Stephen Hume—Many claims exist for oldest Anglican Church

Posted by Kendall Harmon

It wasn't my intention to further divide Anglicans when I wrote about the historic importance of little St. Stephen's Church, founded in 1862 on Vancouver Island.

But claims to local bragging rights as the oldest Anglican Church in British Columbia have been coming in following St. Stephen's assertion that it's the oldest in continuous use.

Read it all from the Vancouver Sun.

Filed under: * Anglican - Episcopal • Anglican Provinces • Anglican Church of Canada • * Culture-Watch • History

3 Comments
Posted April 29, 2010 at 6:43 am [Printer Friendly] [Print w/ comments]



1. martin5 wrote:

I was baptized at St. John’s and they always claimed to be the oldest. I think at this point the celebation should be that they can still exist.

April 29, 12:44 pm | [comment link]
2. New Reformation Advocate wrote:

LOL, Martin (#1).  The article is an interesting stroll down memory lane.  But with all these various historic congregations claiming to be the oldest Anglican church in the area, you have to wonder, what have they done for Christ and the kingdom lately?

David Handy+

April 29, 1:51 pm | [comment link]
3. rugbyplayingpriest wrote:

In a land where many churches date to the early centuries of this millenium…I smile at the petty argument concerning two modern buildings ; )

April 29, 4:23 pm | [comment link]
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