The former Rydal Bank Church, also known as the Rydal Bank Presbyterian Church and the Rydal Bank United Church, is an historic

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-style church building located at 1634 Highway 638, in Rydal Bank in the township of

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, north of

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. Completed in 1908, its wooden frame exterior, corner entry-bell tower, steep pitched roof and

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s are typical of Carpenter Gothic style churches. It was built to serve a

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congregation which joined the

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in 1925 when that new denomination was formed.Canada's Historic Places: Rydal Bank Church
/ref> The church closed in 1978 and was bought in 1989 by the Rydal Bank Historical Society which has restored it and maintains it as a museum named the Rydal Bank Community Hall and Church. A church service is held once a year and the building is also available for weddings and other events.Rydal Bank Church
/ref> The church is a municipal

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as designated by Plummer Additional on November 22, 2006.

Affiliations

The Museum is affiliated with: CMA,

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, and

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References

External links

Ontario Museum association - Listing for Rydal Bank Community Hall and Church
Carpenter Gothic church buildings in Ontario Museums in Algoma District United Church of Canada churches in Ontario Designated heritage properties in Ontario History museums in Ontario 20th-century United Church of Canada church buildings {{Canada-church-stub