Abandoned Catholic Church in South Western Ontario, built in 1905 and left abandoned several years ago. At some point in time it seems to have been used as a residence or possibly an art community, but I honestly have no idea! In 2007 it was given heritage designation for just about every element and aspect of the structure, this means that any future buyer or developer cannot alter anything, the building must remain as it is. See my photo gallery here freaktography.com/forgotten-abandoned-roman-catholic-church/ Online data shows that it was sold with conditions in April 2021 for just under $1,000,000 but as of recent photos I have seen from others, nothing inside or outside has changed - not even the way to get inside! I have no other information on this one unfortunately Thanks @RiddimRyder and Zenning With Zay for sharing this one with us. Join this channel to get access to perks and Members Only exclusive Content! th-cam.com/channels/strXRqOR2dotMpxE81i8Jw.htmljoin RiddimRyder Photography th-cam.com/users/RiddimRyder facebook.com/RiddimRyderPhotography/ instagram.com/riddim_ryder/ twitter.com/RealRiddimRyder Zenning with Zay facebook.com/zenningwithzay/ instagram.com/zenningwithzay/ Support my Patreon and get free Stuff!- www.patreon.com/Freaktography One Time Small Donations - ko-fi.com/freaktography Get 10% off of all Lume Cube Products with the code FREAKPHOTO10 at this link: glnk.io/nn4/freaktography #abandoned #abandonedchurch #travel #tourism #abandonedplaces #everythingleftbehind
This church is a master piece. Like many Stoney Pointers we grew up going there. Just to shed a light on why it was abandoned and some small history. The spire of the church (the top pointy part of the roof) was much larger before but with the age and decay of the church, it was changed to the smaller size to reduce the chance of it causing damage to the town. About 13 years ago (maybe longer) the church, along with a couple surrounding churches in other towns, were closed due to their decay and upkeep and another church was built to accommodate the 3 parishes. The church was put up for sale and was bought by a family who said they always wanted to live in a church. They lived there for a few years but determined the upkeep of the landmark was too much (maybe too costly??) and they decided to sell and eventually left the church when no one bought it. The balcony was the area where the choir would sing along with the most beautiful organ. You can still see the organ on display in the new church in Comber. On the high holidays, the church would be so full that they needed to have a "live-stream" mass with the overflow of people in the basement. Although I'm not the most loyal attendee to the new parish anymore, this church was a big part of my childhood and I am still sad about the shut down. If you made it this far in the comments, I hope you enjoyed this tidbit of information. Thank you for unlocking a piece of my childhood.
This is really sad The majority of people have stopped going to church. People have forgotten about God , but God has NOT forgotten about us ! May God have mercy on us all !
Beautiful church. Such a shame it's been left to rot. Seeing all that furniture sure was weird and then the bed. Agreed that someone was living there. It saddens me to see abandoned churches. Thanks Dave and you stay safe now. When will there be another waterfall video?
This is the church I went to when I was a kid. I remember being there every Sunday in the pews then as a teen I'd be in the back as altar server. Pretty cool to see a tour of it now, thank you!
I couldn't completely read the Latin on the ceiling above the alter. When gold leaf catches the light, it really blurs the lettering. Do you remember what it says?~APRIL LIPKE
I grew up going to this church. Even my grandparents got married in it. It was abandoned along with 3 others; one in St Joachim which is still abandoned, one in Comber which was sold to the Mennonites and this one in Stoney point which was sold for 1$ to someone in toronto, though the taxes were too high for the occupants. (they have since left).
Thank you for showing this video. I grew up in this church and it brought back a lot of memories and at the same time it was very sad to see what has become of the beautiful church. I no longer live in Stoney Point but I still have family there andbits been awhile since I've visited and I had no idea that the church is in this bad shape!
