Downtown in St. Catharines in Niagara Region, Ontario — Central Canada (North America)
St. Paul Street United Church
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
1. St. Paul Street United Church Marker
[on brick]
Exterior designated 1990. Of Italianate styling constructed in red brick (much favoured by Methodist Church) between 1861 and 1863. Modelled after the Grace Methodist Church in Buffalo.
Significant features: round-headed windows, corbelled brickwork trim at various levels, pinnacles at the building corners, the centre tower and tall central spire and hooded dormers on three sides of the steeple for ventilation. Also significant is the many years of religious worship in this particular building and even longer on this property.
[on stone]
Our Honoured Dead. In memory of the men of this church who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918. "Their name liveth for evermore."
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, World I. A significant historical year for this entry is 1861.
Location. 43° 9.62′ N, 79° 14.473′ W. Memorial is in St. Catharines, Ontario, in Niagara Region. It is in Downtown. It is on St. Paul Street (Route 81) 0.3 kilometers south of Geneva Street (Route 46), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 366 St Paul Street, St Catharines ON L2R 3N2, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this memorial is on Ontario’s Golden Horseshoe and in Niagara Canada. It is also in Central Canada. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Transportation (about 180 meters away, measured in a direct line); Mills-YWCA Building, 1868
this page online
Regarding St. Paul Street United Church. The first Methodist church was built on this site in 1823. It was rebuilt in brick in 1845. This current church was finished in 1863. The spire was added in 1870; around this time, the congregation became known as the St. Paul Street Church. In 1925, the United Church of Canada was formed, which absorbed Methodist congregations among other congregations; as a result, this became the St. Paul Street United Church. In 2008, the building was renamed to Silver Spire United Church.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
2. St. Paul Street United Church WW I Memorial
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
3. St. Paul Street United Church
Plaque is affixed to the church, right of door. Church WWI memorial at center bottom of picture.
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
4. St. Paul Street United Church Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
5. St. Paul Street United Church Marker
Photographed by Anton Schwarzmueller, July 27, 2014
6. St. Paul Street United Church
Including whole spire.
Photographed by Kevin Westell, August 5, 2025
7. Silver Spire United Church in 2025
The church is the same; only minor changes to signage and angled parking.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 12, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. This page has been viewed 696 times since then and 20 times this year. Last updated on September 4, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 16, 2014, by Anton Schwarzmueller of Wilson, New York. 7. submitted on August 6, 2025, by Kevin Westell of St. Catharines, Ontario. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
