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St. Paul's Anglican Church (Elk Lake, Ont.) is part of the multi-point Northern Lights Anglican Parish (Haileybury, Ont.).
The first service of what would become St. Paul's Anglican Church was held in June, 1908 in the basement of the Grand View Hotel. The church building was opened on July 18, 1909 by the Bishop of Algoma, and was unfortunately burned down only one month later on August 22, 1909. The church was rebuilt and opened December 5, 1909. The building was continually worked on through 1910 and 1911: the interior walls and floors were finished, and a chimney, pulpit, lectern, prayer desk, reredos, and roodscreen were all installed.
By 1917, the Elk Lake mission had been closed for about a year. The Archbishop visited in December 1916 and tried to renew interest and zeal in the congregation to get the church operating again.
Incumbents have included: Rev. Goodchild (?-1910), Rev. H. Bruce (1910-?),Rev. Robert Sawyer (?-1918), Mr. Cyril Goodier (student) (1918-1922), Mr. Cyril Stone (student) (1923), Mr. Ernest Reeves (1923-1925).
Sources:
- "Elk City", The Algoma Missionary News 5, no. 9 (1908): 4. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_007_1908Sept.
- "Parish History" from Parish Register 1909-1950, St. Paul's Anglican Church (Elk Lake, Ont.) sous fonds, Algoma University Archives, part of 2009-129/001(003).
- "Elk Lake and Gow Ganda", The Algoma Missionary News 6, no. 4 (1909): 4-5. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_008_1909Apr.
- "The Archbishop's visitation of Nipissing", The Algoma Missionary News 13, no. 1 (1917):3. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_010_1917Jan.