Metropolitan United Church is a large neo-Gothic church in downtown Toronto, Canada. The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Toronto (təˈrɒntoʊ colloquially pronounced or) is the largest city in Canada and is the provincial capital of Ontario Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page It is one of the largest and most prominent churches of the United Church of Canada. The United Church of Canada was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Christian denominations two thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada (then the largest Canadian Protestant It is located on Queen Street East at the corner of Church Street.
The congregation was originally Methodist and was founded in 1818. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Year 1818 ( MDCCCXVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common It was originally housed in a small chapel on King Street. In 1833 a larger structure was completed on Adelaide and it moved to its present location in 1872 when the building was dedicated as the Metropolitan Wesleyan Methodist Church. Designed by Henry Langley, who was to draw "the ubiquitous cloak of decorous gothicism over the face of Ontario in the 1870s"[1] the church became known as
- the "cathedral of Methodism. . . a monument to . . . energy, magnetism and culture. . . . No church in Toronto has such great advantages of position. . . . The handsome grounds of this church form one of the finest spaces in this city. . . . The entire building is of white brick, with abundant cut stone dressing. It is a modernized form of the French thirteenth century Gothic, with nave, transepts and choir. "[2]
and played an important role in the city that was occasionally nicknamed the "Methodist Rome". Methodist Rome was a nickname sometimes given to the city of Toronto, Ontario in the late Its immediate neighbours are St. James's Cathedral (Anglican) and St. Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) and the trio of similarly-designed churches are an interesting witness immediately adjacent to Canada's financial hub. The church's website describes the building in evangelical Protestant terms, regarding the nave rather than the altar area as a "sanctuary. "
In 1925 the Methodist Church of Canada merged with the Presbyterians and Congregationalists to form the United Church of Canada. Year 1925 ( MCMXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Metropolitan was thus given its current name. The first ever general council of the new church was held there in 1925. In 1928 the church was almost destroyed by fire, but it was quickly rebuilt keeping the same design with the help of the Methodist Massey family, of Massey-Ferguson fame, instrumental in the creation of modern Toronto and indeed Canada. Massey Ferguson Limited was a major Agricultural equipment manufacturer based in England In 1930 Casavant Frères installed the largest pipe organ in Canada in the newly refurbished building. Casavant Frères is a prominent Canadian company that builds fine Pipe organs based in Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec. The pipe organ is a Musical instrument that produces sound when pressurized air (wind is driven through a series of pipes, controlled by a keyboard The church is also known for its 54 bell carillon that is regularly heard throughout the neighbourhood. A carillon (/kaʁijɔ̃/ /ˈkærɪljɒn/ or /kəˈrɪljən/ is a Musical instrument consisting of at least 23 cast bronze cup-shaped bells which are played
Today the church is known for its progressiveness. It has long played an important role in Toronto's Gay and Lesbian community that is centred just to the north on Church and Wellesley. Church and Wellesley is an LGBT-oriented community located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The church also offers a wide array of services for the poor and homeless.
The Head Minister Rev. Dr. Malcolm Sinclair will be leaving on a leave for one year from April 2008.
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