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14 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, September 12. 2 Continued from page 13 on the same pattern at exactly the same time.) Church building became quite the competition in Waterloo Visit our. "NEW" LOCATION Sceerems, Buy one oet ONEFORAe v en ~M n ies . oi First 50 purchasers receive a Roman Catholics met in various com P Diapers n‘ More All your baby needs in one place! 2007 mercial spaces or travelled down to St. Mary‘s in Berlin until their own church on Allen Street East was dedicated in 1891. That original building was designed by the archiâ€" rect and town engineer Charles G. Moogk in a es sas aas «4 . 4 plain rectangular plan with 1 a solid tower and steeple. Lacking a height of land {such a site as the Evangeliâ€" cals had cannily chosen), the small congregation had laboriously heaped up an artificial plateau for their church. Over three subseâ€" quent decades a succession of enlargements and enhancements to the buildâ€" ing followed. A church building on William Street west of King was shared by a Methodist group (St. James, from 1871) and a Presbyterian congrega tion (St. Paul‘s, from 1888) which fused in 1926 to form First United Church. A numâ€" Drayton‘ ) This is a picture of Burkhardt house on Central Street. It was the original home of Methodism in Waterloo. ber of dissenters built Knox Presbyter ian Church the very next year. The Anglican population of Waterâ€" loo also met in various commercial spaces (including the Snyderâ€"Hahn building on King Street, also now a her itage property) until 1898 when their stone church on Allen Street East was consecrated. The history of the building and renewing of church sanctuaries in the village and town of Waterloo offers firm evidence of the solid place that faith has held in their lives. Inâ€"school mentoring matches an adult volunteer with a child in a school environment during school hours. Big Brothers Big Sisters need inâ€" school mentors this fall. Building a new, positive friendship strengthens a child‘s selfâ€"esteem and school performance, and provides a mentaor with the chance to reâ€"experiâ€" ence the adventure of childhood. All it takes is one hour a week. For info call 519â€"579â€"5150, ext. 208, or visit www.bbbskw.org. the support of the Waterloo public library, and Heritage Resources, will be writing a column biâ€"weekly throughout Terence Scully, a member of the Municipal Heritage Committee, with 2007 to celebrate Waterloo‘s 150th anniversary. Scully can be reached by emailing tscully@wlu.ca. Nineteenth Annual Maryâ€"Allen Studio Tour & Sale Uptown Waterloo Saturday, Sept. 22" 10 am â€" 5 pm Mentors needed 12 pm â€" 5 pm Paintings & Prints, Handmade Paper . Decorative Textile Arts, Pottery, Stained Glass & Wire, Weaving & Spinning, Whimsies, Jeweliery, Bonsai Collection, Decorative Purses & Boxes, Photography Wood Turning & African Carving www maryallentour.com Sunday, Sept. 23" (519) 746â€"9470 (519) 745â€"6403 PhOTO COurTESY OF TERENCE SCULzY