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Methodism began in Canada in 1772 with the arrival in Amherst, Point de Bute, and Sackville of settlers from Yorkshire, England. Near this spot, the first Methodist church in Canada - a stone building with thatch roof - was erected in 1788. |
| Marker placed by ?, on 30 May 1925. | |
| On the origins of Methodism in the Chignecto area, see Penner, Peter, The Chignecto 'Connexion'; The History of Sackville Methodist/United Church, 1772-1990 (Sackville, N.B.: Sackville United Church, 1990), Chapter I. | |
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