This is the church in my hometown, population 500, maybe 600 now., Stoney Point, Ont. near Windsor Ontario, Canada “The gorgeous blue ceiling” used to have beautiful murals. I remember looking at them when bored with the sermon ;) The windows were all stained glass. The church organ was from the ground floor all the way up to the balcony area. It saddens me to have to look at a You Tube video to visit this church. . Maybe this video will attract an investor with some ideas and resources 🤞🏼
Amazing find, so magnificently incredible and inspiring. Keep up the great videos, I love watching all your explorations. ❤ Always love the intros too. 🥰
Diggin' the purple carpet! Looks like someone bought the church and started living there, maybe with ideas of remodeling to convert it to a home but never got to it
That is what happened, I went to church here often, we lived down the road, my Mom still lives there. When the amalgamated the churches in the area and built a new church down the road someone bought it with the intend to move his family in.(I guess they had a lot of children) I have no idea why that family abandoned it though, maybe money or it wasn't working? My husband said maybe it was haunted lol
Constructed in 1905 by Quebec Architect and Church Builder Louis Caron (1847-1917), at the cost of 23,000 dollars. The cornerstone was laid and blessed on 23 Oct 1905 by the Bishop Mgr McEvey.
Love the intro. A triple UBD. This is a very nice church. Id convert it to giant home. A great explore. Im just glad it has heritage status. Big hugs from Alberta.
A lot of the beautiful build still remains, but I can see people removed the church pews and were using this as something else besides a church. Same thing has happened in my city. Cathedral churches closed and younger people removed the church pews and turned it into something else. Makes me sad. I wish I could go back in time, and see these churches in their original form as a functioning church.
Hi there Dave great video. Cool intro very cool when you start that way in your video 📷 so cool 👍 you showed on spot that rim Rider didn't show in his video that was the attic so cool to see that part. But anyway great job on your video can't wait to see you on your next adventure so as that being said take care of yourself and stay safe out there.
I grew up in this church, spent hours of my childhood playing in the hall downstairs. My parents were in the choir, I was an alter server. We went to mass here 2-3 times a week. I went to school next door and would alter serve funerals during the day. It was such a shame they closed this church, but the price tag to fix it up was so high. It was more money wise to close it and the sister parish in st joachim, and build a new church in comber. The building had been bought by a couple who were living in the church as their home. They packed up and moved in the middle of the night because the church is apparently haunted. Last I heard, they are getting ready to tear it down.
My dads house is 500 yards across a cornfield from this church. Used to skateboard on the front steps and parking lot. The Tavern across the street is abandon and in rough shape too.
I grew up in Stoney Point and attended this church as kid, both with school (St. John de Brebeuf was steps away) and on my own. Also used to go to Sea Scouts meetings in the basement.
Furniture is from various yards sales . My parents neighbour sold many of those pieces to the lady who lived there. His kids delivered it to the church!
The balcony is actually called a choir loft 😉 You may also want to show some of the old hymnals (the green books I’m assuming?) to see the date on those. Curious on that.
Would be nice to have someone who has done some research on this church first. Historian, architect or at least someone who thinks we idiots need to know what a chair or sofa is.
I think the random staged furniture was left there because after the church closed the space was used briefly as some type of thrift store and the furniture was left behind after it folded...then someone squatted there.
I just have to ask and wonder why when you were touring the basement you didn't go into what was the kitchen area and where the refrigeration units were at time index 12:59? Other than that, a very nice well done and interesting video! When I was a new Christian back in the 1970's it was a vision of mine, to find some abandoned church and turn it into a Christian community according to Acts 4 32-35. Unfortunately it never happened. The closest I ever came was to tour a variety of other intentional communities, the longest of which was a Catholic worker community where I lived for a couple of years.
Beautifu church.This Abandoned Catholic Church in South Western Ontario, built in 1905 and left abandoned several years ago.At some point in time it seems to have been used as a residence or possibly an art community, but I honestly have no idea!
It gets SADDER & SADDER watching these Beautiful abandoned churches. Cost $23,000 to build in 1905 is incredible! The City council must all be morons, or satanist to even think about tearing this beautiful place down! With a population of 10 people I still wouldn’t tear it down. Architects in that City needs to be jailed to permit such an atrocity!
