Grace Church on-the-Hill | |
Location: | Toronto, Ontario |
Country: | Canada |
Dedication: | Grace |
Architect: | Eden Smith |
Style: | Gothic Revival |
Years Built: | 1912–1955 |
Denomination: | Anglican Church of Canada |
Diocese: | Toronto |
Province: | Ontario |
Website: | gracechurchonthehill.ca |
Rector: | The Rev. Canon Peter Walker |
Grace Church on-the-Hill is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in the Diocese of Toronto. The parish church is located at 300 Lonsdale Road, in the Forest Hill area of Toronto, Ontario.[1]
Grace Church is featured in the novel A Prayer for Owen Meany by John Irving, and it is a member of the Churches on the Hill group.[2]
Work on the current building, designed by Eden Smith,[3] began in May 1912. Opening services at the new church took place on 21 December 1913.[4]
In 1923, the Parish Hall, with an auditorium and gymnasium below, was completed, as well as the vestries on the north side of the chancel.[5] The original Eden Smith design was completed in 1938, including a chapel on the south side.
A two-story addition on the west side was built in 1955 as an Education Centre. This now houses offices, meeting rooms and a childcare centre.[6]