miracle on bathurst street
Toronto Alliance Church has put an offer in on 276 Bathurst Street. We await a response from the sellers.
The Building
276 Bathurst Street. A 120 year old church, built by the Pentecostals in the days of Toronto the Good, taken over by the Ukrainian Catholics some time later. It was listed in September ’25 for $4.2M. 9000 Square feet over 2 floors. It needs some work as it has been neglected for a while and sat vacant for a year.
Why This Building
It is located 150 meters north of where we are at present and where most of our ministries have been centered for years.
Since it is a church building, all the typical requirements for a modern place of assembly are overlooked (i.e. parking spaces)
It can easily handle our present ministries with room to grow.
It is just beyond the development coming to Queen Street with the new subway line but near enough to reach its people
How this building will help us
The stairs are no longer an issue for many.
A functional kitchen, even having a stove, given that we feed so many
Room to grow ministries that are greatly stretched at present
Addresses current storage issues re clothing
Increases capacity of food bank
Why this matters
Roots - these are our first steps as a family of churches; re-digging ancient wells (Gen. 26).
Strategic - “The cities of the world control its life. And so God would have us preach the gospel working from the centre to the circumference.” (A.B.Simpson)
Springboard - for beginning key ministries all over the Downtown and beyond
Stem the tide - turn back the sad pattern of churches closing in the city centre
Opportunity - anticipating 400,000 living units within 1 km of our location with the development of Ontario line
Faithful - 33 years of fruitful ministry in a difficult place
Giving
Though we await the acceptance of the offer, some are choosing to give now to the project. Options for how to give are as follows:
Cheque or money order – please make payable to Toronto Alliance Church. Indicate ‘Miracle on Bathurst Street’ in memo field. Mail to Toronto Alliance Church, 602 Queen Street West, Toronto ON. M6J 1E3
E-transfer - donate@torontoalliancechurch.ca. Indicate ‘Miracle on Bathurst Street’ in memo field
Give online through Canada Helps; www.torontoalliancechurch.ca.