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Who we are
We are a Christian Community Embracing and Spreading God's Love.
God makes no mistakes. You have found our Parish Church and now you have questions. What is it like?
Whether you enter via the front door, the hall door or this Website Door we hope and pray that it is exciting and a warm experience!
Well, like most parishes we see ourselves as welcoming! What does this really mean? It is demonstrated beyond the amazing people that greet you Sunday to Sunday at the door of our Worship Space. We hope and pray for you before we meet you.
Our Parish Vision One--liner is "We are a Christian Community Embracing and Spreading God's Love. " Do keep us authentic and accountable. How are we doing?
Our prayer is that one of the many Ministries that we are involved in is an activity or group that fits for you. Our wardens Sharon Wickware (Bishop's Warden) and John Ducker (People's warden) are eager to meet you and to get to know you better. So are the assisting clergy, laity.
We pray that ours be a reconciling, transformative parish family where you encounter the living Jesus and find personal spiritual growth and community that allows you to be an integral part of the fabric. Come and see!
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God makes no mistakes. You have found our Parish Church and now you have questions. What is it like?
Whether you enter via the front door, the hall door or this Website Door we hope and pray that it is exciting and a warm experience!
Well, like most parishes we see ourselves as welcoming! What does this really mean? It is demonstrated beyond the amazing people that greet you Sunday to Sunday at the door of our Worship Space. We hope and pray for you before we meet you.
Our Parish Vision One--liner is "We are a Christian Community Embracing and Spreading God's Love. " Do keep us authentic and accountable. How are we doing?
Our prayer is that one of the many Ministries that we are involved in is an activity or group that fits for you. Our wardens Sharon Wickware (Bishop's Warden) and John Ducker (People's warden) are eager to meet you and to get to know you better. So are the assisting clergy, laity.
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Street Address
1379 Esquimalt Road
Esquimalt,
BC
V9A 3R4
Canada
Phone: 250 386 6833
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Church Pastor
The Rev. Gail Rodger
Rector
1379 Esquimalt Road
Esquimalt,
BC
V9A 3R4
Canada
Phone: 250 386 6833
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Denomination
Anglican Church
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Leadership
Leader Name:
The Rev. Gail Rodger Â
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Administration
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Parking
We have a parking lot between our two buildings, our Hall and Church. If you find it full on a Sunday please know that street parking is permitted in most areas adjacent to the church. The Navy base has lower staffing levels and this the lane in front of the church is open as well! Â
St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish Service Times
Worship Services
Join us in person at 9am or via Zoom every Sunday at 10:30am.
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St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish Church Esquimalt Photos
St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish History
The present St. Paul’s church is now the hub church of the new parish of St. Peter & St. Paul created in 2010 from the former parishes of St. Paul’s, St. Saviour’s, St. Martin’s, St. Columba’s and All Saints.
he first services in St. Paul’s church were held by Royal Naval Chaplains at the medical station set up in Esquimalt during the Crimean War (1854-1856). With the building of the village school in 1858 the small congregation held Sunday services there. But all wanted their own church, and by the grace of God and the hard work of Paymaster Sidney J. Spark, R.N., of H.M. Shipyard and others, the church was built on the shores of Esquimalt harbour just below Signal hill.
The church was consecrated on December 12, 1866 and was called St. Paul’s Naval Church. The Parish served naval and army families as well as all who lived in the district up to the Point Ellis Bridge, the Gorge and Craigflower Roads, the Highlands, the Goldstream district, Colwood, Metchosin, Rocky Point, East and West Sooke and Otter Point. However, as there was no official naming of the church recorded it was often found to be simply referred to as the Esquimalt Church.
In 1899 the first electric lights were installed at the cost of $46.00. In 1904 the Government of Canada decided that the property on which the church stood was needed for other purposes, so the church was dismantled and moved to its present location.
Up to 1910 all the seats in the church were rented for $5.00 a year. When in 1911 this was terminated the congregation had difficulty paying its Rector and maintaining the Church House and Church.
The Church House, the former Gillespie home, was acquired in 1904. It served as home for the Rector, the Sunday School, meetings and social events. In World War 1 it was taken over by the army and served as a dormitory for enlisted men. The Present Parish Hall was built in 1957.
Our parish church has had many names. It has been called, the Admiralty Church, the Esquimalt Church, the Esquimalt Episcopal Church, and the Naval and Garrison Church. Today it is known as St. Paul’s Church, Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul, Esquimalt.
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he first services in St. Paul’s church were held by Royal Naval Chaplains at the medical station set up in Esquimalt during the Crimean War (1854-1856). With the building of the village school in 1858 the small congregation held Sunday services there. But all wanted their own church, and by the grace of God and the hard work of Paymaster Sidney J. Spark, R.N., of H.M. Shipyard and others, the church was built on the shores of Esquimalt harbour just below Signal hill.
The church was consecrated on December 12, 1866 and was called St. Paul’s Naval Church. The Parish served naval and army families as well as all who lived in the district up to the Point Ellis Bridge, the Gorge and Craigflower Roads, the Highlands, the Goldstream district, Colwood, Metchosin, Rocky Point, East and West Sooke and Otter Point. However, as there was no official naming of the church recorded it was often found to be simply referred to as the Esquimalt Church.
Up to 1910 all the seats in the church were rented for $5.00 a year. When in 1911 this was terminated the congregation had difficulty paying its Rector and maintaining the Church House and Church.
The Church House, the former Gillespie home, was acquired in 1904. It served as home for the Rector, the Sunday School, meetings and social events. In World War 1 it was taken over by the army and served as a dormitory for enlisted men. The Present Parish Hall was built in 1957.
Our parish church has had many names. It has been called, the Admiralty Church, the Esquimalt Church, the Esquimalt Episcopal Church, and the Naval and Garrison Church. Today it is known as St. Paul’s Church, Parish of St. Peter & St. Paul, Esquimalt.
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St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish Historical Photos
St Peter & St Paul's Anglican Parish listing was last updated on the 12th of November, 2021