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Following the sele end removal of the second church, mark was immediately commenced on the construction of this beautiful Limestone building on the some block of land at the corner of Peterborough and Calhome Streets. This church was built by master craftsmen, mainly of Limestone quarried within the limits of our mm Mmicipality. It was. completed :an finally dedicated by the Reverend J. 5. Clarke in 1891. :xe complete? “mature, with its splendid architectural line and blending colours, together 'tk the fine Memo 1 l-T'nfows gave the huilfiing an' outward appearance that could not he excelled. by any others of similar size while its interior was most modem indeed. It contained separate room: for 3mde School classes, week-night meetings and business sessions and the finisher.1 basement gave mple room for the church festivals end entertainment of sny 695th1 type. This huildin was berf‘ly damaged by fire in 1937 but was immediately rebuilt and continued to serve +112 congregation for a futher periocl of six-teen years. Then, on Sum'ry morning, March 15th, 1953, another fire of when origin, completely destroyed the heautii‘ul church of which the congregation AND the entire commit}; were so justly proud. Very soon after the disaster of March, 1953 plsns were fonnulzted for the erection of a new builéing. Unfortunately, it was not possible +0 use the stones of the old huilc‘ing for the new one, but enough here selvager? to complete the foundation, some were nose in lendsceping and the balance hauled away as waste. The grounrle were clerred rnfl construction began end on December 3154;, of 1953 the "Corner Stone" of the new huilfling was officislly placed. [it a total cost of $100,000.00 this church “:3 finally completed rnr? or. October Elst, 1°51. it was fleflicrted hy the Reverend Dr. 44- !- Scott a past Mor‘er: for of the Tmitefi Church of Porter}? rm? the Peterend Herold K. Wright the resiflent clergyman. /