{"id":33283,"date":"2017-06-23T18:41:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T22:41:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=33283"},"modified":"2017-07-21T08:29:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-21T12:29:03","slug":"concerned-residents-come-together-in-effort-to-save-madill-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/concerned-residents-come-together-in-effort-to-save-madill-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Concerned residents come together in effort to save Madill Church"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Madill Church was built in 1873 by a small group of early settlers, many of whom have descendants still living in the area. Its squared-log timber construction is one of the few remaining examples of its type in Ontario. And Huntsville\u2019s namesake, Captain George Hunt who arrived in the area in 1869 and died in 1882, is buried in the adjacent cemetery along with many of those who helped build the church.<\/p>\n<p>These are among the reasons some local residents would like to see the church saved. Its current owner, the United Church of Canada, no longer has use for it and Huntsville Council is considering whether or not it wants to add the building to its current assets. If no one steps forward to take ownership of the historic church, the United Church of Canada has said it will demolish the deteriorating building for safety reasons.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>A small group of concerned residents held a public meeting on Wednesday, June 21, to brainstorm ideas for keeping the church intact. Among the 15 people present for the meeting were members from Trinity United Church and the Huntsville and Area Historical Society, who were there independent of their organizations, and Councillor Nancy Alcock who also sits on the Municipal Heritage Committee.<\/p>\n<p>Alcock reminded the meeting-goers that council still needs to make a decision on whether to take ownership of Madill Church, and before doing that they want public input. She advised those who want to see Madill Church saved to complete the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/survey.huntsville.ca\/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n4L03ll\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Town\u2019s survey<\/a><\/span> (open until July 3 at noon) and call their councillor to express why it&#8217;s important.<\/p>\n<p>She added that while there are no formal estimates in place, costs to fix the building could range from tens of thousands to get it to a \u201cstatic position\u201d where it is structurally sound, to hundreds of thousands of dollars to make it usable as a facility for events.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;From my perspective, this is a treasure, how do we make the treasure stay?&#8221; said Alcock. &#8220;At the very least I think the municipality should say yes we will take it, we will buy it from you for a dollar, and then we will figure out with our community how we proceed.&#8221; She stressed that hers was one opinion, however, and that the decision needed to be made by council as a whole. Alcock also noted that responsibility for the church could take several forms including a partnership with an outside group or formation of a trust.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_31670\" style=\"width: 1290px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-31670\" class=\"size-full wp-image-31670\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/06\/Madill-Church-side-Morgan-Earl.jpg\" alt=\"Madill Church (Photo: Morgan Earl)\" width=\"1280\" height=\"848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/06\/Madill-Church-side-Morgan-Earl-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/06\/Madill-Church-side-Morgan-Earl-1024x678.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2017\/06\/Madill-Church-side-Morgan-Earl.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-31670\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Madill Church (Photo: Morgan Earl)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The discussion among the group included what the church might be used for in the future, who might be able to assist with restoration, and how to engage more people to ensure it happens.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Clearly there won\u2019t be a congregation,&#8221; said one woman. &#8220;It can be preserved as a monument for historical reasons, but there is no way to get your money back because then you have to go on to the $300,000 kind of figure if you were going to try to hold events there in order to recoup some of the money. What is the goal?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Barry Groomes, who spearheaded the meeting, said that many people have offered to help with materials or labour, but what was needed was a committee to continue working on ideas for saving the church while waiting for the Town to make a decision. Because the church isn&#8217;t a designated heritage building &#8211; it&#8217;s on a <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/new-register-of-huntsvilles-heritage-properties-now-available\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register of properties of heritage interest<\/a><\/span> &#8211; it could be renovated rather than merely restored with like materials.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_24737\" style=\"width: 397px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-24737\" class=\" wp-image-24737\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/Hunts-grave.jpg\" alt=\"Captain George Hunt's grave\" width=\"387\" height=\"341\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/Hunts-grave-300x265.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2016\/12\/Hunts-grave.jpg 474w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 387px) 100vw, 387px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-24737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The cemetery adjacent to Madill Church is where Huntsville&#8217;s namesake, Captain George Hunt, is interred (Photo: Town of Huntsville)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another attendee said that stressing the church&#8217;s significance to council will be important. &#8220;Do you not think it\u2019s about justifying why?&#8221; he said. &#8220;That\u2019s where the namesake of our town is interred. There is no other more meaningful reason.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>David Allen, Executive Secretary for the Toronto Conference of the United Church of Canada, which owns Madill Church, said in a later conversation with Doppler that they would like to see a local group assume ownership of the church given its historic value for the community. That could be the municipality, which already owns the cemetery, or it could be a local group that forms for the purpose.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We want to be as responsible as we can be either to work with a local group to take it over, or if absolutely necessary to demolish it for safety concerns,&#8221; he said, adding that because it would cost money to demolish the building, the Toronto Conference may be willing to contribute that approximate amount &#8211; estimated at between $7,500 and $10,000 &#8211; to help preserve the church.<\/p>\n<p><em>[UPDATE 6\/24: In response to this story, a family that has relatives interred in the Madill cemetery &#8211; John Paton and his daughters, members of the Collins-West-Dunn clan &#8211; have said they will match the Toronto Conference&#8217;s donation.]<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Because the church is in poor condition, a transfer of ownership would need to occur relatively quickly in order for repairs to begin as soon as possible, said Allen. &#8220;The longer you have a building sitting there empty, it raises concerns about liability. We want to be careful for the safety of the public and be responsible for the financial state of the (United) Church.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Allen added that if there is a group interested in assuming ownership, the Toronto Conference would &#8220;rather bring that to a successful conclusion&#8221; than impose a timeline under which demolition would occur. But if no group comes forward, he said the ideal timing for demolition of the church would be &#8220;before snow the flies&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Several members of the group that met Wednesday night have agreed to look into options. They plan to meet again in August, after the matter has returned to the town&#8217;s General Committee, which is likely to happen in July according to Alcock.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/town-needs-partners-to-come-forward-to-prevent-demolition-of-historic-madill-church\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Related: Town needs partners to come forward to prevent demolition of historic Madill Church<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler! Sign up for our free newsletter <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madill Church was built in 1873 by a small group of early settlers, many of whom have descendants still living in the area. 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