L.M. Montgomery was an active member of the Cavendish Presbyterian Church, located a short walk away from her home in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island.
The church was built in 1902 to replace an older church that Montgomery and her family attended, which was located next to the Cavendish Cemetery. L.M. Montgomery's uncle donated the land for the new church. Later, in 1925, the church became the Cavendish United Church.
During the years between 1902 and 1911, L.M. Montgomery served as the choir director and organist and taught Sunday school at the Cavendish Presbyterian Church. L.M. Montgomery met her future husband Ewen MacDonald through the church. He was its minister from 1903 to 1906. In 1911, L.M. Montgomery got married and left Prince Edward Island to move to Ontario.
After her death in 1942, L.M. Montgomery's funeral was held in this church. In 1974, the church dedicated a memorial stained glass window to L.M. Montgomery in honor of her 100th birthday.
The Cavendish United Church is located next door to the Cavendish Post Office (aka The Green Gables Post Office). There's a pretty path from the church and Cavendish Post Office that leads to the Site of L.M. Montgomery's Cavendish Home.
Location:
Cavendish United Church
8543 Cavendish Rd, North Rustico, PE C0A 1X0, Canada.
Image credits:
Screencapture of the Cavendish United Church from Google Street View.
Photograph of pathway by World of Anne Shirley.
Map copyright OpenStreetMap.
References:
Collins, Carolyn Strom. Discovering L. M. Montgomery and ‘Anne’ in Cavendish. The Anne of Green Gables Manuscript. Retrieved from: https://annemanuscript.ca/stories/discovering-l-m-montgomery-and-anne-in-cavendish/
Hamilton, Kathleen and Frei, Sibyl. Finding Anne on Prince Edward Island. Ragweed Press. 1998.
Created July 17, 2007. Last updated August 7, 2024.
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