Tuesday, July 01, 2008
St Martin-in-the Fields, London, Ontario
The first service of St. Martin-in-the Fields, London, Ontario was held on Sunday, November 6th, 1955 in the rectory on West Mile Road. By March 1957 the present church building (worship area) was built and was officially opened and dedicated by the the sixth Bishop of Huron, the Rt. Rev. George Nasmith Luxton, on April 20, 1957. In 1963, additions were made which included Congress Hall and a new narthex and cloakroom. as well as the extension of the sanctuary area. An elevator was installed in 1999 making the church wheelchair accessible.St. Martin-in-the Fields is in the Medway deanery. Its rector is Rev Canon Sid Smithson.
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