Wesleyan Methodist Church of Canada
Bridgenorth Church


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Bridgenorth United Church 1842-1979


            1858                                        an acre of land has been acquired in Bridgenorth, value $50 (Peterborough District Minutes 1858 May 26)

            1858 Jul 19                             Bridgenorth church opened, where the present cemetery is. The church itself believes that the building was built in 1855 but it is not mentioned in the records until 1858. Later the church was moved across the road.

            1858 - 1861                            see Bridgenorth Mission

            1861 - 1874                            see Lakefield, Mud Lake, and Warsaw Circuit

            1874                                        to Methodist Church of Canada as part of Lakefield Circuit.