Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

What Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts does

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts is a non-profit congregation of the United Church of Canada located at 427 Bloor Street West in downtown Toronto, operating under the spiritual oversight of the Shining Waters Regional Council. The organization traces its roots to approximately 1891 and has served the downtown Toronto area for 135 years, functioning as an inclusive and Affirming Ministry. It delivers weekly Sunday worship services at 10:30am in-person and via Zoom livestream, alongside a children's church, a choir program (with collaborations including Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra), and four structured social-justice working groups: Climate Justice, Anti-Racism, Indigenous Rights and Solidarity, and a Middle East Working Group.

The ministry is supported by a small staff of approximately 7 people, led by congregational minister Rev. Hewitt T. Holmes (installed September 1, 2025). Core service offerings include Sunday worship, faith formation programs, retreats (e.g., the Earth Week Retreat), seasonal events such as Pay Rent Sunday, Pride Services, and interfaith gatherings (e.g., the 2026 Artists Wage Peace event). The TSP Centre sub-brand operates a venue rental business featuring the Sanctuary (Jeanne Lamon Hall), gym, and other spaces for community events and concerts.

The financial model is donation-based, drawing on voluntary tithes and offerings, Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR) monthly contributions, annual stewardship campaign pledges (requesting ~5% increases to cover rising wages and benefits), and facility rental income. No membership fees are charged; all are welcome to attend worship free of charge. The organization uses a standard digital stack — Zoom, YouTube, Eventbrite, Mailchimp, Google Drive, plus a website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter — for outreach, engagement, and content distribution. It holds no disclosed revenue figures and operates as a registered Canadian charity under the United Church of Canada denominational structure.

Name

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts

Legal name

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church

Website

https://trinitystpauls.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1891

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Trinity-St. Paul's is a 135-year-old non-profit United Church of Canada congregation in downtown Toronto offering inclusive Sunday worship, social justice programming, arts/choir events, and venue rentals, funded by voluntary donations, recurring pledges, and facility hire income.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious and Faith-Based Community Services

NAICS

Religious Organizations (8131), Religious Organizations (813110)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Local Congregations & Worship Communities (Churches, Mosques, Temples, Synagogues) (BPAGAJAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Faith-Based Social Services & Community Outreach (Food Pantries, Shelters, Counseling) (BPAGAJAG)

Keywords

• Religious services
• Worship services
• Community venue rentals
• Social justice programs
• Faith-based community

Headquarters

HQ city

Toronto

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Tithes and Offerings: Voluntary contributions from congregation members during weekly worship services and special collections
2. Pre-Authorized Remittance (PAR): Monthly automated offerings via the United Church of Canada's PAR program, allowing regular monthly contributions to support ongoing operations throughout the calendar year
3. Stewardship Campaign Pledges: Annual year-end lump-sum gifts and pledged amounts for the upcoming year, with requests for approximately 5% increases to cover rising costs including wages and benefits
4. Facility Rentals: Rental income from the TSP Centre including the Sanctuary (Jeanne Lamon Hall), virtual tours available for booking events and community gatherings

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Trinity-St. Paul's operates as a United Church of Canada congregation delivering weekly Sunday worship services both in-person at 427 Bloor St West and via Zoom livestream. Beyond worship, it runs the TSP Centre venue rental program (Sanctuary / Jeanne Lamon Hall and ancillary spaces), pastoral care, children's faith formation, a choir and music ministry, and an integrated portfolio of social-justice advocacy programs spanning climate justice, anti-racism, Indigenous rights solidarity, and Middle East peace.

Product overview

Trinity-St. Paul's United Church and Centre for Faith, Justice and the Arts operates as a single unified ministry offering rather than a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings consist of weekly Sunday worship services (held in-person and via Zoom livestream), venue rental services through the TSP Centre, children's programming, choir and music ministry, and social justice advocacy programs (Climate Justice, Anti-Racism, Indigenous Rights, Middle East Working Group). The church also organizes seasonal events including Earth Week Retreats, the Pay Rent Sunday reconciliation service, Pride Services, and the Artists Wage Peace interfaith event. Supplementary digital offerings include archived sermons on YouTube, downloadable bulletins and TSP Times newsletters via Google Drive, and a member portal for congregational resources.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TSP Centre: The venue rental program of Trinity-St. Paul's United Church, offering spaces including the Sanctuary (Jeanne Lamon Hall), gym, and other facilities for community events and rentals.

