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Cooke's -
Portsmouth
United Church
The
current
home
of Cooke's - Portsmouth United Church on Norman Rogers
Drive was dedicated on April 9, 1967.
The new church resulted from the amalgamation of two historic Kingston
congregations in 1964: Cooke's United Church and Portsmouth United
Church.
Both
of
these
congregations originated in the middle of the 19th century.
Cooke's
United Church - established in 1846
Cooke's
Presbyterian
Church
was erected in 1846 as a limestone structure on
Brock Street, just west of Montreal Street in downtown Kingston.
It became Cooke's United Church at the time of union in 1925. The
building was torn down and on its former site is the Chown Memorial
Parking Garage opposite Hôtel Dieu Hospital.
The original cornerstone from Cooke's Presbyterian Church was
incorporated into the foundation of Cooke's - Portsmouth United Church.
Portsmouth
United
Church
- established in 1855
Portsmouth
Methodist
Church
was erected in 1855 in the Village of Portsmouth up
the hill from and west of what is now Portsmouth Olympic Harbour. Early
in the 20th century, Portsmouth Methodist Church developed strong
linkages with a Presbyterian mission in the Village of Portsmouth and
became Portsmouth United Church at the time of union in 1925.
The Portsmouth United Church was sold in 1965 and still stands as a
privately owned building on King Street West.
Ordained
Ministers at Cooke's -
Portsmouth United Church since amalgamation
Current
-
Reverend
Peter Bartlett
1989
to 2008 - Reverend Terry R. Deline
1982 to 1988 - Reverend I. Johnston
1976 to 1981 - Reverend F. J. Burn
1964 to 1976 - Reverend S. A. R. Delve
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