History
The congregation was founded in 1845, the second in Canada after the Montreal congregation. The congregation operated in a building on St. George Street, but moved to 216 Jarvis Street in the 1940s. In 1952, eight parishioners founded the Elizabeth Fry Society after hearing a speech by Agnes Macphail. In the 1950s, the congregation moved to its present building at 175 St. Clair Avenue West.
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