About the Church
Our Story
The parishes of St. Chad's, its first service taking place on Sept. 11th, 1955, and St. Richard's, first service on Oct. 25th, 1959, were both mission off-shoots of St.Luke's Anglican Church, created to serve Anglicans in the Gordon Head area. Both parishes proved to be too small for economical administration, and in 1963 the Diocese amalgamated the two churches. In August St. Chad's closed, and all services were held at St. Richard's from September 1st, which coincided with the appointment of Archdeacon Hendy as the rector of the newly founded St. Dunstan's.
Over 40 years later, St. Dunstan's is still a vital, growing part of our community with many activities and resources that serve a wide variety of needs.
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Significant Dates
February 6, 1966
First service in St. Dunstan's Anglican Church.
March 6, 1966
Formal dedication, with some 400 people in attendance.
May 1988
Some members of the St. Dunstan's parish traveled to England to take part in a walking pilgrimage from Glastonbury to Canterbury, for a celebration in the cathedral on the 19th, marking one thousand years since the death of their patron saint.
January 14, 1996
Our present rector, John Alfred Steele, was inducted as rector of St. Dunstan's.
June 2006
St. Dunstan's celebrates its 40th anniversary.