First Baptist Church (Ottawa)

Last updated
First Baptist Church (Ottawa)
First Baptist Church, Ottawa.jpg
First Baptist Church in Downtown Ottawa
First Baptist Church (Ottawa)
45°25′14″N75°41′36″W / 45.420653°N 75.693281°W / 45.420653; -75.693281
Location140 Laurier Avenue West
Ottawa, Ontario
K1P 5J4
Denomination Baptist
Associations Canadian Baptist Ministries
Website www.firstbaptistottawa.ca
Administration
Division Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec
Clergy
Minister(s) The Rev. John C. Perkin

First Baptist Church is a Baptist church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is affiliated with the Canadian Baptists of Ontario and Quebec.

Contents

History

The church was first founded in 1857, the first Baptist congregation in Ottawa. The current church, prominently located at 140 Laurier Avenue West, at the corner of Elgin Street and Laurier Avenue West in Downtown Ottawa, was designed by architect James Mather and constructed 1877-8. [1]

The cornerstone was laid by then-Prime Minister, Alexander Mackenzie. As a Baptist, Mackenzie worshiped at the church when he was in Ottawa after services began in 1878.

The First Baptist Church Ottawa erected memorial plaques which are dedicated to the members of the Congregation who served and to those who gave their lives during the Great War. [2] [3]

The church was expanded in 1914, and significantly renovated in 1928.

The First Baptist Church Ottawa erected a memorial plaque which is dedicated to the members of the Congregation who gave their lives and those who served during the Second World War (1939-1945). [4]

In 1966-1967, to celebrate Canada's Centennial, a massive organ was installed. From 1999 to 2002, significant restoration work was undertaken.

The congregation has remained in the downtown area, and over the years, supported the establishment of new congregations, including McPhail Memorial Baptist Church (1896), Fourth Avenue Baptist Church in The Glebe (1899), and more recently, Kanata Baptist Church and Bilberry Creek Baptist Church in Orleans.

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lisgar Collegiate Institute</span> School in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Lisgar Collegiate Institute is an Ottawa-Carleton District School Board secondary school in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The school is located in downtown Ottawa by the Rideau Canal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cumberland, Ontario</span> Historic township in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Cumberland is a former municipality and now geographic township in eastern Ontario, Canada. It was an incorporated township from 1800 to 1999, when it was incorporated as the City of Cumberland, then ceased to be a separate municipality in 2001, when it was amalgamated into the city of Ottawa. It now exists only as a geographic township.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Governor General's Foot Guards</span> Infantry regiment in the Canadian Army Primary Reserve based in Ottawa

The Governor General's Foot Guards (GGFG) is the senior reserve infantry regiment in the Canadian Army. Located in Ottawa at the Cartier Square Drill Hall, the regiment is a Primary Reserve infantry unit, and the members are part-time soldiers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Edward James Gibson Holland</span> Recipient of the Victoria Cross (1878–1948)

Edward James Gibson Holland was a Canadian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces, for actions taken during the Second Boer War in South Africa.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cartier Square Drill Hall</span> Drill Hall / armoury in Ontario, Canada

The Drill Hall at Cartier Square is a dedicated military training facility in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It has been a local landmark since its construction in 1879. The drill hall is 70 metres (230 ft) long and has two 43-metre-tall (141 ft) mansard towers.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ottawa City Hall</span> City hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The current Ottawa City Hall is the city hall of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The downtown complex consists of two connected buildings: a modern wing located on Laurier Avenue and a 19th-century heritage wing located on Elgin Street. Although City Hall has frontage on two major streets, the main entrance is on Laurier Avenue, and the municipal address is 110 Laurier Avenue West.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)</span> Presbyterian church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is the oldest Presbyterian church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

The Peace Tower is a focal bell and clock tower sitting on the central axis of the Centre Block of the Canadian parliament buildings in Ottawa, Ontario. The present incarnation replaced the 55-metre (180 ft) Victoria Tower, after the latter burned down in 1916, along with most of the Centre Block; only the Library of Parliament survived. It serves as a Canadian icon and had been featured prominently on the Canadian twenty-dollar bill, directly adjacent to the depiction of Queen Elizabeth II, until the change to polymer.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Centretown United Church</span> Church in Ontario, Canada

