Christmas Bazaars in Sandwich 2022

Next Saturday, Nov. 19th, visit two historical churches – Beford United & St. John’s Anglican Church, as they are set to host their own Christmas Bazaar!

Located at the crossroads of Brock & Sandwich St. shop holiday goodies, gifts, decor and collectibles.

Date: Sat. Nov. 19

Times & Location:

• 9 AM – 2 PM: St. John’s Anglican Church – Parish Hall (3284 Sandwich Street @ Westgate Apts.)
• 9 AM – 3 PM: Bedford United Church (3340 Sandwich Street)

Sandwich Heritage Walking Tour:

St. John’s Anglican Church and Cemetery are important components in the heritage character of the neighbourhood. It is also notable that civic and religious uses were planned for when Sandwich was originally laid out. The four corners of Sandwich and Brock Streets were reserved for these uses. With the exception of St. John’s Church Hall, which was replaced by senior citizen housing in the 1990s, these uses remain as planned.

St. John’s Anglican Church and Cemetery have had a 200-year association with significant events and persons in the former Town of Sandwich, now part of Windsor. The oldest continuous European settlement west of Montreal, Sandwich became the seat of government of the Western District of Upper Canada (Ontario) in 1796.

Founded in 1802, St. John’s was the first Protestant church in the area and the mother church not only of the Western District, but of the Michigan territory as well. Richard Pollard, formerly sheriff and registrar of the Western District, was the first Anglican minister. During the 1800s, St. John’s played a role in the formation of other Anglican parishes in present-day Windsor…Read more.

According to Tourism Windsor Essex Pelee Island, Bedford United Church was made famous by the gun-toting Methodist Minister “The Fighting Parson” during the days of Prohibition.