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St. Paul's, Newmarket celebrated it's 175th anniversary in 2009. The area was first served by missionary priests who travelled extensively by horse and canoe proclaiming the Gospel to settlers and the indigenous people. A frame church was erected in the summer of 1834 to serve Newmarket and the surrounding area.
The above building (that fronted on D'Arcy Street) was replaced fifty years later with the current Gothic Revival stone-faced structure (below). . . . . . The following picture was take circa 1900.
The interior decoration was done in the 1920s and the chancel redesigned in the 1980s. More recently gardens, terrace and a "link" addition joining the church to the rectory were completed (see below).
St. Paul's continues to serve the people of Newmarket and area. The parish offers opportunities to worship God, to grow spiritually through educational programs for all ages, to serve others through extensive outreach programs, and to celebrate and socialize with one another. Proud of its past and hopeful for its future, St. Paul's remains a vital, traditional Anglican parish inviting people of all ages and origins to journey in faith and to reveal the presence of Christ in the world.
The year-long anniversary began on Sunday, January 25th with a visit from area Bishop George Elliott. It continued with events throughout the year including a Victorian Tea, a gathering of local choirs for a hymn-sing, and an old-fashioned picnic and a dinner-dance in September. The year was also be marked with a special outreach program directed at the Canadian North.
For more information, contact the church office at 905-853-7285 or elsewhere on this website. |
175th Anniversary
