In 1890, when the Presbyterian Synod secured $630 in subscriptions to provide a missionary for the Vernon area, Reverend Paul F. Langille was chosen.
As his health was poor, and the valley was famous for its healing climate, Langille was happy to come.
Services were held at the school, the three dozen men and three white women crowding the little building to capacity.
A noticeable change began to come over the community: the popular Saturday night balls ceased, bars were closed on Sunday, and a subdued Christian atmosphere reigned.
It was not only Langille, but his wife who had no small part in the transformation.
Though they lived in a shack, with homemade furniture, the couple's door was always open.
The sight of their small children softened the hearts of the isolated men who often came to visit.
After the coming of the railroad in 1892, the population expanded rapidly from 40 in 1890, to about 600 in 1894.
St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, the first in Vernon, was completed in February 1892.
Langille left Vernon for the east in 1894.
Wilson Street (28A Street)
Reverend G. A Wilson took over the Presbyterian congregation after Rev. Langille left.
In June of 1897 Wilson accepted a call from the congregation for a permanent ministry.
