St. Stephen's Church, church building in Quebec, Canada
St. Stephen's Church is a church building in Chambly constructed between 1820 and 1822 from dressed stone and featuring Palladian architectural elements. The small rectangular structure has a three-tiered steeple, a columned porch, semicircular windows, and an interior with a barrel-vaulted ceiling, side galleries supported by columns, wooden pews, and an altar at the front.
The church was built in the early 1820s to serve soldiers from the nearby fort and local residents. In the 1830s, galleries were added to increase seating capacity, and the building was designated a national historic site of Canada in 1970.
The church brought together soldiers and local families for worship from its earliest days, creating a shared spiritual space in the community. Today, this gathering role continues through regular Sunday services and community events held in the adjoining hall.
The building sits in a quiet, tree-lined setting surrounded by an old cemetery near Fort Chambly. An adjoining hall called Randell Hall provides space for community events and extends the usefulness of the church grounds.
A stone baptismal font was donated to the church as a gift from soldiers at the fort and remains in use today. A bell imported from England in 1812 bearing the inscription 'Isaac Tod' was stolen in the 1980s but was later recovered, and a new bell now rings in its place.
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