About the Church
The Journey
In 1949, families from St. George’s Anglican Church at Yonge and Churchill Streets, along with other interested people founded the Church of the Annunciation to effectively meet the spiritual needs of the growing number of young families settling in the neighbourhood known as Lansing. In 1951, the first part of the Annunciation’s church building opened. An addition was dedicated in 1961.
Within a short period of time, the parish of All Souls, who originally met on Greenfield Avenue was formed by families living east of Yonge Street.
Land was purchased at Bayview and Sheppard and a Parish Hall was built on the property with a view to building a church at a future date. The church was never built and the Parish Hall was turned into a worship centre.
Subsequent decades brought great changes to the neighbourhood. Both parishes began to explore how they could most effectively minister in this changing environment. There was a sense that they could minister more effectively together than separately. After a lengthy process, both parishes agreed to amalgamate and a new name was chosen.
The amalgamation was made official by the Diocese on February 1, 2005, and this new entity became known as the Church of the Incarnation.
Significant Dates
- Oct 16, l973
Fire at the Annunciation. The church building would have been lost if not for the actions of a neighbour who noticed flames in the middle of the night and called the Fire Department.
The charred Cross has been preserved and hangs inside the side doors leading to the Sanctuary to remind all of the fire “which under the hand of God led to renewal”.
- Feb 12, 1994
Reverend Victoria Matthews, Incumbent of All Souls, is consecrated Suffragan Bishop for the Diocese of Toronto. She was the first woman elected as Bishop in Canada. She is presently serving as the Diocesan Bishop of the Diocese of Edmonton.
- Feb 1, 2005
Amalgamation of All Souls and the Church of the Annunciation made official by the Diocese.
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