Meadowlands Corps

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About The Corps

The History of The Salvation Army Meadowlands Church had its beginning in 1882, when Captain Jack Addie opened the doors and Captain & Mrs. Freer were appointed as Pastors. A year later Major Moore of Brooklyn presented the congregation with a flag of red and blue bearing the words “Blood and Fire, No. 3 Canada”. He stated that he wished it would long be waved in front of the church. Little did he know what he had started and how long and fruitful the history of the church would become.

The church was housed in several temporary buildings until 1928, when land was finally purchased and a new church building was erected at 28 Rebecca Street in downtown Hamilton. It was at this location that the church spent most of it’s life, where it saw several renovations and name changes along the way, from ‘Hamilton One’ to ‘Hamilton Citadel,’ to ‘Hamilton Temple.’

As the city of Hamilton has changed and grown over the years, the church was met with the challenge to keep pace with that growth. In June 2002 a decision was made that the church would relocate to the west side of Hamilton on the edge of Ancaster, hence its name today - Meadowlands. At the present time, a new church building is under construction, scheduled to open early next year. The congregation is currently worshipping each Sunday at Gordon Price School, at 11 Guildwood Drive, Hamilton. (Upper Paradise, north of Stone Church)

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