Identity area
Type of entity
Corporate body
Authorized form of name
St. Michael's Parish (Vancouver, B.C.)
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Description area
Dates of existence
1889-
History
St. Michael's was established in 1889, with services provided by the rector of St. James' Parish until 1896 when St. Michael's was separately established.
After two years (1887-1888) of holding services in a store on Main Street, a gift of land enabled a church building to be built at the junction of Price Edward St. and Westminster Rd. (now Kingsway) in Vancouver. The clergy of the parish of St. James, Vancouver conduction services until 1896, when the parish was established. In 1901, the building was remodeled and enlarged. For a brief time, ministry was shared jointly with St. Luke's, South Vancouver. The church building was moved on rollers to a new sit on East Broadway, and the first property sold in 1905. In 1908, the church was enlarged further, and in 1910 they helped establish the Mission church of St. Thomas, South Vancouver, which assumed full parish status in 1914. A new church building on the site at East Broadway and Guelph street was built in 1932, retaining the former church as a parish hall It had to be restored after a fire in 1944. In 1951 a rectory was built at 2475 Guelph Street. The church, when free of debt, was consecrated June 19, 1966.