About Us
Find out what engaged Christianity feels like.
Our community of faith is a vibrant congregation of the United Church of Canada. Located on Bloor Street in Toronto’s Annex, our community is made up of diverse people drawn from across the city. 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. Wherever you are in your journey, there is a place for you to grow with us in faith and community.
faith
celebrating god's presence
Our worship at Trinity-St. Paul’s United Church is warm, inclusive, and grounded in the Christian faith tradition.
justice
seeking justice and peace
As diverse people of faith, we are called to engage in art and justice-making as co-creators with God.
the arts
trinity-st. paul's centre
Our building has served the downtown and wider Toronto area for 135 years. We offer affordable and accessible rental spaces for performances, rehearsals, meetings, workshops, and much more.
What We Believe
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.
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
Everyone Belongs.
As a community of faith, we are committed to being a place of welcome, belonging, and sanctuary for all.
We believe that all who seek to live faithfully, inclusive of ability, age, class, ethnicity, gender, race and sexual orientation, are full participants and are urged to take full responsibility in the life, membership and leadership of the church.
We affirm the full participation of lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, trans, Two-Spirit and gender diverse people in our life together. 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.
Seeking Justice and Peace
Find out what engaged Christianity feels like.
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. We follow our call to justice-making and peacebuilding through activism, advocacy, and service.
Our congregation is home to 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.
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. Trinity-St. Paul’s is 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.
