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Culture Days will return September 20 – October 13, 2024.
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Tours of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church: A Culture Days Event
In-person
History & heritage TourDate and time
Location
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church
325 St. George St. W., Fergus, ON N1M 1J4
Fergus, ON
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible and has gender-neutral washrooms.
About
St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church has stood at the top of the hill in Fergus since 1862. Tour the building, learn about its history and the ways the building has evolved over the years. Learn also about some of the people who attended St. Andrew’s over the years.
The tours will be about 20 minutes long and will occur between 11 am and 3 pm.
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St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church, Fergus
St. Andrew’s Church, the church on the hill, has been a congregation in Fergus since 1834. The present building dates from 1862. The Historical Marker to the west of the building is in both Gaelic and English. Buried in the church cemetery is George Clephane, about whom his sister, Elizabeth Clephane wrote the lyrics to the hymn “There were ninety and nine”.
St. Andrew’s has a long-standing commitment to a collection of schools in rural Haiti, through its financial support of H.E.A.R.T.S. The financial support provides mid-day meals to students and funds teacher’s salaries.
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