Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church, originally King Street East Methodist Church, is located at 456 King St E (at Bright St on the northwest corner) in the Corktown neighbourhood of Toronto.
Built in 1902/03, the church cost approximately $20,000. Chester D Massey, the son of industrialist Hart Massey who founded Massey Hall, laid the cornerstone. Some items were placed underneath the stone, including coins, daily papers and a copy of the Christian Guardian.
The building received heritage status from the City of Toronto in 2020.
Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church Photos
2020 – The Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church is located at 456 King St E and Bright St on the northwest corner in the Corktown neighbourhood of Toronto1952 – Looking northwest from King St E and Bright St towards Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church (Toronto Public Library R-2789)2021 – Looking northwest towards the Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church at 456 King St E at Bright St 1928 – Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church, originally King Street East Methodist Church, is located at 456 King St E and Bright St, northwest corner (Toronto Public Library TSPA_0111147F)2023 – Looking northwest towards the Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church at 456 King St E at Bright St. The building was completed in May 1903 at the cost of approximately $20,0001903 – Sketch of the King Street East Methodist Church, later the Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church, located at 456 King St E in the Corktown neighbourhood of Toronto (Toronto Public Library R-2629 )2022 – Looking north towards the Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church at 456 King St E. The building received heritage status from the City of Toronto in 20202022 – The cornerstone is dated MCMII (1902) at the Riverside Evangelical Missionary Church at 456 King St E and Bright St. Items were placed underneath the stone, including coins, daily papers and a copy of the Christian Guardian “The People’s Church” once occupied the northwest corner of King St E and Bright St. It was replaced in 1903 with the present-day structure (Toronto Public Library R-2634 ) Sketch of the previous King Street East Methodist Church, also known as “The People’s Church” (Landmarks of Toronto Volume 4 by J Ross Robertson – 1904)
