St. James United Church (Montreal)

St. James United Church
St. James United Church on Saint Catherine Street in Downtown Montreal.
St. James United Church is located in Montreal
St. James United Church
St. James United Church
45°30′19″N 73°34′07″W / 45.5054°N 73.5686°W / 45.5054; -73.5686
Location1435 City Councillors street
Montreal, Quebec
H3A 2E4
DenominationUnited Church of Canada
Previous denominationMethodist Church of Canada
Websitewww.stjamesmontreal.ca/
History
Statusactive
Founded1803
Architecture
Architect(s)Alexander Francis Dunlop
Architectural typeGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1887
Completed1889
Specifications
Capacity2,000
Number of spires2
Administration
SynodMontreal and Ottawa Conference
PresbyteryQuebec Presbytery
Clergy
Senior pastor(s)Rev. Arlen John Bonnar
Laity
Organist/Director of musicDr Alexandra Fol
Official nameSt. James United Church National Historic Site of Canada
Designated1996
TypeClassified heritage immovable
Designated1980
Reference no.92747[1]

Saint James United Church is a heritage church in the city's downtown core of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is a Protestant church affiliated with the United Church of Canada. It is located at 463 Saint Catherine Street West between Saint Alexandre and City Councillors Streets (McGill metro station), in the borough of Ville-Marie within Downtown Montreal. It was designated as a National Historic Site of Canada in 1996.[2][3]

The Gothic Revival church was designed by Montreal architect Alexander Francis Dunlop. It is noteworthy for its false apse housing church offices and for its Casavant Frères organ.

  1. ^ Ministère de la Culture et des Communications. "Église Saint-James". Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec.
  2. ^ "St. James United Church". Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada. Parks Canada. Retrieved August 22, 2011.
  3. ^ St. James United Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 22, 2011.