St. Patrick�s Church, Saintsbury is situated on half an acre of land one-quarter mile west of
Saintsbury Line on Mount Carmel Drive the most southern part of Perth Deanery.

The land was donated to the Diocese of Huron by John and Margaret Smyth in 1860 for the
purpose of erecting a church. Mr. Smyth is buried on the property and a
plaque to his memory is displayed in the church.

In 1861 a log church was built and opened for worship, replaced by the present building in 1893.
The pioneers from the community hauled brick for the church by teams of horses and
wagons from the brickyard in Crediton.

In 1909 a Parish Hall was built and named the �Racey Memorial Hall� in recognition of
Rev. C. L. Racey. The construction was under the direction of Edgar B. Smyth
the grandson of the original land donor.

St. Patrick�s Senior Women�s Auxiliary was formed in 1894 and through the years has been
blessed with many faithful devoted women. St. Patrick�s continues today with an
ACW and several descendants of the founders are still present and active.

St. Patrick�s has an active Sunday School and the young people
remain faithful and assist as readers, servers and choir members when
called upon for church worship.

Borrowing a quote from the Century Celebration (1960)
�St. Patrick�s has been a living witness to God for the past years because our forefathers
felt it was their primary duty to maintain a place of worship�.
We at St. Patrick�s continue to feel that way today.