About us
Our Team.
Our team is so excited to help you with all of your spiritual, musical, and general needs and inquiries.
Our History
Church Rectors
1956 – 1960 Ralph McKim
1960 – 1961 Bruce Gifford
1961 – 1968 David Luxton
1968 – 1976 Harold Llewellin
1976 – 1986 William Thistle
1987 – 1999 Kenneth Patterson
1999 – 2008 Lynda Kealey
2010 – 2019 Sheila Van Zandwyk
2020 – 2022 Jonathon Forbes
2024 – Present Nicola Zhang
Land Acknowledgement:
The City of Hamilton is situated upon the traditional territories of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation ↗, the Anishinabewaki ᐊᓂᔑᓈᐯᐗᑭ ↗, the Ho-de-no-sau-nee-ga (Haudenosaunee) ↗, the Attiwonderonk (Neutral) ↗, and the Mississauga ↗. Today, Hamilton is home to many Indigenous people from across Turtle Island (North America) and we recognize that we must do more to learn about the rich history of this land so that we can better understand our roles as residents, neighbours, partners and caretakers.
Building the Church
The Church
The church is constructed of cinder block and brick with a Florida-style roof. A 60 foot poured concrete open concept bell tower containing an electrically operated cast iron bell sits at the west end over the sanctuary. The oval shaped nave seats 300 people and the overall construction resembles a fish's likeness.
Church Altar (as told by Rev. David Luxton)
The church altar is made of five slabs of stone (as a sepulchre) – 4 sides and a top, the inside is an empty space – a reminder of the empty tomb of Jesus. “He is not here, he is risen”. The stones came from a quarry in St. Catharines, Ontario (J. Ridley Doolittle, crushed and cut stone business.)
On November 7, 1963, the Blessing and Laying of the Cornerstone of our Church was performed by Bishop Bagnall and Premier of Ontario John Robarts.
1964
The dedication of St. Michael’s Church by Bishop Bagnall took place on Sunday March 8, 1964.
