Mitchel S Island Union Church — Cemetery in Point Edward

Reviews of Mitchel S Island Union Church

• Charles

  Added 2016.09.29

  Source: Cape Breton Regional Municipality, Municipal Heritage Files, Mitchell Island Church
• Jake

  Added 2016.07.24

  Character-defining elements of the Mitchell Island Church include:
• Julian

  Added 2016.02.03

  The church was constructed circa 1866 to support the religious activities of the several small communities in the area. Although a preacher of any denomination could use the church, it was a "preaching station" for the North Sydney Calvary Baptist Church and services were held every second Sunday afternoon and annual harvest services. The church can seat eighty people. It is a simple wooden structure, consisting of one main room and two small vestibule areas, which currently serve as furnace and coat rooms. Presently the church is used only for weddings and funerals.
• Alexis

  Added 2016.01.06

  CHARACTER-DEFINING ELEMENTS
• Ashton

  Added 2015.11.08

  - cemetery with historical markers surrounding church;
• Jake

  Added 2015.06.21

  - gable roof;
• Olivia

  Added 2015.05.17

  - low-lying fence enclosing family plot within cemetery.
• Christian

  Added 2014.11.17

  - wooden main door;
• Gavin

  Added 2014.11.06

  - central tower;
• Joseph

  Added 2014.04.07

  HERITAGE VALUE: The Mitchell Island Church is valued for its role in the community, for its simple architecture, and for its associations with the history of the area.
• Elijah

  Added 2014.03.26

  - simple form and massing;
• Adam

  Added 2014.03.25

  The building is located on a small island that is named after a sailor who washed ashore here and who is buried in the graveyard. Currently the island is experiencing an erosion problem which is affecting the future of the site.
• Connor

  Added 2014.03.12

  - location on an island;
• Christopher

  Added 2013.05.23

  The Mitchell Island Union Church is located on the southwest shore of the northwest arm of Sydney Harbour, in Point Edward, Nova Scotia. It is a small white church located by the side of the road, on a small island that is connected to the mainland by a road. The Cape Breton Regional Municipality designated the church, graveyard and land a municipal heritage property.