Preserving the heritage of the Oldest Universalist Church Building in Canada
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The Important Legacy of Amos “King” Seaman
Amos King Seaman built an economic powerhouse in Minudie Nova Scotia in the early 1800’s. He discovered Universalism and built a church in Minudie dedicated to this”soul-chearing” theology in the early 1840”s. Today a dedicated group of volunteers are working to preserve this building and the associated legacy.
Putting a new Foundation under a treasured building
We have raised $85,000 toward a goal of $120,000 to replace a crumbling foundation and thereby preserve this unique building for another 200 years. Thanks to the River Philip Foundation, the Christie-Smith Foundation, The Cumberland County, the Masonic Lodge of Amherst and private donors like you!
The Legacy of
Amos “King” Seaman
In the early 1800’s Amos Seaman built businesses related to trade, ship building, agriculture, fishing, lumber and most important grindstones quarried for local sandstone… all centred in Minudie Nova Scotia. He was one of the wealthiest men in the province at the time. He donated land for a Catholic Church, built a school house and this Universalist Church. All three building still stand in Minudie today.
The Church Building as Legacy
Amos Peck Seaman, an astute, turbulent, warm-hearted son of pre-loyalist settlers, came to Minudie in Cumberland County in 1796, “a barefooted runaway boy, in an old birch bark canoe with a hole in the bow.” His mother had given him the rudiments of an education in their poor hut in the parish of Sackville. Not until he grew to manhood was he able, with his wife’s help, to further his education in night school. (From the Canadian Encyclopedia)
At a time of “fire and brimstone Calvinist Theology,” Amos attended a Universalist church service in Maine and was immediately to that Christian denomination that spoke of a God of love and the eventual reuniting of all souls with God.
He built a church in Minudie to spread this message and it is now the oldest standing Universalist Church building in Canada. It is used for a Universalist Sunday service once a year on the Labour Day Weekend and is otherwise a community resource for arts and social events.
Universalism survives today in the merged faith tradition of Unitarian Universalism.
We hope this story interests you and that you would like to know more and possibly help with the project to preserve this legacy and perhaps attend our Third AnnualUniversalist Homecoming Service on
Labour Day -Sunday August 31, 2025.
We are currently soliciting donations for the project to replace the builing’s foundation, and contact information for anyone interested in attending the Universalist Homecoming Service in Minudie on August 31, 2025.
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You can contact Norm Horofker at nhorofker@aol.com to get more information.
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