History from Here: Silver Spire United Church

On this episode of History from Here, Public Programmer Sara Nixon takes you to Silver Spire United Church, located in downtown St. Catharines, Ontario.

Enduring as the first Methodist congregation in St. Catharines. Surviving two devastating fires separated by almost a century. Continually adapting to serve the needs of its community. Silver Spire United Church has long stood tall in the face of devastation and transformation.

History from Here: Former Zion Baptist Church

One of the earliest parishes to serve Freedom Seekers settling in St. Catharines in the mid-nineteenth century, the legacy of the Zion Baptist Church reflects the resilience of the community, that together, built new lives here and thrived as free people.

On this episode of History From Here, Sara takes you to the former location of the Zion Baptist Church on Geneva Street in St. Catharines, Ontario.

History from Here: St. James Church at 405 Merritt Street

A building dismantled and relocated to a different community, then destroyed by fire and rebuilt, only to be met with a treacherous tornado a few years later. The story of St. James Anglican Church is a story of grit.