About Us
Our Community
Welcome! Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church is a vibrant and Affirming congregation of the United Church of Canada.
We are located on Bloor Street in Toronto’s Annex neighbourood. Our diverse faith community is made up of people from across the city of Toronto, and many who join us online!
Through scripture, prayer, fellowship, activism, and the arts, we strive to grow in faith and to live out the path set for us by Jesus Christ and the Gospel message.
Keep reading to learn more about what makes our community unique. Wherever you are in your faith journey, there is a place for you to grow with us.
What We Believe
We believe that all are created in the image of God, that all persons are beloved to God, and that the miracle of God’s creation is lived out in our many differences and gifts. Through scripture, prayer, fellowship, activism, and the arts, we strive to grow in faith and to live out the path set for us by Jesus Christ and the Gospel message.
Celebrating God's Presence
We are a congregation of the United Church of Canada. As a faith community, we seek to follow God’s call to be people of justice and peace. Worship of God, nurture of one another, and the struggle to be faithful to God’s purposes lie at the centre of our community and our outreach.
Everyone Belongs.
We affirm that all who seek to live faithfully, regardless of ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, race or sexual orientation are full participants and are urged to take full responsibility in the life, membership and leadership of the church.
Since 1995, Trinity-St. Paul’s has been an Affirming congregation of the United Church of Canada. This means that our community has made a public, explicit, and intentional commitment to the inclusion of 2SLGBTQ+ members of the church.
We joyfully affirm the leadership and participation of queer and trans members in our life together, and are committed to being a place of welcome, belonging, and sanctuary for all.
Come and see! Learn more about our worship services below, and find out how to visit us here.
Seeking Justice and Peace
Find out what engaged Christianity feels like.
As people of faith, we are called to engage in justice-making as co-creators with God. We work to be a community of faith that witnesses publicly as a Christian community and takes a stand on issues of social justice, locally and globally.
Our congregation lives out this value through several justice ministries, including our Climate Justice Group, Anti-Racism Working Group, Indigenous Rights Solidarity Group, and Middle East Working Group. Learn more about the work of our various justice ministries and how you can get involved below:
Nurturing the Creative Spirit
Spirit in the Annex.
The Trinity-St. Paul’s (TSP) Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts is a vibrant community hub in downtown Toronto that has been serving the local and extended neighbourhood for more than 125 years. Today, we are home to 60 organizations – cultural, educational, religious, recreational, community and social service groups. Learn more about the TSP Centre, space rentals, and community events below.
celebrating God's presence
FAITH
Worship of God, nurture of one another, and the struggle to be faithful to God’s purposes lie at the centre of our community and our outreach.
seeking justice and peace
JUSTICE
We strive to be a community of faith that witnesses publicly as a Christian community and takes a stand on issues of social justice, locally and globally.
nurturing the creative spirit
ARTS
Trinity-St. Paul’s (TSP) Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts is a vibrant community hub that has served our local and extended neighbourhoods for over 125 years.
Our History
In 1980, two long-established congregations joined to form Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church.
Founded in 1887 and 1889 respectively, St. Paul’s Avenue Road United Church and Trinity United Church had already contributed nearly 100 years each of dedicated service to the community, each seeking to live the love, justice and freedom of Jesus Christ.
Built in the Revived Romanesque style, Trinity-St. Paul’s stone was quarried from the Forks of the Credit River. It is part of the body of work of architect Edmund Burke, whose splendid buildings are so much a part of Toronto’s cityscape. In recognition of its fine architecture which is revolutionary in its democracy, Trinity-St. Paul’s has been designated as a Heritage Building by the Toronto Historical Board.
The fulfillment of this mission continues today in a lively and vital atmosphere. For more than a century, the familiar stone towers of Trinity-St. Paul’s have been a landmark on Bloor Street. The building represents the congregation’s community outreach for neighbourhood programs, social justice activities, educational forums, support services and the performing arts.
