Draft:Trinity United Church Community Centre

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Trinity United Church
Trinity United Church Community Centre
The church building in 2024
Map
42°59′44.951″N 81°11′52.348″W / 42.99581972°N 81.19787444°W / 42.99581972; -81.19787444
Address76 Doulton St
London, Ontario
N5W 2P7
CountryCanada
DenominationUnited Church of Canada
Websitetrinityonhale.ca
Architecture
Architect(s)William George Murray
StyleCollegiate Gothic
Groundbreaking1921
Completed1927
Clergy
Minister(s)Rev. Charmain Bailey Foutner

Trinity United Church Community Centre is a church affiliated to United Church of Canada, located at 76 Doulton St, London, Ontario. The church is the home of Trinity United Church and the London Spiritualist Church. In January 15, 2017, it became an affirming ministry.[1].

Rev. Charmain Bailey Foutner is the current minister of the church. In June 2, 2022, she became the first black person to be commissioned to diaconal ministry in the history of the United Church of Canada[2].

History[edit]

In 1908, the London Junction Methodist circuit, which included London Junction and Gore, was formed to serve the east end of London. In 1915, it changed its name to Hale Street Methodist Church. A new building was started construction in 1921-1922. The cornerstone laying ceremony took place on November 7, 1921, with the first stone being laid by the former mayor Edgar Sydney Little[3][4].

In 1925, The church joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and was renamed Trinity United. The church building was completed in 1927 and an addition was built in 1955[5].

Architecture[edit]

Trinity was built in 1927 in the Collegiate Gothic style by architect William George Murray[3][6][7]. The City of London listed it as a cultural heritage property on March 26, 2007[8].

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ontario". Affirm United. 2012-10-24. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ^ McGonegal, Julie (2022-07-14). "These three Black women are breaking barriers in ministry". Broadview Magazine. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ^ a b "New Hale Street Church". The London Evening Free Press. October 29, 1921. p. 1.
  4. ^ "At Hale Street Methodist Church Corner-Stone Laying". The London Evening Free Press. November 8, 1921. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Trinity United Church (London, Ont.) - United Church of Canada Archives". catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ^ Hill, Robert G. "Murray, William George". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950. Archived from the original on 2017-05-02.
  7. ^ "Trinity United Church". Ontario Heritage Trust. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17.
  8. ^ Register of Cultural Heritage Resources (PDF). London, Ontario: City of London. 2021.

External links[edit]

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