Church. A minority of Presbyterians from St. Paul's PC (then located north of Bloor) joined, as St Paul's (which merged with Dovercourt Road PC in 1968, Chalmers in 1980, Dufferin Street PC in 1994, and closed in June 2005) remained within the Presbyterian Church in Canada. In the 1950s, as the earlier families emigrated to the suburbs, the congregation shrank. A number of strategies were tried to increase attendance: one of these was the Sunday Evening Forums, wherein the Sunday evening sermon was replaced by a panel discussion on social issues among prominent guests. Running from 1944 to 1951, noted panelists included Tim Buck, who lived nearby. The small congregation had difficulty maintaining the old structure, and they began to rent out the building for concerts and plays. Increasingly, the building became better known for its role as a theatre than for being a church. In 1985, the congregation finally opted to leave the building, and it now meets at nearby Trinity-St. Paul's United Church. The building then became a permanent and well-known theatre. In 2000, the United Church of Canada sold the building to George Randolph Jr. References "Theatre needs angel; Parking requirements doom venerable Bathurst unless saviour comes to the rescue", Ariel Teplitsky. Toronto Star. Toronto, Ont.: Mar 6, 2000. pg. 1. Early History source: T.E. Champion, The Methodist Churches of Toronto, 1899, William Briggs, Toronto. External links Churches in Toronto Theatres in Toronto Gothic Revival architecture in Toronto Former churches in Canada