Built: 1861
Location: 15 Brock Street
Anglicans first held their meetings in an “upper room” of Benjamin Tett’s home (built 1835). There at No.1 Main Street a saddlebag preacher, Rev. T. Tremayn, proclaimed the Will of God from 1839 to 1857. In due time, the devout congregation of St. Mary’s built their permanent house of worship. Benjamin J. Tett purchased the land and paid the wages of the workmen who built this church. When the last shingle was to be nailed to the roof, the carpenter called for John Poole Tett, Benjamin’s son, to swing the hammer. Thus, two generations of the Tett family worked on their church.
Built in simple Gothic Revival style, this church has high walls and a belfry with a short spire on a square tower. Beautiful stained glass adorns its windows; one of exquisite Tiffany. Inside, there is an elegant altar with a communion rail enclosing two sides. At the left front is a “rostrum pulpit” and on the right front are the organ and choir stalls. There is still evidence of the “Boxed Pews”. Exquisite woodwork attests to the dedicated craftsmanship of the builders and the devoted care of its loyal congregation over the past fifteen decades.