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Model of Shady Creek ChurchDescription
Hand built model of Shady Creek Church, Central Saanich established 1862.Context
"Shady Creek Church serves as a valuable legacy of the community’s pioneering origins
and early settler history. It is particularly valuable for its association with Charles
Alexander, one of the first Black pioneers to settle and farm in the area... The Alexanders settled in Central Saanich and farmed for thirty-three years. The
Alexanders were “among the chief supporters and promoters” of the Shady Creek Methodist Church.
As a farmer and a carpenter, Charles actively assisted in
the construction of the first Shady Creek Church in 1862 on
the east side of East Saanich Road and was one of its first
lay ministers. Charles also served as a school trustee,
helped to build the first schoolhouse in South Saanich, and
a was a founding member of the local agricultural and
temperance societies."
https://pub-centralsaanich.escribemeetings.com/filestream.ashx?DocumentId=15905
