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1945-2015 (Creation)
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1.06m of textual records. -- 1 photograph.
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Administrative history
The South Alberta Presbytery of The United Church of Canada was established in 1952 upon the amalgamation of Lethbridge Presbytery and Medicine Hat Presbytery. South Alberta Presbytery is situated in Alberta and Northwest Conference. The bounds of presbytery included pastoral charges in the vicinity of southern Alberta and changes over time are documented in the year books published by The United Church of Canada.
The court of presbytery includes ordained and lay members, as well as any corresponding members as prescribed in The Manual of The United Church of Canada. The officers include a chairperson, secretary, treasurer, and the chairs of various standing committees.
As with all United Church presbyteries, South Alberta Presbytery was responsible for: the oversight of pastoral charges and the promotion of religious life within its bound; receiving and transmitting petitions and appeals; dealing with matters sent down by a higher court, the constitution of an executive to continue the work of the presbytery between meetings; the election of lay members to the Conference; the submission of an annual report and minutes to the Conference; any special appointments; the receipt of reports from lay organizations; assessments from pastoral charges for providing for the work of presbytery; requests involving real property within its bounds; amalgamations, closures, re-alignments of pastoral charges and congregations; receiving petitions involving incorporation; appointment of Ministry personnel and candidates for ministry; oversight of the pastoral relationship and of ministry personnel on its roll; and the review of pastoral charge and congregation records.
Custodial history
Records deposited under accession number PR1975.0387 were acquired sometime prior to 1975 however there is no surviving record of the details.
Scope and content
Fonds contains Minutes (1952-1983, 1987, 1994-2013); Pastoral Charge Statistics (1962-1966); Correspondence (1945-1978, 1988-1989); Lethbridge Extension Council (1984-1988); Photographs of Executive (1991-1992); Treasurer’s Reports (2006-2013); Pastoral Oversight Committee [1973-1999]; Financials (1985-1997); Stewardship (1994); Consultation (1994-1997); Newsletters (2000-2001); Budget (1995); History Book [2000]; U.C.W. (United Church Women) (1961-1996); Annual Reports (1992-1994); Community and Global Justice Committee (2003-2015).
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Immediate source of acquisition
In 1975, the Conference entered into a permanent loan agreement with the Provincial Archives of Alberta (PAA) for the physical custody and control of the holdings of the Conference Archives and the records were relocated to the PAA in that same year. Records received after 1975 have come from the congregation, church members, or officers of the presbytery or the Conference.
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The materials have been arranged chronologically and in accordance with the congregational series arrangement plan.
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The material is in English.
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Some files are restricted. Speak to the Regional Council Archivist for more information.
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Subject to the Copyright Act. Permission for use required.
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Inventory is available. Some file lists are available. Speak to a reference archivist for more information.
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Associated materials
For materials prior to amalgamation please see United Church of Canada Lethbridge Presbytery fonds PR3537 and the United Church of Canada Medicine Hat Presbytery fonds PR3538 in the United Church of Canada Alberta and Northwest Conference Archives, located at the Provincial Archives of Alberta.
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Further accruals are expected.
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Information in the Administrative History was sourced from the fonds.
General note
Includes the following accessions: PR1975.0387, PR1983.0275, PR1986.0541, PR1988.0351, PR1991.0253, PR1992.0046, PR1992.0485, PR1995.0222, PR1996.0407, PR1999.0556, PR2000.0736, PR2000.0778, PR2001.0936, PR2004.0993, PR2007.0446, PR2008.0337, PR2013.0018, PR2016.0648, PR2016.1045, PR2016.1055, PR2017.0509, PR2018.0852