Fergus, Ontario is on the Grand River north of Guelph, 100km west of Toronto.Members of St. Andrew's began meeting in 1834 and were the first Presbyterian congregation established between Guelph and Georgian Bay. The cornerstone of their first church was laid in 1835, replaced by the present stone structure completed in 1862. This attractive Gothic Revival building was designed by David Murray of Guelph and built of locally quarried stone. St. Andrew's was the religious focus of this Scottish community during the second half of the 19th century. The "auld kirk yard" behind the church, the village's first burial ground, holds the remains of most of the early settlers.
Since its completion, St. Andrew's has undergone several interior and exterior alterations, notably the erection in 1968 of a large addition incorporating Sunday school and meeting rooms and Fellowship Hall. The church, nevertheless, retains much of its original character.
St Andrew's Presbyterian, Fergus will be open on Saturday, June 28 from 10am to 4pm as part of the Doors Open Ontario program.