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On October 2, 1917, Mr. Frank Ramsey, assisted by George Figures and Bill Eagle, Sr., along with other Tarentorus
Anglicans, began the first Holy Trinity Church building. The late Les Figures remembered carrying water in a lard pail
from his grandmother's well to the thirsty builders.
The January 1918 edition of "The Algoma Missionary News" ran the following item:
"On Sunday afternoon, December 9th, the first service was held in the new church at Tarentorus,
now known as Trinity Church. In spite of the wintry weather, a large congregation was present.
The church is not completely furnished yet, and will not be formally opened until it is."
This little white church was used for worship for the next 43 years, where it was a familiar landmark at
Huckson's Corners.
In 1959, the sod was turned for a new larger building, on this same corner, and on December 1st, 1960,
the present Holy Trinity Church was opened and dedicated by Archbishop William Wright, Bishop of Algoma.
In 1961, Holy Trinity became an independent self-supporting parish with her first full time Rector namely The Rev'd
Donald MacKenzie Landon.
The needs of an expanding congregation, a counselling ministry and an outreach ministry necessitated the building of
the "Penhorwood Wing" in 1986, on the west side of the existing church building.
Named to honour the architect and building supervisor of Holy Trinity's second church building,
Russell T. Penhorwood.
The labours of love of many dedicated parishioners has contributed to, raising the Cross of Christ in the
heart of Tarentorus (which means "the devil's abode"). The Cross, symbolizes the unsurpassing love of Christ,
who has defeated the power of sin and death.
Mrs. Marie Egglesfield
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