I dunno, it almost looks staged... Almost like furniture displays.... Some of the pieces I'd actually be happy to own. But I'm really glad it's not graffitied..
Decommissioned in 2002? New church up the road.. annunciation church was the first to go through the cluster process with Comber and St Joachim churches of the area.
A church is a group of believers worshiping the same god. Thankfully. Nobody will be getting cursed. Still hurts to see the old buildings torn down or rotten Later in the years though they did change the definition to signify the building it self. But I don’t believe it. Ive hiked to a cave with a few scout buddies and had church there. Im sticking to the biblical definition for sure.
Abandoned Catholic Church in South Western Ontario, built in 1905 and left abandoned several years ago.
At some point in time it seems to have been used as a residence or possibly an art community, but I honestly have no idea!
In 2007 it was given heritage designation for just about every element and aspect of the structure, this means that any future buyer or developer cannot alter anything, the building must remain as it is.
See my photo gallery here
freaktography.com/forgotten-abandoned-roman-catholic-church/
Online data shows that it was sold with conditions in April 2021 for just under $1,000,000 but as of recent photos I have seen from others, nothing inside or outside has changed - not even the way to get inside!
I have no other information on this one unfortunately
Thanks @RiddimRyder and Zenning With Zay for sharing this one with us.
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This is on the main road of our town
This is not bizarre, this is sad.
This church is a master piece. Like many Stoney Pointers we grew up going there. Just to shed a light on why it was abandoned and some small history.
The spire of the church (the top pointy part of the roof) was much larger before but with the age and decay of the church, it was changed to the smaller size to reduce the chance of it causing damage to the town.
About 13 years ago (maybe longer) the church, along with a couple surrounding churches in other towns, were closed due to their decay and upkeep and another church was built to accommodate the 3 parishes.
The church was put up for sale and was bought by a family who said they always wanted to live in a church. They lived there for a few years but determined the upkeep of the landmark was too much (maybe too costly??) and they decided to sell and eventually left the church when no one bought it.
The balcony was the area where the choir would sing along with the most beautiful organ. You can still see the organ on display in the new church in Comber.
On the high holidays, the church would be so full that they needed to have a "live-stream" mass with the overflow of people in the basement.
Although I'm not the most loyal attendee to the new parish anymore, this church was a big part of my childhood and I am still sad about the shut down. If you made it this far in the comments, I hope you enjoyed this tidbit of information.
Thank you for unlocking a piece of my childhood.
Great insights thanks so much
This is really sad The majority of people have stopped going to church. People have forgotten about God , but God has NOT forgotten about us ! May God have mercy on us all !
This church was abandoned in favour of a new build. It's a shame because it was gorgeous.
thats a darn shame, thanks for stopping by
Beautiful church. Such a shame it's been left to rot. Seeing all that furniture sure was weird and then the bed. Agreed that someone was living there. It saddens me to see abandoned churches. Thanks Dave and you stay safe now. When will there be another waterfall video?
This is the church I went to when I was a kid. I remember being there every Sunday in the pews then as a teen I'd be in the back as altar server. Pretty cool to see a tour of it now, thank you!
Thanks for watching, hope you liked the tour
Mine too!
I couldn't completely read the Latin on the ceiling above the alter. When gold leaf catches the light, it really blurs the lettering. Do you remember what it says?~APRIL LIPKE
I grew up going to this church. Even my grandparents got married in it.
It was abandoned along with 3 others; one in St Joachim which is still abandoned, one in Comber which was sold to the Mennonites and this one in Stoney point which was sold for 1$ to someone in toronto, though the taxes were too high for the occupants. (they have since left).
Such a shame for this beautiful place to be unused. I hope you liked the tour
I went to the school next door and I had always heard that it sold for a dollar but I didnt think it was actually true
Thank you for showing this video. I grew up in this church and it brought back a lot of memories and at the same time it was very sad to see what has become of the beautiful church. I no longer live in Stoney Point but I still have family there andbits been awhile since I've visited and I had no idea that the church is in this bad shape!
