Our Story
The History of Trinity Anglican Church
Trinity Anglican Church has stood at the heart of Saint John from the Loyalist beginnings of the city through fire, rebuilding, worship, service, and community life.
Current Renovation Notice
The main church is under renovation while work is being completed on the Great East Windows. Services are currently being held in the Bennet Room until further notice.
A Parish Rooted in Saint John
Trinity traces its beginnings to the arrival of United Empire Loyalists in 1783. In those early years, the Anglican congregation worshipped in shared civic space before a church building was established for the growing community.
By 1791, the parish had moved to the present site on Charlotte Street. The first church became a landmark of worship and public life in a young city still taking shape around its harbour, streets, and Loyalist institutions.
The Great Fire of Saint John in 1877 destroyed much of the central peninsula, including Trinity’s earlier building. The present stone church rose during the city’s period of rebuilding and opened for worship in 1880.
United Empire Loyalists arrive, and Anglican worship becomes part of the early life of Saint John.
The early Trinity church is completed on the present site and becomes a centre of parish worship.
The Great Fire destroys the earlier church building along with much of uptown Saint John.
The cornerstone for the present church is laid as Saint John rebuilds after the fire.
The current stone church opens for worship, carrying the parish into a new chapter.
Trinity continues as a place of worship, heritage, pastoral care, and community connection in uptown Saint John.
