Reopening Murray Church
After more than three years of fundraising and construction, the rebuilt Murray Church was opened to the community in a dedication ceremony on Saturday, October 1.
by Marius Auer | Oct 12, 2022
After more than three years of fundraising and construction, the rebuilt Murray Church was opened to the community in a dedication ceremony on Saturday, October 1.
by Marius Auer | Sep 29, 2022
After 143 years of service, a devastating arson fire, a community fundraising effort that gained worldwide attention, and a lengthy construction period, the Murray Church is back and ready to open its doors.
by Morgan Hampton | Apr 15, 2022
This upcoming Easter Sunday will be the first service held that will be open to the public since the Murray Church was burned down in 2019.
by Morgan Hampton | Aug 30, 2021
August Caprian, who pleaded guilty to arson related to the torching of the historic Murray Church in Quilchena, has been arrested after allegedly breached his Conditional Sentence Order twice in one week.
by Jake Courtepatte | Jul 26, 2021
A Merritt man has pled guilty to a string of arsons in local churches in January of 2019.
by Morgan Hampton | Mar 8, 2021
August Caprian, the arsonist connected to the fire that destroyed the historic Murray Church on Jan. 11, 2019, will be in court on March 11, 2021 in order to set a date for his trial.
by Morgan Hampton | Jan 29, 2021
The new bell at the rebuilt Murray Church was installed Wednesday morning, marking a monumental step in the historic site’s return to glory.
by Morgan Hampton | Jan 11, 2021
The Murray Church rebuild project has officially reached its fundraising goals.
by Morgan Hampton | Dec 10, 2020
The Merritt branch of CIBC presented a cheque for $500 to the Murray Church Rebuild Project Tuesday morning.
by Morgan Hampton | Dec 3, 2020
According to Rebuild Project Fundraising Chair Christina Miller, construction of the new Murray Church is well underway.
by Merritt Herald | Nov 10, 2020
The historic Murray Church, which was destroyed by arson in Jan. 2019, recently held a ground-breaking ceremony, beginning the process of rebuilding. However, that doesn’t mean fundraising efforts aren’t still ongoing, with a Christmas ‘Buy a Brick’ campaign.
by Merritt Herald | Oct 26, 2020
The Murray Church rebuild is officially underway.
by Merritt Herald | Oct 23, 2020
Close to two years later, the historic church is set to break ground.
by Merritt Herald | Jun 26, 2020
The Historic Murray Church rebuild fundraiser has grown by $5,000 thanks to a donation by Clearview Demolition.
by Merritt Herald | Apr 29, 2019
A chorus of “go now in peace” rang through the air as residents mourned the loss of Nicola...
by Merritt Herald | Apr 23, 2019
Members of the public are invited to bid farewell to Merritt’s historic Murray Church this...
by Merritt Herald | Mar 6, 2019
Editor, I read the article in the Merritt Herald on Feb. 28, focused on Trinity United...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 27, 2019
While talks are afoot to fundraise about $200,000 for a new Murray church, this scribe has...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 6, 2019
When the Murray Church burned down earlier this year, the Nicola Valley lost more than just...
by Merritt Herald | Feb 5, 2019
Some day in the not-so-distant future, Nicola Valley’s historic Murray Church may rise from...