Bethel Presbyterian Church, c.1915
![Black and white photo of a group of men and women leaving a small church.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/advance-with-courage_avancer-avec-courage/wp-content/uploads/sites/83/2018/09/KPA8005-early-Benvoulin-church-c.-1915-1920-resized.jpg)
Credit: Kelowna Public Archives #8005; COHS Fonds
The Bethel Presbyterian Church, built in 1892 on land donated by Mackay, was partially funded by the Aberdeens. Lady Aberdeen wrote in Through Canada with a Kodak that, “If settlers are allowed to get into a habit of not attending church…many opportunities for promoting religious influences, and for preventing evil will have been lost.”
Community Memories exhibit: Benvoulin Church: A Building that Reflects its Community.