St. Paul's Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian Church in Canada congregation located in the community of Leaskdale, part of Uxbridge Township, Ontario Canada. It was started in March 1862 with thirteen Charter members, as the Scott Township mission of the Canada Presbyterian Church. The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. ... Uxbridge, township in south-central Ontario, in the Regional Municipality of Durham in the Greater Toronto Area. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Official languages English (French has some legal status) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 106 24 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked...

The first building was opened in November 1864, on land given by Mr. George Leask. It was linked that year to Chalmer's Presbyterian Church now St. Andrew's-Chalmers Presbyterian Church in Uxbridge. 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... The History of Uxbridge The Town of Uxbridge is situated in a beautiful valley on the northern slope of the Oak Ridges Moraine, about forty miles northeast of Toronto, Ontario. ...

After the Presbyterian Church in Canada was formed in 1875, the congregation was disjoined from Chalmer's in 1880. A preaching station was established in nearby Zephyr, Ontario, and they remained joined, until the Zephyr congregation disbanded and joined with St. Paul's in 1968. Zephyr is a small community in Durham Region, in Uxbridge Township Ontario Canada located northwest of the former town of Uxbridge. ... 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...

In 1906, following a period of growth, the congregation built the present structure, and paid off the building debts by 1908 From 1910-1926, when both these congregations voted against joining with Methodists and congregationalists to form the United Church of Canada, the minister was Rev. Ewan Macdonald, the husband of author Lucy Maud Montgomery. She wrote many of her books from the manse, that was sold by the congregation in the 1990s, and is now a local museum. 1908 (MCMVIII) is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Methodist movement is a group of denominations of Protestant Christianity. ... Congregational churches are Protestant Christian churches practicing congregationalist church governance, in which each congregation indepedently and autonomously runs its own affairs. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ... An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ... Lucy Maud Montgomery Lucy Maud Montgomery, (always called Maud by family and friends) and publicly known as L. M. Montgomery, (November 30, 1874–April 24, 1942) was a Canadian author, best known for a series of novels beginning with Anne of Green Gables. ... The rectory is the title usually given to the building inhabited, or formerly inhabited, by the vicar of a parish. ... The National Gallery in London, a famous museum. ...

The congregation has seen growth in recent years, with its proximity to the Greater Toronto Area. Plans are now under way to construct a large new building, and has received the blessings of the Pickering Presbytery in June 2005. The Greater Toronto Area (called the GTA by local residents) is the largest metropolitan area in Canada. ... A presbytery can be - * the residence of one or more presbyters, priests, or religious elders; - * an area of a church or cathedral reserved for priests; - * the collective college of priests in a diocese, archdiocese, or prelature; - * the local unit in the polity of a Presbyterian church, consisting of presbyters (i. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Ministers:

• Robert H. Warden (student) 1864, 1867,
• James Thorn 1866,
• James Douglas 1868-1872,
• Edward Cockburn 1873-1880,
• Stated Supply; often Rev. Cockburn (still in Uxbridge) 1880-82,
• A.G. McLaughlin 1882-1890,
• W. H. Johnston, Student Minister 1891-1892,
• Hugh Currie 1893-1895,
• William M. Reid 1895-1905,
• R. McEachern 1905-1909,
• Ewan Macdonald 1910-1926,
• P.W. MacInnes,
• Gordon Fish,
• Murray Garvin,
• Winston Newman,
• Eoin MacKay,
• Harvey Self,
• Jeff Smith,
• Scott Elliott,
• Andrew Allison, Minister -present.