New Maryland United Church
875 Route 101 Hwy
Nasonworth, NB E3C 2C1
Historical Sketch
On Thursday afternoon, November 17, 1881, a public meeting was held in the New Maryland School House to discuss
the possibility of building a Presbyterian Church. The families represented at the meeting were members of St. Paul's Presbyterian
Church of Fredericton, but were determined to form and house a local congregation in New Maryland. The Rev. A. J. Mowatt, pastor of
St. Paul's at that time, chaired the meeting.
It was moved and seconded, and unanimously agreed upon, that this meeting recognize
the necessity and importance of having a church erected and that steps be taken at once towards the building of such a church.
A committee
was appointed to take into consideration the matters of site and cost estimates. Named to the committee were: Mr. Alexander Haining,
Mr. David Haining, Mr. Andrew McMurtrie, Mr. Archibald Charters, Sr., Mr. William Shaw, Jr., Mr. John Greer and Mr. James Haining,
Jr.
Mr. Alexander Haining offered a free site on his property next to his home, presently the home of Mr. Lewis Morgan. The offer
was gratefully accepted.
Money was raised by various means over the next two years to help defray the cost of the building materials.