"Even before there was a church in Tofino, people gathered to worship. Every Sunday, the Garrard family would haul their organ down to the community hall where lay readers would lead a service. In the spring of 1911, however, it seemed as if Tofino would get its own church.

"St. Columba Anglican Church was built in 1913 with funds sent from England and the instructions to build a church “on the most beautiful spot on Vancouver Island” in memory of Francis Beresford Wright. The Anglican bishop at the time decided that the most “beautiful spot” was in Tofino and he appointed George Aitkens to design the church.""

-Tofino Arts Council

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Photo provided to the Tofino Arts Council by the Tofino Clayoquot Heritage Museum Collection