Products and services

• Sunday Worship Services Weekly Sunday worship services held at 10:30am at 427 Bloor Street West and livestreamed online via Zoom, serving congregants and visitors seeking inclusive Christian worship.
• TSP Centre Venue Rentals Rental of the church's heritage spaces including the Sanctuary / Jeanne Lamon Hall, gymnasium, and ancillary facilities for community events, concerts, weddings, and gatherings, with virtual tour available for prospective renters.
• Children's Church Age-appropriate faith formation program for children held during Sunday worship services, offered to families in the congregation and broader community.
• Choir Program Music ministry featuring the Trinity-St. Paul's Choir, performing during worship services and special events, including collaborative performances such as with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.
• Public Witness Programs Social justice and advocacy initiatives organized around Climate Justice, Anti-Racism, Indigenous Rights and Solidarity, and the Middle East Working Group, offered to congregants and community participants.
• Community Events & TSP Times Newsletter Recurring community programming and a quarterly TSP Times newsletter covering church life, faith, justice, and arts, offered to congregants and the broader community.
• Earth Week Retreat Annual retreat exploring participants' relationship with the Earth and the climate crisis through workshops (The Work That Reconnects, diorama creation, Sabbath practices, popular theatre), offered to congregants and community members via Eventbrite registration with a suggested $25 honorarium donation.
• Artists Wage Peace Interfaith Event Two-day interfaith event featuring Palestinian and Jewish artists and peace builders, designed to foster interfaith dialogue across the Toronto community.
• Pay Rent Sunday Annual Indigenous reconciliation worship service recognizing dispossession of Indigenous peoples from their land, with offerings directed to local Indigenous organizations.
• Member Portal Online portal providing church members with access to exclusive content, resources, and member-only information in support of congregational life.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• St. Matthew's United ChurchminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 August 2026August worship services held at St. Matthew's United Church (729 St. Clair Ave W) during TSP's summer schedule; services livestreamed via Bloor Street United's Zoom
• Bloor Street United ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Co-sponsor of Artists Wage Peace interfaith event (June 12-13, 2026) bringing together Palestinian and Jewish artists; conducts joint summer worship services in July
• Bathurst United ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Co-sponsor of Artists Wage Peace event; jointly organizes Indigenous Rights and Solidarity Group activities including Pay Rent Sunday services
• St. Thomas Anglican ChurchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Co-sponsor of the Artists Wage Peace two-day interfaith event
• Shir Libenyu SynagogueminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Co-sponsor of the Artists Wage Peace event promoting interfaith dialogue between Jewish and Palestinian communities
• Women's Mosque of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Co-sponsor of the Artists Wage Peace event representing Muslim community voice in interfaith peace-building
• Bathurst United ChurchcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 September 2025Joint Orange Shirt Day service (September 28, 2025) honoring residential school survivors; held in TSP's gymnasium

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Timothy Eaton Memorial Church: Historic downtown Toronto United Church congregation with a comparable heritage building and music/arts ministry profile. Operates as a similarly-sized mainline congregation in an overlapping downtown catchment.
• Bloor Street United Church: Downtown Toronto United Church of Canada congregation and active TSP partner (joint summer worship, Artists Wage Peace co-sponsor). Serves an overlapping urban membership base with comparable progressive and inclusive ministry positioning.
• Bathurst United Church: United Church of Canada congregation in midtown Toronto that co-hosts Orange Shirt Day services and joint Indigenous solidarity programming with TSP. Comparable congregational size and justice-oriented ministry.
• St. Matthew's United Church: Toronto United Church congregation that hosts TSP's August worship services in its St. Clair Ave W building. Direct same-denomination peer with overlapping geographic catchment.

Broad incumbents

• Metropolitan United Church: One of the largest and most prominent United Church of Canada congregations in downtown Toronto, with a heritage building, large music ministry, and broad social justice programming. A more resourced, larger-scale version of TSP's model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/trinitystpauls
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@trinity-st.paulsunitedchur5533
• Facebookfacebook.com/tsp427bloor
• Instagraminstagram.com/trinitystpauls
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/trinity-st.-paul's-united-church-and-centre-for-faith-justice-and-the-arts

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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