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rfmcdonaldThe Long River Presbyterian Church, built in 1874 on the western end of the Island's North Shore for a Scottish Presbyterian community, would have decayed into ruin if not for the chance of L.M. Montgomery having attended service there on numerous occasions, when she was with her family in the area. The church was moved to Avonlea Village, where it was eventually rebuilt.
In 2008, Teresa Wright wrote in The Guardian of Charlottetown about how this Church was going to be made into a theatre, for local drama and music. This new incarnation succeeded--there is currently a nightly music show scheduled--but I wonder what the church's founders would have thought of their sacred building's second life. Apparently, as one history placard I photographed recounts, the introduction of music to services was controversial.
These history placards introduce the church to visitors.
The wooden beams stand exposed, over the stage and above the pews.
In 2008, Teresa Wright wrote in The Guardian of Charlottetown about how this Church was going to be made into a theatre, for local drama and music. This new incarnation succeeded--there is currently a nightly music show scheduled--but I wonder what the church's founders would have thought of their sacred building's second life. Apparently, as one history placard I photographed recounts, the introduction of music to services was controversial.
These history placards introduce the church to visitors.
The wooden beams stand exposed, over the stage and above the pews.
