St. Mary's Anglican Church (Beatrice, Ont.) is one of three churches within the Rural Muskoka Anglican Parish.
St. Mary's was built in August 1914 and consecrated three years later on October 14, 1917 by the Archbishop Thorneloe. The East Window depicts Christ as the shepherd, St. Peter, and St. John, and is in memory of Daniel Hamilton.
Services were held similarly to those at St. George's (Falkenburg, Ont.), by the incumbents of Bracebridge, Ont, with Canon A.H. Allman of Gravenhurst, Ont, and Rev. A.W. Hazelhurst of Baysville filling in for some services. Priests began having charge of Falkenburg and St. Mary's Anglican Church (Beatrice, Ont) in 1902, mostly living in Falkenburg, Ont.
Incumbents have included: Rev. C.J. Machin (1902-1906?), Rev. Joseph Waring (1906-1913), Rev. John Elliott Graham (1913-1916), Rev. Edward G. Heaven (1916-1918), Rev. Ralph Trego Sadler (1920-1928), and members of the S.S.J.E and students (1928).
Sources:
- "Saint George's Church, Falkenburg", (after 1958). Diocesan Heritage Centre history files collection, Algoma University Archives, part of 2013-078_001_010.
