Chalmers United Church, Heritage church at Clergy Street intersection in Kingston, Canada
Chalmers United Church stands on a triangular lot where Clergy, Barrie and Earl streets meet, bordering the north-east corner of Queen's University. The 1890 building was raised as the Chalmers Free Presbyterian Church and is named after Thomas Chalmers. It is one of four churches within 600 metres along Clergy Street, with St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Queen Street United Church.
The building was constructed in 1890 as The Chalmers Free Presbyterian Church and received its current name in 1925 when the United Church of Canada was established. This name change reflected the broader merging of Protestant denominations that occurred at that time.
The church is named after Thomas Chalmers, the Scottish minister associated with the founding of the Free Church of Scotland in 1843. Its original name, Chalmers Free Presbyterian Church, recorded that link until the congregation joined the United Church of Canada in 1925.
The church stands on a triangular lot where Clergy, Barrie and Earl streets meet, on the north-east edge of the Queen's University campus. Three other churches sit within 600 metres along Clergy Street, so the four can be visited on one walk.
Chalmers is one of four churches within 600 metres along Clergy Street, together with St. Mary's Cathedral, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church and Queen Street United Church. The building stands on a triangular lot at Clergy, Barrie and Earl streets, bordering the north-east corner of Queen's University. It is named after Thomas Chalmers, the Scottish minister linked to the founding of the Free Church of Scotland.
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