St. Andrew's Church, Presbyterian church in Old Quebec, Canada
St. Andrew's Church is a Presbyterian church on a triangular site in Old Quebec, built between 1807 and 1810 and dedicated on November 30, 1810, St. Andrew's Day. The building has remained virtually unchanged apart from a vestry added in 1900. The same site holds the Kirk Hall, first erected in 1829 as a Protestant school, and a manse built in 1837 that housed the ministers until 2017.
The congregation was founded in 1759 during the British conquest of Quebec by Church of Scotland chaplain Robert MacPherson, who arrived with Fraser Highlanders soldiers. This establishment made it a focal point for the Scottish community in the city.
The congregation began as a Church of Scotland chaplaincy for the 78th Fraser Highlanders after the 1759 conquest, and after the 1763 Treaty of Paris it became a civilian body known as the Scotch Congregation. The church was dedicated on 30 November 1810, St Andrew's Day, and takes its name from the apostle. The Manse on the triangular site housed ministers until 2017.
The church stands on a triangular site with the Kirk Hall, first built in 1829 as a Protestant school, and the Manse of 1837, which housed ministers until 2017. The building is essentially unchanged apart from a vestry added in 1900. The congregation belongs to the Presbyterian Church in Canada.
The congregation's roots lie with the 78th Fraser Highlanders who served under James Wolfe at the Plains of Abraham in 1759, and their chaplain Robert MacPherson led them until his death in 1765. The triangular site also holds the Kirk Hall, first built in 1829 as a Protestant school, and an 1837 manse that housed ministers until 2017.
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