St Thomas's Anglican Church | |
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43°39′57″N 79°24′02″W / 43.6659°N 79.4005°W | |
Location | 383 Huron Street Toronto, Ontario M5S 2G5 |
Denomination | Anglican Church of Canada |
Tradition | Anglo-Catholic |
Churchmanship | High Church |
Website | stthomas |
History | |
Founded | 1874 |
Dedication | Thomas the Apostle |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Toronto Designated Part IV |
Designated | 1976[1] |
Architect(s) | Eden Smith |
Architectural type | Arts and Crafts |
Administration | |
Province | Ontario |
Diocese | Toronto |
Archdeaconry | South |
Deanery | Parkdale |
Parish | St Thomas, Huron Street |
Clergy | |
Rector | Rev. Nathan J.A. Humphrey |
Assistant priest(s) | Rev. James Shire |
Honorary priest(s) | Rev. Ian D. Nichols Rev. Jeffry Kennedy Rev. Roy A. Hoult (Rector Emeritus) |
Laity | |
Organist/Director of music | Elizabeth Anderson Manuel Piazza (assistant) |
Churchwarden(s) | Matthew Aggus Kevin Blagrave Suzanne Coultes Elizabeth Aaltonen |
Parish administrator | Christine Cover |
St. Thomas's Church, Huron Street is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. One of the earliest Anglo-Catholic congregations in Canada, it was established in 1874, moving twice before settling into its present building, adjacent to the Annex on the western edge of the University of Toronto's downtown campus.
The liturgy and music at St. Thomas's make it a destination church. Many people who do not live within the boundaries of the parish attend its services, especially students, staff, and faculty at the University of Toronto. The parish describes itself as "an active and welcoming Anglo-Catholic parish rooted in Scripture, Reason, and Tradition."[2]
St. Thomas's currently has two full-time priests, the Rector and an Interim Associate Priest, being the Rev'd Fr. Nathan J. A. Humphrey and the Rev'd Fr. James Shire respectively, who are assisted by honorary associate priests. There is also a choirmaster and assistant choirmaster, currently being Elizabeth Anderson and Manuel Piazza.