Help Preserve our Island’s History

You can help preserve Salt Spring Island’s history! St. Paul’s Church in Fulford Harbour is in need of restoration work. Your donation will contribute to the preservation and restoration of the oldest church in the Gulf Islands.

Construction of St. Paul’s church began in 1880. The church has been a beacon and landmark for travellers. It is hailed as the most photographed site on Salt Spring Island! The cemetery adjacent to the church is the burial place of many of the island’s early settlers including the Hawaiians.

Among the projects to be undertaken are

• restoration the cupola and cross
• installation of the rose window dating back to the 1880’s
• roof repairs
• improvements to the historic cemetery adjacent to the church including the creation of a marker to commemorate those in unmarked graves, many belonging to the Hawaiian settlers.
• restoration of the picket fence

photos of the removal of the cupola on July 28, 2007

Donations may be mailed to :
St. Paul’s Restoration Project
2731 Fulford Ganges Road
Salt Spring Island
V8K 1Z3

For further information call Lonia MacLeod at 653-9864 or Emily Hepburn at 653-4949.
A visit to the Salt Spring Island Archives will provide you an excellent visual history of St. Paul’s Church:

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