The parish of Christ Church (Lively, Ont.) began in 1948 by students Donald Brown and Ernest Gillbody. Services were first held in Lake Street Hall in Creighton Mine and private homes in Lively.
The original church began as a basement with a completed front entrance and tower. The basement walls were poured on Thanksgiving Day, October 13, 1952. The tower contained an apartment which Rev. Arthur Crisp lived in for 18 years.
From a Mission Parish, the Parish of Lively became self-supporting in January 1957. During the same year serious consideration was given to the completing the construction of Christ Church. In 1958 construction of the present-day Christ Church began. The first service in the new church took place on Christmas Eve of that year. A dedication service for the new church was conducted by Archbishop W.L. Wright in 1959. In 1962 the Archbishop dedicated two memorials at Christ Church: an altar cross in memory of Lillian A. Closs and a credence table in memory of Daisy A. Browne.
Christ Church (Lively, Ont.) celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1977.
Incumbents of Christ Church and its predecessor mission include the Revered G. Thompson and students James Jackson, Nelson Adair, and John Jordan, 1948-1952; the Reverend Arthur Crisp, 1952-1970; the Reverend James Hinchcliffe, 1970-1975; the Reverend Robert Flowers, 1975-1985; the Reverend Franklin Dow, 1985-1994; the Reverend Harry Huskins and the Venerable Susan De Gruchy, 1995-2000; the Reverend Glen Miller, 2000-present.
Sources:
- "Archbishop Wright Conducts Dedication Service at Lively", The Algoma Anglican 3, no.5 (1959): 5.
- "Creighton, Lively Begin Year in New Church", The Algoma Anglican 3, no.1 (1959): 1-2.
- "Dedications, Confirmation Service at Christ Church, Lively", The Algoma Anglican 6, no.3 (1962): 4.
- "25th anniversary to occur in 1977", The Algoma Anglican 20, no. 9 (1976): 5. Algoma University Archives, 2013-086_001_010_024.
