While PANS holds the single largest collection of Cumberland County Church Records in the province, other institutions have some relevant records as well. Many of these records are not available at PANS.

If you are aware of something not listed here, please let me know! Brian Paul

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• Amherst

  Trinity St. Stephen Wesleyan Methodist

  Marr. 1826-1833
  Notes: Held by the North Cumberland Historical Society, Pugwash

  
  
• Beaubasin
  

  Acadian records: 1679-1757
  National Archives of Canada: C-3201 (some gaps)

  Acadian records: 1712-1748
  National Archives of Canada: F-696; C-1207; PANS Mfm# 11227

  
  
• Nappan
  
  Methodist Circuit

  Bapt. 1870-1898

  Marr. 1881 - 1898
  Notes: Held by the Maritime Conference Archives, Halifax

  
  
• Nappan-Maccan
  
  United Circuit

  Bapt. 1898 - 1956

  Marr. 1898 - 1947

  Bur.   1912 - 1958
  Notes: Held by the Maritime Conference Archives, Halifax

  
  
• Pugwash
  
  St. Matthew's United

  Bapt. 1857-1940

  Marr. 1874-1941

  Bur.   1906-1941
  Notes: Held by the North Cumberland Historical Society, Pugwash; PANS Mfm# 11809

  
  
• River Phillip
  
  United

  Bapt. 1855-1951

  Marr. 1855-1951

  Bur.   1855-1951
  Notes: Formerly Methodist; Held by the North Cumberland Historical Society, Pugwash

  
  
• Wallace
  

  The North Cumberland Historical Society, Pugwash holds several sets of church vital records for the Wallace area. These include United, Methodist, and Presbyterian congregations for approximately the years 1831 to 1926. Most of this material is not available at PANS.

  
  

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Baptist

The only available published catalog to the Atlantic Baptist Historical Collection held at Acadia University dates from 1955. The staff there have kindly provided me with an updated list of records in the collection "that would probably contain genealogical information".

The collection includes:

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Church of the Nazarene

There once existed Nazarene congreations at Amherst, Oxford, and Springhill (est. 1921). The Amherst and Springhill Churches closed many years ago and a few records from those churches are available at the Canada Atlantic District Office in Moncton, New Brunswick. The Oxford Church "has been going for nearly 100 years" and any records are still held by that local Church.

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Pentecostal

The National Office of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada in Mississauga, Ontario, maintains an Archives Division but they do not hold any vital records. These are still retained by the local churches. There are currently active churches at Oxford and Parrsborro.

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Presbyterian Church
in Canada

All records of genealogical value are retained by the local churches. It is not clear what happens to the records when a local church ceases to exist; the Presyterian Archives and Records Committee in Toronto hold no genealogical records for Cumberland county.

The following Presbyterian churches have been identified:

Roman Catholic

PANS has microfilm copies of all available Roman Catholic church records for Cumberland county. Neither the Halifax Archdiocese archives nor the local Parishes have any more pre-1910 records.

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Salvation Army

Between 1886 and 1888, the Salvation Army established Corps in the Cumberland County towns of Amherst, Oxford (closed 1892), Parrsboro (closed 1956), and Springhill Mines. Unfortunately, no records of any genealogical value are available, other than lists of the local officers.
The George Scott Railton Heritage Centre in Toronto holds the Amherst Corps History Book (ca. 1925-1978) and a selection of photographs.

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Universalist Unitarian

Despite the significant numbers of Universalists in Cumberland county during the nineteenth century, especially in the Minudie area, no original records have survived. There are, however, numerous secondary sources detailing the history of the church and the involvement of Amos Seaman.