Grace Church on the Hill
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Grace Church on-the-Hill is an Anglican Church of Canada
parish in Toronto, Ontario. It is featured in the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany
by John Irving
, and is a member of the Churches on the Hill
group. It is one of only a handful of Anglican churches in Toronto to regularly celebrate Morning Prayer as the principal Sunday service.
It is located at 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4V 1X4.
Work on the current building, designed by Eden Smith
, began in May, 1912. Opening services at the new church took place on 21 December, 1913.
In 1923, the Parish Hall, with auditorium and gymnasium below, was completed, as well as the vestries on the north side of the chancel. The original Eden Smith design was completed in 1938 including a chapel on the south side. A two-story addition on the west side was built in 1955 as an Education Centre. This now houses offices, meeting rooms and a childcare centre.
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
parish in Toronto, Ontario. It is featured in the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany
A Prayer for Owen Meany was the seventh published novel by American writer John Irving when it appeared in 1989. It tells the story of John Wheelwright and his best friend Owen Meany growing up together in a small New England town during the 1950-60s...
by John Irving
John Irving
John Winslow Irving is an American novelist and Academy Award-winning screenwriter.Irving achieved critical and popular acclaim after the international success of The World According to Garp in 1978...
, and is a member of the Churches on the Hill
Churches on the Hill
The Churches on the Hill are an ecumenical group of Christian churches in the Yonge and St. Clair area of Toronto who work together on projects such as the Churches on-the-Hill Food Bank and other outreach projects to aid the local and wider community. The nine churches hold occasional ecumenical...
group. It is one of only a handful of Anglican churches in Toronto to regularly celebrate Morning Prayer as the principal Sunday service.
It is located at 300 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4V 1X4.
Work on the current building, designed by Eden Smith
Eden Smith
Eden Smith was born in Birmingham, England but achieved fame as a Toronto, Ontario architect belonging to the Arts and Crafts movement...
, began in May, 1912. Opening services at the new church took place on 21 December, 1913.
In 1923, the Parish Hall, with auditorium and gymnasium below, was completed, as well as the vestries on the north side of the chancel. The original Eden Smith design was completed in 1938 including a chapel on the south side. A two-story addition on the west side was built in 1955 as an Education Centre. This now houses offices, meeting rooms and a childcare centre.