Rosedale United Church

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Rosedale United Church
Map
43°41′03″N 79°22′22″W / 43.6841766°N 79.3726924°W / 43.6841766; -79.3726924
Location159 Roxborough Drive
Toronto, Ontario
DenominationUnited Church of Canada
Previous denominationCongregationalist
Websiterosedaleunited.org
History
Former name(s)Northern Congregational Church
Architecture
Architect(s)John Gemmell
StyleGothic Revival
Completed1913
Clergy
Minister(s)The Rev. Dr. Kristin Philipson

Rosedale United Church is a United Church of Canada church in Toronto, Ontario. It is located at 159 Roxborough Drive in the city's Rosedale neighbourhood.

History[edit]

Rosedale United Church opened in 1914 as Northern Congregational Church. The congregation relocated to this location from a now-demolished church at 480 Church Street.[1] The building was completed in 1913 in the Gothic Revival style by architect John Gemmell.[1][2]

In 1925, when the Congregational Church merged with the Methodist Church of Canada and two-thirds of the Presbyterian Church in Canada to form the United Church of Canada, the church was renamed Rosedale United Church.

In 2014, singer Gordon Lightfoot was married to Kim Hasse, his third wife, in the church.[3]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Rosedale United Church". Architectural Conservancy of Ontario. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Gemmell, John". Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada. Retrieved 23 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Kim Hasse and Gordon Lightfoot". Globe Gazette. Retrieved 23 July 2022.