T hree churches have occupied this property, dating back to 1820, when a wooden framed church was erected to house followers of the new Methodist movement in Upper Canada. A second church made of stone, was constructed in 1854.
With the emergence of Methodism in Upper Canada, talks of expansion were happening as early as 1870. Being too large for the church, the congregation regularly met at the Crystal Palace and Town Hall. By 1898, the corner stone for the third “Stone Church” was being laid with masonic honours. Grand Master Elias Talbot of Toronto performed the honour on August 11, 1898 in front of a gathering of community leaders and masonic members.
The current church is of gothic architecture, in early English style, with a massive clock and bell tower. It was described at the time of construction as one of the largest and grandest church edifices in Eastern Ontario.
