Church of St. John the Evangelist
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Church of St. John the Evangelist

Also known as Saint John the Evangelist Cemetery

Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario, Canada

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    Kitchener, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Ontario Canada
    Coordinates: 43.45237, -80.49399
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Church of England missionaries first made visits to the village of Berlin (now Kitchener) in the 1830s, preaching in English in this German town. The Anglican congregation grew and in April 1861 the present location was acquired for a permanent church built of red brick. In 1894 the decision was made to build a new, larger church of red brick in the same location and it was ready for the first service on October 7, 1894. This church still stands today with some later additions.



The Bowlby family had been instrumental in support of the church since its beginnings. When Captain George Herbert Bowlby, Director of Medical Service in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, died in November 1916 in England, his ashes were returned to Canada and interred in the wall at the rear of the church with a new stained glass window above in his memory. In later years the ashes of his wife Adine and his brother David were also interred there.



In 1999 a Memorial Garden was constructed on the lawn of the church, a place for quiet reflection that was used for human ashes. Soon after, the provincial government got involved and the area was legally designated as a cemetery. The cemetery is active today.



Church of England missionaries first made visits to the village of Berlin (now Kitchener) in the 1830s, preaching in English in this German town. The Anglican congregation grew and in April 1861 the present location was acquired for a permanent church built of red brick. In 1894 the decision was made to build a new, larger church of red brick in the same location and it was ready for the first service on October 7, 1894. This church still stands today with some later additions.



The Bowlby family had been instrumental in support of the church since its beginnings. When Captain George Herbert Bowlby, Director of Medical Service in the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, died in November 1916 in England, his ashes were returned to Canada and interred in the wall at the rear of the church with a new stained glass window above in his memory. In later years the ashes of his wife Adine and his brother David were also interred there.



In 1999 a Memorial Garden was constructed on the lawn of the church, a place for quiet reflection that was used for human ashes. Soon after, the provincial government got involved and the area was legally designated as a cemetery. The cemetery is active today.



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