St. Paul's Presbyterian Church is a Presbyterian congregation located in the community of Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. Early history Between 1850 and 1866, Presbyterian services were held in Little Glace Bay by Rev. Dr. Hugh MacLeod, Minister of Union Presbyterian Church, Mira Ferry; MacLeod had come to Cape Breton in 1849 from the Free Church of Scotland. In March 1867, the Rev. Alexander Farquharson Jr., son of a pioneer Minister at Grand River was inducted as the first minister of the newly formed (December 1866) congregation in Glace Bay. The following year, a church building was constructed by the congregation on the corner of Commercial and York streets. Farquharson left in 1876 to replace MacLeod in nearby Sydney. In 1881 the Rev. James Forbes was inducted as minister of St. Paul's and as the communities around Glace Bay grew, he founded the congregations of Chalmers in Dominion, and Gordon in Reserve Mines. In 1892 these congregations separated from St. Paul's and became a self-sustaining pastoral charge, until they too, were self-supporting a few years later. Growth and expansion In 1895, a larger church was constructed by the firm of Rhodes and Currie in the Romanesque Revival style at an approximate cost of $20,000 and the congregation officially became known as St. Paul's. The church was dedicated by the Rev. Dr. James Robertson who was a well known Western Canada Missions superintendent. In 1902 a hall was built in nearby Caledonia. In 1903 Knox (now Knox United Church, Glace Bay) congregation was formed by members of St. Paul's. Rev Forbes resigned, and the Rev. D.M. Gillies was inducted as Minister of St. Paul's. In 1905, St Luke's Church in Donkin became a separate congregation. in 1908 a pipe organ was installed by the firm of Casavant Frères. In 1909 Warden Church, New Aberdeen, became self-sustaining. Fire and rebuilding In 1912, a fire destroyed the interior of the church. Rebuilding the facilities took some time. The 50th anniversary of St Paul's was in 1916 but was not celebrated until 1918. In 1925, The Presbyterian Church in Canada voted to merge with the Methodist Church of Canada and the Congregationalist Union to form the United Church of Canada. St. Paul's congregation, and about 30% of other Presbyterian congregations in Canada, voted not to participate in the merger and remained independent of the newly formed church. The terms Continuing Presbyterians and Non-Concurring Presbyterians