St. Andrews Presbyterian Church - Stittsville, Ontario
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N 45° 15.666 W 075° 55.439
18T E 427507 N 5012371
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Stittsville is located on Mulkins Drive and Stittsville Main Street.
Waymark Code: WMKH24
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 04/14/2014
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St. Andrew’s was the first Presbyterian congregation in Carleton County circa 1820. Itinerant preachers ministered to the congregation until the 1840's when a number of early churches were built. Stittsville residents travelled to the church in Huntley, six miles to the north. The Huntley church was destroyed in the Carleton County fire of 1870.
After the fire, a new church was completed in 1875 in what is now Old Stittsville on the Carp Road. This church became a joint charge with the Presbyterian Church in Richmond in 1876. Various other charges joined until the creation of the United Church of Canada, which once again left Richmond and Stittsville as joint Presbytery charges. With the growth of both communities they became single point charges in 1989.
In the 1950s, the growth of Stittsville prompted the construction of a new church on Mulkins Street. The church's cornerstone was placed by Senator Carine Wilson on October 30, 1955. The church was dedicated on April 29, 1956. More recently, the 50th anniversary celebrations were held in May of 2006. Plans are in place to expand the church at the current location.
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