Preamble
In October 2021, after 63 years of Gospel witness on
Victoria Road in Guelph, the congregation of
Westminster St. Paul's sold their church building and
migrated to both St. Andrew's and Knox Guelph. The
proceeds of the sale of the building allocated to St.
Andrew's were gifted on to the "Home for Good"
Campaign this past year to support the building of
permanent supportive housing in our community.
This generosity would not have been possible
without the gift from Westminster St. Paul's, and it is
St. Andrew's hope that the legacy of WSP might
continue as we share the story of our support to the
Campaign and how it was made possible.
As a way of ensuring the story of WSP might
continue long into the future, St. Andrew's agreed to
house their archives. As a result of the tireless efforts
of several dedicated individuals every single week for
months and months, those archival materials are
continuing to be catalogued in our Rev. Dr. Peter J.
Darch Memorial Archives. Our gratitude is extended
to: Bill McKinnie, Margaret Burnett, Bob Coons,
Gladys Robson, and Michelle and George Forsyth.
We hope that you will take a look at the selection of
materials on display in the Hall today as well as head
upstairs to tour the Archives themselves.
Today's Dedication event was organized by a similar
group of people: Margaret Burnett, Bob Coons,
Michelle and George Forsyth, Gladys Robson, Carol
Ann Johnston, and Trudy Smit.
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