4-524: Little Lake Cemetery is a non-denominational cemetery located in Peterborough, Ontario , Canada. It opened in 1850 and is located on the southern shore of Little Lake . Founded in 1850 as a private trust cemetery with a public mandate, Little Lake Cemetery was the first community non-profit cemetery in Canada West . Prior to its establishment, the people of Peterborough buried their dead in
8-411: A religious denomination . Religious people of a non-denominational persuasion tend to be more open-minded in their views on various religious matters and rulings. Some converts towards non-denominational strains of thought have been influenced by disputes over traditional teachings in the previous institutions they attended. Nondenominationalism has also been used as a tool for introducing neutrality into
12-547: The cemetery, but it is largely a decorative landmark and a convenience during inclement weather. Non-denominational A non-denominational person or organization is one that does not follow (or is not restricted to) any particular or specific religious denomination . The term has been used in the context of various faiths, including Jainism , Baháʼí Faith , Zoroastrianism , Unitarian Universalism , Neo-Paganism , Christianity , Islam , Judaism , Hinduism , Buddhism and Wicca . It stands in contrast with
16-468: The middle of town where Peterborough Collegiate now stands. This downtown cemetery was closed in 1854. The cemetery was surveyed by F. F. Passmore, with the assistance of Sandford Fleming . The chapel was constructed in the Carpenter Gothic style in 1877 by Alfred Belcher, brother of John E. Belcher . Some argued the construction of a chapel went against the non-denominational character of
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