St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church (Ottawa)

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St. Peter's & St. Paul's Anglican Church
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St. Peter and St. Paul's Anglican Church (formerly St. George's Anglican Church), Metcalfe St.
St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church (Ottawa)
45°25′11″N75°41′42″W / 45.41961°N 75.69497°W / 45.41961; -75.69497
Location152 Metcalfe Street
Ottawa, Ontario
K2P 1N9
Denomination Anglican Church in North America
Website peterpaulottawa.com
History
Former name(s)St. George's Church
Dedication St. Peter and St. Paul
Administration
Diocese Canada
Clergy
Rector Rev Dr Ben Vanderheide

St. Peter's & St. Paul's Anglican Church, formerly known as St. George's, is an Anglican church in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

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History

Interior of St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church St Peter and St Paul Anglican Church Ottawa Interior.jpg
Interior of St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church

St. George's was built as a Methodist Episcopal church at the corner of Metcalfe and Gloucester and was purchased in 1885 as an Anglican church. The first Anglican service in the church was held on May 31, 1885. The main spire was set ablaze after being struck by lightning twice on June 28, 1898. In 1906, the congregation erected a parish hall. Bishop John Charles Roper consecrated the church on October 14, 1928. St. George's purchased a rectory around 1929. St. George's marked their centennial with renovations to the church and parish hall in 1985. [1]

A memorial is dedicated to members of the church who died or served during the Great War. [2] A stained glass window was also erected to the parish dead of the Great War. "First World War stained glass memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-115 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017. Memorial plaques are dedicated to the memory of Captain Edward T. Mennie, M.C. and Corporal Garnet Wynne Domsley who gave their lives during the First World War. [3] [4] Another memorial is dedicated to members of the church who died or served during the Second World War. [5] A memorial plaque is dedicated to the memory of Donald Lawrence Moulds who gave his life during the Second World War. [6]

In 2008, the church joined the Anglican Network in Canada and was renamed St. Peter's & St. Paul's Anglican Church.

Fonds

Fonds of St. George's congregation in Ottawa, Ontario include parish registers, 1885-1988, vestry records, 1885-1986, service registers, 1885-1986, records of committees and organizations, financial records, property records, special services and events material, correspondence, historiography, service bulletins, newsclippings, a list of parishioners, special collections, and photographs. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Anglican Diocese of Ottawa Archives (1885–1992). "St. George's Church (Anglican), Ottawa, Ontario fonds". Archeion. Archives Association of Ontario. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  2. "First World War memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-149 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  3. "Mennie memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-117 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  4. "Domsley memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-116 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  5. "Second World War memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-150 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017.
  6. "Moulds memorial: St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-118 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved 5 January 2017.