MacKay United Church is a United Church of Canada

United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...

 church in the New Edinburgh

New Edinburgh

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 neighbourhood of Ottawa

Ottawa

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, Canada

Canada

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. The church was founded in 1875 on land donated by William MacKinnon, grandson of Thomas McKay

Thomas McKay

Thomas McKay was a Canadian businessman who was one of the founders of the city of Ottawa, Ontario. He was born in Perth, Scotland and became a skilled stonemason...

, and the founder of New Edinburgh and namesake of the church. The building was expanded in 1924 and the entire structure was demolished for a new building completed in 1910. It was originally called MacKay Presbyterian

Presbyterian Church in Canada

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, but became MacKay United

United Church of Canada

The United Church of Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. It is the largest Protestant church and, after the Roman Catholic Church, the second-largest Christian church in Canada...

, on June 10, 1925. The church is located at the intersection of Dufferin and MacKay at the southwest corner of the Rideau Hall

Rideau Hall

Rideau Hall is, since 1867, the official residence in Ottawa of both the Canadian monarch and the Governor General of Canada. It stands in Canada's capital on a 0.36 km2 estate at 1 Sussex Drive, with the main building consisting of 170 rooms across 9,500 m2 , and 24 outbuildings around the...

estate. MacKay's present minister is Rev.Dr. John Montgomery.