The Seaway Project

While the Christ Church we worship in today came into existence in 1959, our story goes back much further.

In the 1950’s, a massive construction project began with the goal of opening up the St. Lawrence River to heavier shipping traffic. This Seaway Project eventually displaced the residents of what are now known as the “Lost Villages,” a group of communities located on the banks of the river. In the process, seventeen churches were destroyed or moved. In our area this included the Anglican churches of St. David’s (Wales), St. Paul’s (Aultsville), Christ Church (Moulinette) as well as St. George’s Hall (Mille Roches).

At that time the decision was made also to close St. George’s (Gallingertown) and St. Peter’s (Osnabruck Centre), although neither location was directly affected by the Seaway expansion. Christ Church was built in the new town of Long Sault to accommodate the congregation of the old Christ Church and that of St. George’s Hall.

St. Peter’s in Ingleside became the new home of the other congregations. However, St. Peter’s was affected by structural problems which eventually resulted in its closing in 1989. Many of its members joined Christ Church at that time.

Today

In 2014, the congregation of Christ Church (Parish of Ingleside-Long Sault) voted to request that the Bishop of Ottawa officially change the name of the parish to Christ Church, Seaway. In 2018, the congregation joined the newly formed Area Parish of the St. Lawrence (St. Lawrence Parish) along with two other Anglican churches in the region - Trinity Church (Cornwall) and St. John the Evangelist (Lancaster).

Former (and Current) Rectors

1958-1960 The Reverend L.J.F. MacMorine
1960-1964 The Reverend R. Harry Hobbs
1965-1971 The Reverend Harry Manning Preece
1971-1974 The Reverend G. Kent Doe
1974-1981 The Reverend Lionel Payne Durrett
1981-1985 The Reverend Bryan M. Beveridge
1985-1993 The Reverend Francis D. Whitten
1993-1997 The Reverend Douglas Stocker
1998-2002 The Reverend Peter Crosby
2002-2004 The Reverend Carol Hotte
2005-2014 The Reverend Stephen Silverthorne
2014-2020 †The Reverend Patrick Stephens
2020-2023 †The Venerable Peter Crosby
2023- †The Reverend Adam Joseph Brown
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†Indicates a Rector of the Area Parish of the Saint Lawrence