Thanks Melissa, I'm glad you liked it :)
Such a beautiful church. It' so sad that it will probably rot beyond repair and be torn down.
It sure is a beautiful space
One of your nicest explores! Thank you very much!
Glad you enjoyed it
This is the church in my hometown, population 500, maybe 600 now., Stoney Point, Ont. near Windsor Ontario, Canada “The gorgeous blue ceiling” used to have beautiful murals. I remember looking at them when bored with the sermon ;) The windows were all stained glass. The church organ was from the ground floor all the way up to the balcony area. It saddens me to have to look at a You Tube video to visit this church. . Maybe this video will attract an investor with some ideas and resources 🤞🏼
Amazing find, so magnificently incredible and inspiring. Keep up the great videos, I love watching all your explorations. ❤ Always love the intros too. 🥰
Diggin' the purple carpet! Looks like someone bought the church and started living there, maybe with ideas of remodeling to convert it to a home but never got to it
That is what happened, I went to church here often, we lived down the road, my Mom still lives there. When the amalgamated the churches in the area and built a new church down the road someone bought it with the intend to move his family in.(I guess they had a lot of children) I have no idea why that family abandoned it though, maybe money or it wasn't working? My husband said maybe it was haunted lol
Constructed in 1905 by Quebec Architect and Church Builder Louis Caron (1847-1917), at the cost of 23,000 dollars. The cornerstone was laid and blessed on 23 Oct 1905 by the Bishop Mgr McEvey.
Great info, thanks
This was epic really enjoyed this beautiful church And thanks again
Love the intro. A triple UBD. This is a very nice church. Id convert it to giant home. A great explore. Im just glad it has heritage status. Big hugs from Alberta.
No heritage status just abandonment sold to the lowest bidder....
A lot of the beautiful build still remains, but I can see people removed the church pews and were using this as something else besides a church. Same thing has happened in my city. Cathedral churches closed and younger people removed the church pews and turned it into something else. Makes me sad. I wish I could go back in time, and see these churches in their original form as a functioning church.
Hi there Dave great video. Cool intro very cool when you start that way in your video 📷 so cool 👍 you showed on spot that rim Rider didn't show in his video that was the attic so cool to see that part. But anyway great job on your video can't wait to see you on your next adventure so as that being said take care of yourself and stay safe out there.
Glad you enjoyed it
What a beautiful church ⛪😍. Thanks for sharing 👍
My band would rehearse in the basement of this church in Stoney Point in the 80’s. I still have a cassette recording of us playing there.
That's crazyA
I grew up in this church, spent hours of my childhood playing in the hall downstairs. My parents were in the choir, I was an alter server. We went to mass here 2-3 times a week. I went to school next door and would alter serve funerals during the day.
It was such a shame they closed this church, but the price tag to fix it up was so high. It was more money wise to close it and the sister parish in st joachim, and build a new church in comber.
The building had been bought by a couple who were living in the church as their home. They packed up and moved in the middle of the night because the church is apparently haunted.
Last I heard, they are getting ready to tear it down.
These Christian Churches should be honoured and kept in good order as historical monuments and for the imminent worldwide Christian revival
My dads house is 500 yards across a cornfield from this church. Used to skateboard on the front steps and parking lot. The Tavern across the street is abandon and in rough shape too.
Soo Awesome ! Love it ! 💕💕 Beautiful ! ❤️❤️
It is one beautiful building
I grew up in Stoney Point and attended this church as kid, both with school (St. John de Brebeuf was steps away) and on my own. Also used to go to Sea Scouts meetings in the basement.
Sadly, the township in which this church is located just voted to demolish it (December 2022). This beautiful building won't be around much longer.
Please contact the SSPX(Society of St. Pius the tenth) they will be happy to occupy it
Furniture is from various yards sales . My parents neighbour sold many of those pieces to the lady who lived there. His kids delivered it to the church!
Loving all the great info you locals are sending me!
