OLD ST. EDWARD'S CHURCH & THE LOYALISTS
Sunday, August 16th, I attended the anniversary service at Old St. Edward's Anglican Church in Clementsport, Nova Scotia which was constructed by Loyalists of Dutch ancestry and others in 1795. They settled in the area after arriving from New York at the close of the American Revolution. Old St. Edward's Church The sign located in front of the church reads: This Church was built by the United Empire Loyalists when they settled in the area in 1784. It was consecrated by Bishop Inglis, 1st Bishop of Nova Scotia. Annual memorial services are held the 3rd Sunday of each August. At the service which I attended the sermon was given by the current Bishop of Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island, the Right Reverend Sandra Fyfe. The Church was consecrated by Bishop Charle Inglis on September 17, 1797. With Bishop Sandra Fyfe During the service an old Dutch Hymn of Thanksgiving was sung and the flag of the Netherlands hangs on a wall in the church recognizing contri...