Tsawwassen United Church (TUC) recently celebrated its 60th anniversary with a delicious lunch and a wall covered with old memory pictures of events and people of the past 60 years.
It is interesting to note, that without the Massey Tunnel, there probably never would have been a United Church in Tsawwassen.
Prior to the tunnel, locals would drive to Ladner to join them, however, the tunnel saw many, many people and businesses, move to the area.
A survey in the early 60s, showed a desire for a church of their own. They started out at Boundary Bay School with regular church services and a Sunday school, but eventually decided to build their own, which they did on today’s site. Since then, it has been extended and upgraded to today’s TUC opposite South Delta Secondary.
With COVID restrictions lifted, the church congregation can now all get together again.
Even through these difficult times, the church has kept up its good work.
They have joined forces with a couple of other churches to sponsor and finance yet another refugee family; the minister and music director hold services at three different local care homes.
Recently, their annual Fall Fair was held.
In previous years, you would not have been able to move inside because of the hordes of people looking for bargains and home baking and preserves. People are still a little anxious about crowds these days, so some things were not sold. However, they came up with a good idea – a table of beautiful coloured home knitted little cardigans, toques, blankets etc. were on display after the Sunday service and you could purchase any of these and they would be delivered to Mamas for Mamas—a charity that gives out these items to needy mothers, here and around the world.
