just over two months later, on November 12. The
building was officially consecrated on December 11, 1939. The bell,
the white cross on the roof, and the font are all preserved from
the original church.
St. Peter's companion parish in the Comox Valley is St John the
Divine in Courtenay.
Information from St
Peter’s website, linked above.
I ordered this "container" for a presentation for the 7th Komux
Brownies and after the presentation for their Geocaching Challenge
Badge, I was looking for a place to put it. This seemed the perfect
place.
You do not have to enter the
grounds to capture this one, but stealth is required as it is a
busy street most days of the week.
Bring your own
writing stick and there is no room for trackables or swag. And be
careful to replace it exactly where and how it was
found!
A few cachers
have decided it was too easy, I guess, and did not return it where
they found it. This new place makes it VERY difficult to retrieve
the container! Please pay attention to where it was when you picked
it up, future cachers will be grateful.
One last
thing. Nothing has to be moved to get to this container. It is not
behind a rock in the wall, for instance.
Brought to
you by REDS Family Seekers of Comox.
Congratulations to mlleblanc
on the FTF. Good eyes!