St. Alban's Anglican Church (Ottawa)
| St. Albans Anglican Church | |
 St. Albans Anglican Church Sandy Hill Ottawa, Ontario
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| Denomination | Anglican Church of Canada |
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| Website | http://www.stalbanschurch.ca St. Albans Anglican Church |
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| Dedication | St. Alban |
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| Parish | Ontario |
St. Albans Anglican Church is an Anglican parish in the Sandy Hill neighbourhood of Ottawa, Canada. It is Ottawa's oldest surviving church building and one of its most historic. The original Gothic Revival design for the church was done by Thomas Fuller, who also designed Canada's original Parliament Buildings. Thomas Fuller worked on the design of the church with King Arnoldi (1843–1904). The cornerstone of the church was laid on May 9, 1867. Construction of the church began in 1867 and it was completed in 1877.[1]
However, the location of the church, at the corner of King Edward and Daly (454 King Edward Avenue), is on a steep hill and Fuller's elaborate plans had to be greatly scaled back. The church was attended by many of Canada's early political leaders, including Sir John A. Macdonald.
The church's namesake is Saint Alban, who was the first British Christian martyr. He was martyred for "harbouring and sheltering the oppressed and terrified" (Michael W. Newton, The Parish of St. Alban the Martyr, Ottawa 1865-1877).
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[edit] Recent History
On 16 February 2008, the congregation of St. Albans voted to request alternative episcopal oversight from the Anglican Province of the Southern Cone, joining the Anglican Network in Canada. In 2010, the parish of St. Albans (in partnership with her sister church, St. George's) entered into negotiations with the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa regarding the buildings and assets of both parishes. In February, 2011, the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa and parishes of St. Albans and St. George's came to a without prejudice agreement.[2] Under that agreement, the parish of St. Albans would relocate and would change its name,and the parish of St. George's would retain their building and change their name.[3] The old parish of St. Albans is now known as the Church of the Messiah, part of the Anglican Church in North America. The Anglican Diocese of Ottawa regained possession of the building and name of St. Albans church on July 1, 2011.
[edit] Current Congregation
In March, 2011, a small group of people - the new congregation of St. Albans - began meeting and planning for the re-launch of St. Albans. On July 3, 2011, the new congregation began worshiping in the church building at the corner of King Edward and Daly.[4] Services are at 10:00am every Sunday. Arts-based children's programming is offered every Sunday.
The new congregation of St. Albans is a spirit-led, Christ-centred, contemporary urban church. It is an affirming community where all are now welcome regardless of sexual orientation, gender, age or income.
The current rector is the Reverend Mark Whittall.
[edit] References
- ^ Pound, Richard W. (2005). 'Fitzhenry and Whiteside Book of Canadian Facts and Dates'. Fitzhenry and Whiteside.
- ^ Marites N. Sison, "Ottawa Churches Settle Dispute", Anglican Journal of Canada, 15 February 2011
- ^ Anglican Network in Canada, "News Release: Ottawa parishes reach settlement with Diocese", Anglican Network in Canada, 13 February 2011
- ^ Brian Sarjeant, "The New St. Albans is Born", Anglican Diocese of Ottawa: Catch the Buzz, July 2011
[edit] External links
- Official site of the New St. Albans
- St. Alban's Anglican Church -Canada Historic Places
- Official site of Church of the Messiah
- Coordinates: 45°25′36″N 75°41′06″W / 45.426675°N 75.685099°W
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