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Albion Gardens Presbyterian Church (Toronto, Ont.)
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Albion Gardens Presbyterian Church (Toronto, Ont.)
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Albion Gardens Presbyterian Church in Toronto, Ontario was established in late 1957. The first church service was held on Oct. 6th in Albion Gardens Public School and the congregation was formally established on Dec. 15. The Rev. Frank Slavik was appointed as minister to the new congregation. He also served the congregation at Pine Ridge until 1959. In that year, the congregation also began construction of a church building, which was opened Dec. 14, 1961. Rev. Slavik served until 1963 and was followed by Rev. John Carr (1963-1970), Rev. James Crabb (1970-1974), Rev. Victor Raisin (1974-1982), Rev. Lorna Raper (1982-1987), Rev. John Taylor (1987-1993), Rev. Sarah Kim (1995-2001), and since 2001, Rev. Marion Schaffer.