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From YouTube: DECEMBER 8 2020 Statements Jackie Tegart
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
1st Session
42nd Parliament
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The
murray
church
was
built
in
1876
as
a
presbyterian
church
and
was
the
oldest
building
in
the
nicola
valley,
built
with
nicola
valley
lumber.
If
you
took
a
peek
through
the
windows,
you
got
an
idea
of
what
a
19th
century
church
looked
like
back.
In
the
day
there
was
a
pulpit
at
the
front,
pews
waiting
to
be
filled
and
stained
glass
windows.
At
the
back
in
1927,
the
church
became
the
murray
united
church
named
after
its
founder
reverend
george
murray.
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As
you
can
well
imagine,
many
families
in
the
nicola
valley
have
fond
memories
of
church
events,
weddings,
christmas
services,
special
occasions
and
funerals
all
happened
at
the
quaint
little
white
church
in
january
of
2019.
The
community
was
devastated
when
the
church
burned
down
by
an
arson.
The
community
came
together
and
decided
to
raise
two
hundred
thousand
dollars
to
rebuild
the
church.
A
I'm
pleased
to
report
that
the
fundraising
has
reached
nearly
a
hundred
and
seventy
thousand
dollars
of
their
two
hundred
thousand
dollar
goal.
They
recently
held
a
brown
groundbreaking
ceremony
with
hopes
of
construction
starting
next
year.
They
also
announced
that
an
anonymous
donor
has
offered
to
match
every
dollar
of
the
last
fifteen
thousand
needed
if
this
can
be
accomplished
by
january
11th.
The
second
anniversary
of
the
loss
of
the
church,
this
project
is
a
beacon
of
hope
during
a
very
challenging
time
in
our
province
in
our
country.