Update: church is currently being torn down
Thank you for capturing this on video
sometimes an old church could be used for people that has lost everything I hope that's what this was . Thanks for sharing ❤❤❤ stay safe love ya
that building would make an amazing conversion to living spaces boiler room not furnace room
Those rugs are nice.And also very expensive. How'd they wind up being left there?
Somebody was living there, very nice place to live
On behalf of myself and myself 😂😂 excellent!!
Beautiful space , but guessing was a church, not a Cathedral (Which would indicate a seat of a diocese)
The balcony is actually called a choir loft 😉
You may also want to show some of the old hymnals (the green books I’m assuming?) to see the date on those. Curious on that.
This church looks like it’s been through the apocalypse but were you going upstairs or downstairs! 😆 …anyhow that ceiling is beautiful! Awesome video👏
pretty sure this is in my town there is another one right accross the street its a tavern. This place also sold for $1
Would be nice to have someone who has done some research on this church first. Historian, architect or at least someone who thinks we idiots need to know what a chair or sofa is.
Beautiful place and great explore
It really is!
It’s so beautiful
I think the random staged furniture was left there because after the church closed the space was used briefly as some type of thrift store and the furniture was left behind after it folded...then someone squatted there.
This church has recently come up in the news, from what I read the new owner wants to tear it down and build some houses/housing units on the property
Awesome
This looks familiar from riddim ryder awhile back
without heat, the winter will destroy that building also the roof needs replaced
I just have to ask and wonder why when you were touring the basement you didn't go into what was the kitchen area and where the refrigeration units were at time index 12:59? Other than that, a very nice well done and interesting video! When I was a new Christian back in the 1970's it was a vision of mine, to find some abandoned church and turn it into a Christian community according to Acts 4 32-35. Unfortunately it never happened. The closest I ever came was to tour a variety of other intentional communities, the longest of which was a Catholic worker community where I lived for a couple of years.
Please who ever is incharge, hand it over to the Society of St. Pius X, (SSPX).
You never showed the balcony. Disappointed.
Is this building close to a town? Must have been at one time...??
Beautifu church.This Abandoned Catholic Church in South Western Ontario, built in 1905 and left abandoned several years ago.At some point in time it seems to have been used as a residence or possibly an art community, but I honestly have no idea!
It gets SADDER & SADDER watching these Beautiful abandoned churches. Cost $23,000 to build in 1905 is incredible! The City council must all be morons, or satanist to even think about tearing this beautiful place down! With a population of 10 people I still wouldn’t tear it down. Architects in that City needs to be jailed to permit such an atrocity!
I dunno, it almost looks staged...
Almost like furniture displays....
Some of the pieces I'd actually be happy to own.
But I'm really glad it's not graffitied..
It is Beautiful church
There should have been some “secret rooms” off the altar.
the stained class in that church is worth thousands that's not an exaggeration
Nice old church .
Decommissioned in 2002? New church up the road.. annunciation church was the first to go through the cluster process with Comber and St Joachim churches of the area.
Thanks for the info
Good one. I still feel weird, when a Church is Demolished or goes Abandoned. I wouldn't even be surprised, if the Demolishers are Cursed. Thanks.
A church is a group of believers worshiping the same god. Thankfully. Nobody will be getting cursed. Still hurts to see the old buildings torn down or rotten
Later in the years though they did change the definition to signify the building it self. But I don’t believe it. Ive hiked to a cave with a few scout buddies and had church there. Im sticking to the biblical definition for sure.
If ya get a group of two or more. You can have church anywhere 😄😄
I want to live in it
Very sad😓🙏🙏🙏
It appears that the organ has been removed
Wow you duplicated yourself, do you have magic powers?
Terrible threes! LOL A beautiful church it does look as if squatters had a nice place to stay for awhile.
ooh three times the fun, or trouble tehhee
So sad
4:45 Sacristy not kitchen
Missing pipe organ? Must have been removed to another location.
Look triplets lol 😆
i got Bapized her