 By the 1860s, some parishioners of the already long-established St. Paul's Church, in Charlottetown, had been exposed to the Oxford Movement through their travels, and wanted to erect a new church building where the teachings and liturgical observances of that movement could be reflected and practiced.Land for the new church was made available by Mr.William Cundall, and construction began in 1867.By the spring of 1869, the building was completed, and Mr. Cundall then officially gave the land to the church on June 1, 1869.