Trinity-St. Paul's United Church
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Trinity-St. Paul's United Church is a church belonging to the United Church of Canada in Toronto, Ontario. It is located on Bloor Street just west of Spadina Avenue. The church is today a mix of three different congregations and houses a fourth.
The church began as Trinity Methodist Church and the current structure was completed in 1889. With church union it became Trinity United Church in 1925. In 1980 it merged with St. Paul's-Avenue Road United Church, which was itself a merger of St. Paul's Methodist and Avenue Road Presbyterian. In 1985 nearby Bathurst Street United decided to relocate to the Trinity-St. Paul's United building, but it remains a separate congregation. The building also serves as the facility for Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir.
Today, Trinity-St. Paul's has a reputation for being an activist church on a number of social justice issues. The church has strongly advocated for same-sex marriage, fair trade and improved conditions for the homeless. Future United Church moderator and noted activist Bill Phipps was minister from 1974 to 1983.
