Merton Street Gospel Mission Commemorative plaque, 1977.
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Resource ID
6071
Access
Open
Address
The Mission Ground Parkette, 399 Merton Street, Toronto, ON M4S 1B4
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
1977
Historical Themes
Faith and Religion, Health Care
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1835-1899, 1900-1953, 1954-1998
Caption
Merton Street Gospel Mission Commemorative plaque, 1977.
Description
On this site from 1890 to 1970 stood the Merton Street Gospel Mission, a non-denominational church and one of the first centres of worship in the Davisville community. It sponsored missionary and charitable works and adopted war orphans around the world. Instrumental in its founding was Dr. Emma L. Skinner Gordon, one of the first women doctors in Canada and an inspiration behind the establishment of Women's College Hospital. In 1898 she started at the Mission both the Baraca and Philethea Societies, which were religious and educational clubs.
Marker lat / long: 43.69847, -79.384474 (WGS84)