The Mustard Seed Church (10635 96th Street) will be decommissioned on Thursday, August 27 at 10 a.m.  All are welcome to come for this ceremony. The building will be demolished in the following weeks.  

The Mustard Seed Church officially closed its doors on October 24th, 2024. Food Hamper services shifted to the Wellness Centre (11355 105th Avenue). People can also access Mustard Seed programs and services through the Community Impact Centre Canora (15740 Stony Plain Road) and at the Mosaic Centre at 12758 Fort Road.  

Why is the church being decommissioned? The building is over 100 years old. Many structural conditions were identified that were too costly to restore the building to safety standards. The Mustard Seed decided that it was more important to invest donor dollars to continue providing valuable services than to invest in the restoration.  

The McCauley Then and Now historical booklet states that the church was first constructed in 1912 as the Dutch Baptist Church, then, the First German Baptist Church, later renamed Central Baptist Church. It goes on to explain:

In 1973, Friar’s Steakhouse bought the property to offer licensed dining and dancing with live entertainment direct from Las Vegas. By 1979, after a brief iteration as ‘The May-flower,’ Danny Hooper’s Stockyard Night Club opened for business here…When Danny Hooper consolidated his numerous ventures, the church was again empty until 1993 when The Mustard Seed moved in.

Plans are underway for the future use of the site and will be announced at a later date. 

For more information, visit theseed.ca.

Kate Quinn is a McCauley resident.