Henderson Highway Church Dedication in Winnipeg
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Volume XLIV, No. 14 Oshawa, Ontario August 1, 1975 Henderson Highway Church Dedication In Winnipeg Reported by LILLIAN KEMPERT Member, Henderson Highway Church Participants in Dedication Service at 3:00 p.m. Sabbath, May 17, 1975, was a beautiful day. The weather he presented both a challenge and a hope. "This is a beautiful was delightful and so were the spirits of the 400 members of building," he said, "and I pray that your lives will be as beauti- the Henderson Highway Seventh-day Adventist Church in ful on the inside as is the physical appearance of your sanc- Winnipeg. This was the day they had chosen to dedicate their tuary. The mission of this church is to make Jesus known sanctuary, now debt free, to the greater task of proclaiming to the world and at this very end of time the special message Christ's love to the thousands of this great city. Many mem- of Revelation 14 must be given." bers of the other three Winnipeg Churches, as well as a num- Present with us for the dedication service were Councillor ber of out-of-town guests, joined with the members for the Alfred Penner, of the Kildonan ward, and the Honourable consecration service on Friday evening, as well as for Sabbath Dean Whiteway, member of parliament for Selkirk. Both of School, worship service, and the official dedication service these men spoke well of the Adventist presence in the com- which was at 3:00 p.m. on Sabbath. munity. Honourable Whiteway made some significant state- The long-awaited weekend began with Pastor Ferris bring- ments of the need for born again individuals. "What we need ing a message of cheer and admonition to those present for the now is not men who will speak vocally for us, but people who consecration service on Friday evening. Pastor Ferris is now will walk with us and identify with us in living converted lives." pastoring the Volunteer Park Seventh-day Adventist Church in The beginning of the Henderson Highway Seventh-day Ad- Seattle, Washington, and was happily welcomed for this occa- ventist Church dates back to 1895 when the earliest members sion, as he was the pastor under whose direction the_church met in homes and rented halls. In 1920 the English church was finally constructed. Pastor W. G. Soloniuk, president of moved from the Scottish Memorial Lodge Hall, to a little the Manitoba-Saskatchewan Conference of Seventh-day Ad- church building on Bannerman Avenue. This was shared for ventists spoke during the worship service on Sabbath morning a time with the newly organized German Church and soon challenging the members to greater service, urging them not crowded beyond capacity, so a new church home was sought. to be content with being "comfortable", but reaching out and A lot was purchased on Young Street just north of Portage becoming involved. Also present from the local conference Avenue. The church was completed in 1924 and served for were R. E. Hillock, Secretary-treasurer; S. H. Gallant, Lay worship services while the old building served as the school. Activities and Sabbath School Director; and W. J. Nepjuk, The Young Street building served well for many years bearing former Secretary-treasurer of the conference. During the morn- witness to the Advent hope. Many present members of the ing worship service, Pastor William Kennedy and Pastor Roger Henderson Highway Church were dedicated, baptized, married Ferris also had the unique privilege of conducting a baby dedi- and served in the Young Street Church. But time changes cation service at which time Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Massey many things. Once again space became a critical need for a presented their two children, and Mr. and Mrs. Ike Cadogan, growing church family and it was necessary to find a more their twin boys, in dedication to the Lord. spacious setting to reconsider the most effective ways of ful- From the Canadian Union Conference office came Pastor filling our ministry to a burgeoning Greater Winnipeg. L. L. Reile, president, on his first visit to the church since he An urgent, immediate need was that of a new school, so in has been the president of the union. In his dedicatory address 1960 a two-acre site at Greay and Nairn was purchased and by the fall of 1961 classes were held in the school wing and the seven years less one day after the last service at Young Street following year the gym was completed. This project was debt church. It was during this time, too, that Pastor Ferris was free by 1964. In 1963 the Young Street Church was sold and able to arrange purchase of a Lutheran Church, now our own on December 11, 1963, property was purchased at 1314 Hen- Silver Heights Church on Ness Avenue. Church No. 2 was derson Highway for a new church. Plans for this moved slowly. ours, but with no congregation as yet. In the winter of 1968, Pastor Roger Ferris came to Winnipeg On March 27, 1971, sixty-five of the members, with Pastor and began reorganizing the planning committee. A plan was Ferris in the lead, began a four-mile hike through five feet of presented for developing four English-speaking churches to wet spring snow with 1314 Henderson Highway as their des- replace the single central church concept. This was accepted tination. The walk was punctuated with joyous songs of praise. by the congregation as a challenge and the decision to build Sabbath, March 27, 1971, was indeed a day of solemn wor- the first church on Henderson Highway was finalized. ship and a joyous sense of achievement. Reverently, the first ten minutes in the new sanctuary were spent without a sound Professor John D. Qelch, local church member and pro- of any kind. fessional architect, was retained as architect and tenders were Silver Heights Church was organized next and is now wit- sought. When actual estimates were received, the congrega- nessing to the St. James area. In the winter of 1975 the final tion felt they were beyond their ability. Changes were made payment for the Henderson Highway Church was realized from the original, efficient design of Professor Welch, but his because of the untiring sacrifice of dollars by "plain ordinary willing counsel and thorough understanding of what an Ad- members." ventist church needs to be have helped produce one of the Winnipeg now has the challenge of developing two more finest working church structures in Canada. churches by 1978. The third of the original four planned, With Pastor Ferris acting as general contractor, the build- hopefully will be started this fall. Where will the fourth one be, ing slowly took shape after groundbreaking on April 12, 1970, and who will lead out in it? May 17, Dedication Services Music by Kwon Baby dedication Service. Doug and Lorna Massey with their two children; Jan and Ike Cadogan with their twins. Items of General Interest . ... 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