In comparison to its surroundings the building is very large on both vertical and horizontal planes. At the time of construction it was very likely one of the tallest buildings in the area. Beliefs According to the church's pastor, the congregation adheres in principle to a Calvinistic Baptist theology. It is a member of the Sovereign Grace Fellowship of Canada. The Toronto Baptist Seminary and Bible College is adjacent to the church, and closely associated with it. Library The church also has its own library known as the Bookroom. Notes References Fitch, E. R., Editor (1911). The Baptists of Canada. Toronto: The Standard Publishing Company. Morgan, Henry James (1912). The Canadian Men and Women of the Time. Toronto: William Briggs. Wilson, Paul Robert (1995). "Baptists and Business: Central Canadian Baptists and the Secularization of the Businessman at Toronto's Jarvis Street Baptist Church, 1848–1921." PhD dissertation, The University of Western Ontario. Haykin, Michael A.G., and Roy M. Paul, Editors (2018). Set for the Defense of the Gospel: A Bicentennial History of Jarvis Street Baptist cHURCH, 1818–2018. Toronto: Jarvis Street Baptist Church. External links Official Website of the Jarvis Street Baptist Church Churches completed in 1875 19th-century Baptist churches Baptist churches in Toronto