corner is now home to a Spiritualist building that was constructed after West's departure. While long the church for a small rural community, the area around the Asbury congregation changed dramatically with the rise of the suburbs as the Bathurst and Lawrence became part of the rapidly growing suburbs of North York. In the 1950s it was decided that with the families from the former West Congregation, and many newcomers to the community, a new larger church was needed, and the current structure was constructed in that decade. See also List of United Church of Canada churches in Toronto References "War of 1812 veteran cleared land for Asbury church." Harold Hilliard. Toronto Star. Jun 2, 1987. pg. N.10 United Church of Canada churches in Toronto Gothic Revival architecture in Toronto Burned buildings and structures in Canada Gothic Revival church buildings in Canada 20th-century United Church of Canada church buildings