Churches of Thessalon

    A typed note accompanying this photo reads: "First Presbyterian Church was opened in 1883 Named Zion of the Hill it became to small so a second one was built and opened in the fall of 1910. Corner st

    This church was the first Methodist Church built in 1881, with the first Reverend being James McAllister. Due to lack of space the Presbyterians shared this Methodist Church. Their Reverend was D.H.

    This is a black and white photo showing two Catholic Churches in Thessalon. The larger church one on the left is the third catholic church built in Thessalon, St. Francis Xavier. It is built of brick

    Thessalon's First Catholic Church was called St. Francis Xavier and was built it 1865. It was located on Church Street. This building was originally located on the lot where the church manse stands n

    At the bottom of the photo: "St. Francis Xavier Roman Catholic Church opened December 17, 1893. It was replaced and moved to Nestorville after the new church was built 1909. It was moved during the w

    This church replaced the previous Church that was erected in 1936 but was destroyed by fire. A Catholic cemetery used to be located on the site where the Church is located, it was relocated prior to

    This photo be found in the Tweedsmuir History created by the Nestorville Women's Institute.

    Front Row: Miss Davidson, Mrs. Willan, Mrs. Quigley, Mrs. Wm. Bridge. Second Row: Mrs. Wm. McEwan (lived in Castle built by brother-in-law), Mrs. Mills, Mrs. Wm. Walker, Mrs. H. Lovering. Third Row:

    Shown are Herb Allen, R. Bailey-Contractor, Fred Jones, Walter Tullock, Eliza Allen - Reverend Tate - (Architect.) Land for the first Anglican Church was purchased on October 16, 1890 on the north si

    St. Francis Xavier burned in 1938. The white church was moved on the ice to Nesterville in the winter of 1915.

    Opening services for this church were held on January 3, 1889, by Reverend Professor Grigg. Around 1900 the Methodist congregation decided they needed a larger church and construction was begun at a

    This Alter was removed when Father Panicka was the priest here along with the Assam brothers. There is are no remnants of it left, this would have been in the 1980's.

    This building opened January 25, 1957, as the Assembly of the Brethren. The Thessalon Bible Chapel is currently in a new building, located at 11 Huron St. West.

    This is the fourth incarnation of the Catholic Church in the history of Thessalon. The first Church built was a log cabin built on the same lot. Three other buildings followed, two due to need for mo

    Notes indicate that the church was built in 1978-1979.

    Opening services for this church were held on January 3, 1889, by Reverend Professor Grigg. In approximately 1917 after both the Methodists and the Presbyterians had both built large churches, local

    Handwritten notes on the back of a photo indicate the picture was taken from the roof of one of the hotels on Main Street. The McEwan home was built in 1897 by Norman McEwan, a brother of William and

    The Methodist church building was constructed in 1900. It is believed that the building was constructed of locally made bricks from a factory north of Thessalon on Highway 129. The building has also

    This is a coloured aerial photo of part of Thessalon. The Thessalon River run across the middle of the photo with the red bridge crossing it on the left. On either side of the river houses can be see

    This is a coloured aerial photo of portions of the Town of Thessalon and rural area, in summer looking north-east towards Highway 17. The Thessalon River runs along the left third of the photo, with