321:
297:
513:
29:
309:
501:
266:, who had recently immigrated from England. The structure is red brick with accents of tan brick and stone. Local craftsmen donated many of the bricks and their labor to construct the church. The 60 ft (18 m) square bell tower has contrasting octagonal buttresses at each of its four corners.
277:
In 1889, the church was enlarged to provide 600 seats for the congregation. Part of the addition was destroyed by fire in early 1961. After 14-months of reconstruction, the congregation returned in March 1962. During this renovation, the floor of the nave was raised 4 ft (1.2 m) to allow
269:
The congregation was established in eastern
Toronto on July 12, 1842, for working-class families unable to pay the high pew prices at St. James', and so they built a church for all people. Little Trinity has always been a church whose life is rooted in the word of God, the Holy Bible – it is an
284:
In 2014, a new office space was opened at 403 King Street East, in a revitalized heritage building. The present multi-generational congregation is made up of members of many backgrounds from across the
Toronto region. There is a Sunday School programme and a youth programme. Each week, worship
251:
church was laid on July 20, 1843, and the first services were held in
February 1844, making it the oldest surviving church building in Toronto. It was the second Anglican church in the city, after
575:
526:
585:
340:
580:
570:
565:
248:
144:
414:
345:
320:
256:
169:
281:
Little
Trinity has sent dozens of church members overseas to serve the development and spiritual needs of nations around the world.
252:
296:
274:
church. For about 100 years, from the 1890s, the motto of the church was "holding forth the word of life" (Phillipians 2:14).
440:
491:
181:
216:
70:
271:
193:
164:
82:
236:
110:
65:
368:
220:
47:
505:
308:
139:
77:
392:
418:
263:
224:
132:
228:
239:
plaque at the site notes that the 1844 church is the oldest surviving church in the city.
559:
517:
212:
28:
444:
541:
528:
500:
127:
327:
232:
176:
115:
56:
52:
93:
482:
255:. The church is so named to distinguish it from the later
278:
for construction of an activity hall on the lower level.
285:
services are held on Sunday morning and Sunday evening.
417:. Ontario Heritage Trust. July 20, 2006. Archived from
489:
192:
187:
175:
163:
158:
150:
138:
126:
121:
109:
104:
88:
76:
64:
42:
21:
341:List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto
576:19th-century Anglican church buildings in Canada
363:
361:
8:
27:
18:
586:Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada
469:Toronto: McClelland & Stewart, 1989.
496:
357:
292:
581:Gothic Revival architecture in Toronto
395:. torontohistory.org. October 31, 2010
443:. littletrinity.on.ca. Archived from
7:
571:Anglican church buildings in Toronto
346:List of Anglican churches in Toronto
14:
511:
499:
319:
307:
295:
369:"Trinity East (Little Trinity)"
125:
262:The architect was 25-year-old
205:Little Trinity Anglican Church
22:Little Trinity Anglican Church
1:
566:1844 establishments in Canada
227:neighbourhood, just east of
602:
257:Church of the Holy Trinity
33:View of the church in 2007
16:Church in Toronto, Ontario
217:Anglican Church of Canada
198:The Rev. Timothy Haughton
71:Anglican Church of Canada
38:
26:
247:The cornerstone for the
415:"Little Trinity Church"
393:"Little Trinity Church"
219:. It is located at 425
83:Evangelical Anglicanism
542:43.653194°N 79.36194°W
373:The Diocese of Toronto
237:Ontario Heritage Trust
467:Toronto Architecture.
547:43.653194; -79.36194
272:Evangelical Anglican
253:St. James' Cathedral
538: /
302:Front of the church
465:McHugh, Patricia.
264:Henry Bowyer Lane
202:
201:
133:Henry Bowyer Lane
593:
553:
552:
550:
549:
548:
543:
539:
536:
535:
534:
531:
516:
515:
514:
504:
503:
495:
486:
485:
483:Official website
457:
456:
454:
452:
437:
431:
430:
428:
426:
421:on June 15, 2011
411:
405:
404:
402:
400:
389:
383:
382:
380:
379:
365:
323:
311:
299:
229:downtown Toronto
100:
97:
95:
31:
19:
601:
600:
596:
595:
594:
592:
591:
590:
556:
555:
546:
544:
540:
537:
532:
529:
527:
525:
524:
522:
512:
510:
498:
490:
481:
480:
477:
472:
461:
460:
450:
448:
447:on July 6, 2011
439:
438:
434:
424:
422:
413:
412:
408:
398:
396:
391:
390:
386:
377:
375:
367:
366:
359:
354:
337:
330:
324:
315:
312:
303:
300:
291:
245:
92:
59:
51:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
599:
597:
589:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
558:
557:
521:
520:
508:
488:
487:
476:
475:External links
473:
471:
470:
462:
459:
458:
432:
406:
384:
356:
355:
353:
350:
349:
348:
343:
336:
333:
332:
331:
325:
318:
316:
314:The bell tower
313:
306:
304:
301:
294:
290:
287:
249:Gothic Revival
244:
241:
200:
199:
196:
190:
189:
185:
184:
179:
173:
172:
167:
161:
160:
159:Administration
156:
155:
152:
148:
147:
145:Gothic Revival
142:
136:
135:
130:
124:
123:
119:
118:
113:
107:
106:
102:
101:
96:.littletrinity
90:
86:
85:
80:
74:
73:
68:
62:
61:
44:
40:
39:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
598:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
567:
564:
563:
561:
554:
551:
519:
509:
507:
502:
497:
493:
484:
479:
478:
474:
468:
464:
463:
446:
442:
436:
433:
420:
416:
410:
407:
394:
388:
385:
374:
370:
364:
362:
358:
351:
347:
344:
342:
339:
338:
334:
329:
322:
317:
310:
305:
298:
293:
288:
286:
282:
279:
275:
273:
267:
265:
260:
258:
254:
250:
242:
240:
238:
235:, Canada. An
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
213:parish church
210:
206:
197:
195:
191:
186:
183:
180:
178:
174:
171:
168:
166:
162:
157:
153:
149:
146:
143:
141:
137:
134:
131:
129:
120:
117:
114:
112:
108:
103:
99:
91:
87:
84:
81:
79:
75:
72:
69:
67:
63:
58:
54:
49:
45:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
530:43°39′11.5″N
523:
506:Christianity
466:
449:. Retrieved
445:the original
435:
423:. Retrieved
419:the original
409:
397:. Retrieved
387:
376:. Retrieved
372:
283:
280:
276:
268:
261:
246:
223:East in the
209:Trinity East
208:
207:(officially
204:
203:
128:Architect(s)
122:Architecture
66:Denomination
545: /
451:November 4,
425:November 4,
399:November 4,
221:King Street
48:King Street
560:Categories
533:79°21′43″W
378:2021-06-27
352:References
111:Dedication
441:"History"
151:Completed
78:Tradition
335:See also
225:Corktown
165:Province
43:Location
492:Portals
328:rectory
289:Gallery
243:History
233:Ontario
215:of the
211:) is a
182:Toronto
177:Diocese
170:Ontario
116:Trinity
105:History
89:Website
60:M5A 1L3
57:Ontario
53:Toronto
518:Canada
194:Rector
188:Clergy
140:Style
453:2010
427:2010
401:2010
326:The
154:1844
98:.org
50:East
46:425
94:www
562::
371:.
360:^
259:.
231:,
55:,
494::
455:.
429:.
403:.
381:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
