Old St Thomas Church - St Thomas, Ontario

Joy S.

A truly humbling experience. Spiritual. 🙏Historical. 😊
Had been interested in visiting the St. Thomas Elevated Park for quite some time. And a noble soul(encountered there) mentioned about this church as being one of the oldest in Ontario. And decided to visit.
A truly ancient place of worship. Small but imposing with its steeple rising to the skies.
There is a Union Jack hanging proudly near the perimeter wall testifying to the Anglican nature of this church.
Upon passing through the memories-filled entrance, one is greeted (on the right) with rows upon rows of sombre tombstones with inscriptions of people from a bygone era. Reposing peacefully.🙏
Once inside there is a thick rope hanging inside the main door which can be pulled strongly to chime the bells. 🤗
The rows and rows of pews which seated pious attendees in the past lie empty, clutching onto their memories. Small and quaint. So different from the present day.
The main altar is magnificent. Prayed silently facing it.🙏
There is an upper balcony on both the left and the right and a centre place for viewing, all of which can be climbed.
To the left of the altar there is an imposing pulpit, donated by a local family.
The room behind the pulpit houses old photographs of this church and has several memorabilia including scriptures and crosses.
A wonderful person named Mike caters to every visitor with utmost patience and understanding. He is charming, erudite, and a wonder.🤗😘
This Church has to be visited at least once. It is located in the historic town of St. Thomas, about 35km from London, ON.
Spend an hour here, chatting with Mike, and soaking in the serenity of this place of worship from a bygone era 😪😘🙏

Steven K.

Well worth a visit.
Finally got to visit the Old St Thomas Church an important local historic site. Been meaning to visit since moving back to St Thomas in 2018. The church is well maintained with friendly University guides on site to answer any questions, on my visit both were History Majors so was it nice to speak to them. The graveyard has some fascinating grave markers going back to the earliest days of St Thomas. Add this site to your day trip it’s worth the time to see!

Country W.

Beautiful church and surroundings literally reminding centuries old cultures with serenity. Must visit and worth visiting. Unfortunately no services here except on special occasions like Christmas or Canada Day. Mostly have music concert and events all funded by govt of Canada

R G.

Free tour. Two friendly guides. Was able to play the foot-pedaled organ, ring the bell, and go to the upper organ level! Well maintained church. They were doing some painting today. Lots of history...Historical building. Ample angled parking in front along the street.

Avalon P.

Excellent tour, extremely knowledgeable staff. Beautiful property and interesting history. 10/10 recommend!

T H.

As authentic as can be, still has pew boxes, well maintained church and grounds. Has tombstones from early 1800s, plaques outlining prominent people and events.

Music concerts every Wednesday night through the Summer and the church hosts events throughout the year

Pam M.

So worth the stop! Thank you to the two young men for being so informative and so incredibly polite...we will definitely return. We enjoyed ringing the bell and walking the grounds. It was very sad, however, seeing all of the neglected grave markers.

Grace K.

Very interesting historical building. The tour guides did and awesome job of giving the back stories in a very clear way. Will definitely be back there again!