An old Guelph church has a brand new name.
St. James the Apostle and St. Matthias will now be known as The Church of the Apostles, says the Anglican Diocese of Niagara.
"The re-naming comes as the congregations of St. James the Apostle and St. Matthias seek to affirm their covenant relationship," the diocese wrote in its newsletter.
Two separate Anglican churches, St. James and St. Matthias, united in 2013 when it was decided to close the St. Matthias location on Kortright Road, where it had stood for almost 40 years. That property was sold to developers.
"The new name also keeps the heritage of the congregations’ former names, with Matthias and James both being among Jesus’ apostles," says the newsletter.
The church has stood at its current location since 1892.
