Old Hay Bay Church

Old Hay Bay Church is a National Historic Site of Canada in Napanee, Ontario.

Ontario · 2365 South Shore Road, Napanee, Ontario · location approximate

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OLD HAY BAY CHURCH This simple church, built in 1792 by United Empire Loyalists, recalls the early days of Upper Canadian settlement. The Methodists' evangelical zeal was expressed not only in religious practice but also in their contributions to Upper Canada's early social and political development. Stationed on the earliest Methodist itinerant circuit, this site was the location of the first camp meeting in Upper Canada in 1805. The church was enlarged in 1835, and remains the oldest surviving Methodist building in Canada.

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LA VIEILLE ÉGLISE DE LA BAIE HAY Construite en 1792 par les Loyalistes de l'Empire-Uni, cette église toute simple rappelle les débuts de la colonisation du Haut-Canada. Le zèle évangélique des méthodistes se traduisait non seulement par la pratique religieuse, mais aussi par leur contribution au développement social et politique dans cette région. L'église fut érigée sur le tout premier parcours qu'empruntaient les méthodistes itinérants. Elle fut l'hôte, en 1805, de la première réunion en plein air tenue par cette communauté dans le Haut-Canada. Agrandie en 1835, cette église demeure le plus ancien édifice d'origine méthodiste au Canada.

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