St. Andrew's Church (Toronto)
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St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church with the CN Tower in the background
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 St. Andrew's Church
Location of the church in Toronto
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| Location | 73 Simcoe Street Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J 1W9 |
| Country | Canada |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Website | standrewstoronto.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1830 |
| Dedication | St. Andrew |
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| Status | Church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | City of Toronto heritage designation Ontario Provincial Plaque |
| Architect(s) | W. G. Storm |
| Style | Romanesque Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1874 |
| Completed | February 13, 1876 |
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| Presbytery | East Toronto |
| Synod | Central, Northeastern Ontario and Bermuda |
| Clergy | |
| Minister(s) | Rev. William G. Ingram |
| Assistant | Rev. Dr. Robert N. Faris |
| Laity | |
| Director of music | Daniel Bickle |
| Business manager | Doug Pearson |
St. Andrew's Church is a large and historic Romanesque Revival Presbyterian church in downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The congregation was founded in 1830 as the first Church of Scotland congregation in the Town of York. The original church was located at the southwest corner of Church Street and Adelaide Street East. It was built by John Ewart. After the 1843 split of the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, a portion of the congregation supportive of the Free Church Movement left St. Andrew's the following summer and founded Knox Presbyterian, along with another group led by the Rev. James Harris that had been separate since 1834.
The original St Andrew's building eventually proved too small, and the church moved to its current location on the southeast corner of King and Simcoe Streets (one block west of University Avenue and the St. Andrew subway station which got its name from the church) on February 13, 1876. This westward move caused some controversy, and the church split over the issue. One group (62 of 403 members) continued in the old church, which became known as Old St. Andrew's. This group moved in 1878 to a new building located on nearby Jarvis Street. It continued until 1951 when Old St. Andrew's United Church joined with Westminster (formerly Yorkville Presbyterian) - Central (formerly Methodist) to become St. Andrew's United at 117 Bloor Street East. The Old St. Andrew's building was sold to another denomination and became St. Andrew's Evangelical Lutheran Church.
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