St George’s Anglican Church - Apsley


St. George’s was established 130 years ago.  From a very humble beginning the actual building has gone through several make-overs.  The original church was barely four walls covered with a thick brown paper that shook and broke loose with the wind.  The building has been enlarged, a basement and a modes kitchen added and the walls are I no danger of blowing away.

The various church leaders and the congregation over the many years have mirrored the history and the growth of Apsley and the surrounding community.

The first lay reader, Canon Harding, is still remembered with a large memorial in the cemetery in the church grounds.  Rosalie McColl, a member of the congregation for 87 years was appointed first lady Warden of St. George’s in 1978.  Mary Ellen Wilson has been the organist for over 40 years.  There have been many notable leaders and congregation members over the last 130 years, but the length of this article doesn’t allow for their mention.

The Reverend Peter Bishop, current Priest-in-charge, remarked that the Church was much more than the building.  Previously, Bishop Lewis Gainsworthy mentioned that everyone was involved in the ministry of the Church by the witness of their words and lives, not just the clergy.  This would seem evident in reviewing of the history of St., George’s in Apsley.