St. James United Church (Montreal)
| St. James United Church | |
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| French: Église Unie Saint-James | |
St. James United Church on Saint Catherine Street in Downtown Montreal.
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| 45°30′19″N 73°34′07″W / 45.5054°N 73.5686°WCoordinates: 45°30′19″N 73°34′07″W / 45.5054°N 73.5686°W | |
| Location | 1435, rue City Councillors Montreal, Quebec H3A 2E4 |
| Denomination | United Church of Canada |
| Previous denomination | Methodist Church of Canada |
| Website | www.stjamesmontreal.ca/ |
| History | |
| Founded | 1803 |
| Architecture | |
| Status | active |
| Architect(s) | Alexander Francis Dunlop |
| Architectural type | Gothic Revival |
| Groundbreaking | 1887 |
| Completed | 1889 |
| Specifications | |
| Capacity | 2,000 |
| Number of spires | 2 |
| Administration | |
| Presbytery | Quebec Presbytery |
| Synod | Montreal and Ottawa Conference |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Arlen John Bonnar |
| Laity | |
| Organist/Director of music |
Mark McDonald |
| Official name | St. James United Church National Historic Site of Canada |
| Designated | 1996 |
| Type | Classified heritage immovable |
| Designated | 1980 |
| Reference no. | 92747 |
Mark McDonald
Saint James United Church (French: Église Unie Saint-James) is a heritage church in downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a Protestant church affiliated with the United Church of Canada. It is located at 463 Saint Catherine Street West between Saint Alexandre and City Councillors Streets (McGill metro station), in the borough of Ville-Marie. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996.
The Gothic Revival church was designed by Montreal architect Alexander Francis Dunlop. It is noteworthy for its false apse housing church offices and for its Casavant Frères organ.
When it was built in June 1889, it was the largest Methodist church in Canada, with 2,000 seats; it was nicknamed the "Cathedral Church of Methodism." It now belongs to the United Church of Canada, into which the Canadian Methodists merged in 1925. Its congregation founded the first YMCA in North America on November 25, 1851 (before the present church building was built) and led an active campaign for women's suffrage early in the 20th century.
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