Metropolitan United Church

Why not plan to follow our 11 a.m. Sunday service by spending an afternoon in the neighbourhood?

St. Lawrence Market (Front and Jarvis streets) has been named one of the finest markets in the world. While the south (food) market is open from Tuesday to Saturday, the north building hosts an antique market every Sunday.

Metropolitan United Church is situated in the heart of downtown Toronto, close to public transit and a quick trip from where the Don Valley Parkway meets the Gardiner Expressway.

Why not plan to follow our 11 a.m. Sunday service by spending an afternoon in the neighbourhood? We're an easy walk to some of Toronto's most historic and significant attractions.

You can't buy your way to heaven through good works, but you can try to build a better society here and now. Past congregations have believed this is so, and the organizations they created have made Metropolitan a leader in supporting people who need help in Toronto's downtown core, no matter what their religious affiliation. Here are just three community-based organizations that have come a long way since they were born from the heart of Met.

Visit Metropolitan during Doors Open Toronto
May 26 and 27, 2007

Events for Saturday, May 26

• 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.: A Guild Fair, featuring arts and crafts on sale by local artisans, will be held in the sanctuary.
• Joanne Armour - Handmade, plush, bendable dolls, magnets, oil paintings and block prints
• Laurearts by Pam McFadyen - Ceramic dinnerware
• Sibgha Ammar - Landscapes in oil on canvas
• Decoupage under glass by Judy Carmichael - Decoupage
• Doug Taylor - Canadian cityscapes and landscapes in oil and acrylic on canvas and masonite
• Tit-Bits by Beryl Tsang - Hand-knitted breasts
• Studio SAS by Ariadna Kraevska - Beaded jewelry
• Barbarazzi Photo by Barb Swanson - Photography and notecards
• Haughty Hats by Christine Stein - Hand-knit and felted hats
• Peggy Wharrick - Woodturnings
• Hourly from 11 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Demonstrations of our 54-bell Carillon by Gerald Martindale. Climb the 100 steps to the tower playing room to see the carillon keyboard and bells.
• 11 a.m., noon, and 2:30 p.m (three times): Our Organ Scholar Matthew Coons demonstrates the 5-manual Casavant pipe organ - the largest pipe organ in Canada.
• 1:00 pm: the Metropolitan Silver Band and organ scholar Matthew Coons present a free concert.
• 3: 45 p.m: Tenor Benjamin Stein performs outside in our front park.

Events for Sunday, May 27

Attention Artisans and Art Lovers!
In conjunction with the Doors Open Festival on Saturday, May 26th, Metropolitan United Church will be offering an art and craft sale to raise money for the church and awareness of local artistic talent. A few choice vendors have been selected and will be situated around the Sanctuary as a wonderful addition to the musical festivities of the day.

Metropolitan is one of three significant cathederals in the area, giving "Church Street" its name.

We are flanked by St. Michael's Cathedral (Roman Catholic) to the north and St. James' Cathedral (Anglican) to the south.

Metropolitan is centrally located, easy to find and wheelchair accessible. This part of our site will help you get and stay in touch. For more information, click on any of the links to the left under 'Find or Contact Us".

56 Queen Street East
Toronto, Ontario
M5C 2Z3 Canada
Telephone 416-363-0331
Fax 416-363-7586