In Kars, Ontario, the Trinity United Church stands at 6656 Rideau Valley Drive South, on the west side of the road about halfway between Blue Rock Avenue to the north and Commodore Drive.
The original church building on the site of the Trinity United Church, officially dedicated on March 10, 1886, which stood about 15 meters (50 ft.) to the north of the existing building, was a wooden structure, 9 meters by 18 meters (30 ft. by 60 ft.) and could accommodate 150 people. Many churches like this one that I have photographed have replaced the original structure and when the new church has been complete the original church has been demolished. To see what one original church looked like, see the blog post on the Glengarry Congregational Church in Saint Elmo, Ontario.
Construction of the current stone church began in 1894 and completed in 1895. Stone from a quarry at Limebank Road, due east from Manotick provided the stone for the Trinity United Church. The stone went by land to Manotick then by water to Kars and by land again to the site. The building features elements of the Gothic Revival architectural style popular in Canada in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Originally known as the Wellington Methodist Church it became Trinity United Church in 1925. Designed by Architect, Mr. McCartney and built by Joseph Johnson, The Rideau Township Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) designated Trinity United Church as a heritage building on May 22, 1982.
Construction of the current stone church began in 1894 and completed in 1895. Stone from a quarry at Limebank Road, due east from Manotick provided the stone for the Trinity United Church. The stone went by land to Manotick then by water to Kars and by land again to the site. The building features elements of the Gothic Revival architectural style popular in Canada in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Originally known as the Wellington Methodist Church it became Trinity United Church in 1925. Designed by Architect, Mr. McCartney and built by Joseph Johnson, The Rideau Township Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) designated Trinity United Church as a heritage building on May 22, 1982.
John Greer donated the bronze church bell, about a meter high (3 ft.) by a meter in diameter, shortly before the church dedication in 1896. Manufactured by the E. W. Vanduzen Company of Cincinnati it bears the inscription, Trinity Methodist Church, of Kars, Carleton Co. March 19, 1896. In early days, to signal fire emergencies, nearby neigbours who had a key to the church, rang the bell continuously. The bell was rung continuously for V.E. Day in 1945 and also rung in the new millennium.
Township of Rideau Heritage Building
