Église unie Centenary / Centenary United Church

Methodism in Stanstead can be traced back to 1804. In 1830 the congregation built its first brick church on the site of the present-day registry office at 674 Dufferin Street. After 35 years, as that building had begun to decay, a new larger church was constructed on the site of the present building. The second church was destroyed by fire in May 1883 and was rebuilt the following year. The Gothic Revival structure was consecrated on August 3rd, 1884. Its work included designs by the Montreal artisan J.C. Spence. A window is made up of twelve sections symbolizing the Twelve Apostles, and a central star of David represents the union of the human spirit, shown by a triangle pointing upward, with the divine. Carlos Pierce, a local businessman and philanthropist, donated the granite for the church and also gave the bell in memory of his father, Wilder Pierce, whose name appears instead of numerals on the clock dial facing Dufferin Street.

Quebec · Canada