Centretown United Church is an historic church located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada at 507 Bank Street at Argyle in the Centretown area. It was built in 1906 as the Stewarton Presbyterian Church using Gothic Revival architecture under the architecture of Moses Chamberlain Edey, (designer of Heritage site the Aberdeen Pavilion and the Daly Building. The corner stone was laid by Sir Mortimer Clarke, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario. Centretown United Church is a member church of the United Church of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Giles Presbyterian Church (Ottawa)</span> Church in Ottawa, Ontario

St. Giles Presbyterian Church is a member of the Presbyterian Church in Canada located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was formed in 1925 by a minority group from Glebe Presbyterian, and a few other congregations, that did not support the vote to enter the United Church of Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Christ Church Cathedral (Ottawa)</span> Church

Christ Church Cathedral is the Anglican cathedral in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The church is located at 414 Sparks Street in the northwest section of the city's downtown at the western end of Sparks Street on top of a promontory looking down to the Ottawa River.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Patrick's Basilica (Ottawa)</span> Church in Ottawa, Ontario

St Patrick's Basilica is a Roman Catholic Church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Located at 281 Nepean Street in Downtown Ottawa, it is the oldest church in the city that serves the English-speaking community. The Basilica is one of the regular buildings featured in the Doors Open Ottawa architectural heritage day.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Confederation Park</span> Historic site in Ontario, Canada

Confederation Park(French: Parc de la Confédération) is a public park and National Historic Site of Canada, located in the downtown core of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is bordered on the south by Laurier Avenue and Ottawa City Hall; on the east by the Rideau Canal and National Defence Headquarters; on the north by the Mackenzie King Bridge, the Rideau Centre and the National Arts Centre; and to the west by Elgin Street and the Lord Elgin Hotel.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine</span> Church in Ontario, Canada

St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Catholic National Shrine is a prominent Ukrainian Catholic church in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Dominion of Canada Rifle Association</span> Organization founded to promote and encourage marksmanship training throughout Canada

The Dominion of Canada Rifle Association is a Canadian shooting sports organization governing Fullbore target rifle disciplines. The Association was founded in 1868 and incorporated by an Act of Parliament 63-64 Victoria Chapter 99, assented to July 7, 1900, to promote and encourage the training of marksmanship throughout Canada.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Joseph (Ottawa)</span> Church

St. Joseph's Parish is a Roman Catholic parish church located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is an Anglophone congregation located very near its partner parish, the Francophone Église Sacré-Cœur.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church (Ottawa)</span> Church

St. John the Evangelist Anglican Church is an Anglican church in downtown Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the corner of Elgin and Somerset streets.

The Plaza Bridge in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, is an automotive and pedestrian bridge that crosses the Rideau Canal just south of the Ottawa locks. It joins Wellington Street and Elgin Street in the Downtown core to the west with Rideau Street to the east. The Chateau Laurier abuts the bridge at the east end, while Parliament Hill is just beyond the west end. It is the northernmost bridge over the canal, just north of the Mackenzie King Bridge.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Peter & St. Paul's Anglican Church (Ottawa)</span> Church in Ottawa, Ontario

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.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alexis Helmer</span> Canadian soldier

Alexis Hannum Helmer was killed in battle during the Great War while serving with the 2nd Battery, 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery. He is known as being part of the inspiration for In Flanders Fields through his friendship with John McCrae.

References

  1. "James Mather (Free Press [Ottawa], 25 July 1877, 4, descrip.; Daily Citizen [Ottawa], 4 March 1878, 1, descrip.; Canadian Illustrated News, xviii, 9 Nov. 1878, 290-91, 300, illus. & descrip.)". Archived from the original on 22 May 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. "First World War memorial (served): First Baptist Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-155 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  3. "First World War memorial (fallen): First Baptist Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-154 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved January 8, 2017.
  4. "Second World War memorial: First Baptist Church, Ottawa: Memorial 35059-114 Ottawa, ON". National Inventory of Canadian Military Memorials. Veterans Affairs Canada . Retrieved January 8, 2017.