The churches of St. Lawrence Parish
are served by two priests.

In addition to their leadership in worship and the councils of our churches,
St. Lawrence Parish is supported by a dedicated team of part-time deacons,
retired priests, lay staff and volunteers.

Fr. Adam began his curacy at All Saints, Westboro, in November of 2019, and was quickly ordained a deacon in December.  Shortly after the pandemic hit he continued his curacy at the Church of the Ascension, in downtown Ottawa.

Adam was born and raised in the small town of Mount Forest, in Southwestern Ontario, where he attended his family’s local United Church.  Enthusiasm for church life led him to be the youngest person to hold a position on the United Church’s General Council Executive. Shortly after starting his Bachelor’s degree in Sociology at Trent University in Peterborough (2010-2015), Adam began his journey to the Anglican Church of Canada. He completed his MDiv at Trinity College (2015-2019) where he was the first solo person to be the student Head of Divinity for two years in a row and completed several internships at a variety of inner city and suburban parishes.

Adam loves to be creative in his spare time. He was a choral scholar at both parish churches and Trinity College and so loves to sing.  Adam also has a love of photography, and is slowly learning how to do basic woodworking. In his spare time he likes to be out in nature, or visiting cafés with a good book, or even just spending time at home with a good movie.

Contact Adam:
Tel: 613 933 3991
Cell: 705 559 8246
E: fatheradambrown [at] gmail.com

Although Cynthia was born and raised in Glengarry, over the years she has lived in several different places including Texas, Honduras, and Northern and Southern Ontario. Along the way, Cynthia has had the privilege of worshiping with various faith groups and denominations and is passionate about building ecumenical relationships. Her work with long-term care facilities has also nurtured a passion for pastoral care and the spiritual well-being of patients and residents in hospitals, hospices and long-term care centers. 

Cynthia is married to her husband Donald, a dairy farmer in Williamstown, and together they have 4 children (Clinton - 8, Noal - 6, Tessa - 4, Quinn - 2). Life is never dull on the farm and there is always something to be done, but they enjoy making time for swimming and camping in the summer, and skiing and skating in the winter.

Contact Cynthia:
Tel: 613 347 3804 (Church)
Cell: 613 551 2670
E: revcynthiamaclachlan [at] gmail.com

Former (and Current) Rectors

Trinity Church, Cornwall

1784-1803 The Reverend John Stuart
The Reverend John Bryan
The Reverend James Sutherland Rudd
1803-1812 The Honourable and Right Reverend John Strachan
1813-1814 The Very Reverend John Bethune
1814-1817 The Reverend William Devereux Baldwyn
The Reverend Salter Jehoshaphat Mountain
1830-1840 The Reverend George Archbold
1840-1842 The Reverend Alexander Williams
1842-1846 The Reverend John Gerbrand Beek Lindsay
1846-1871 The Venerable Henry Patton
1871-1879 The Reverend Canon James Abraham Preston
1879-1894 The Reverend Canon Charles Biggar Pettit
1894-1906 The Reverend Robert Leckie Mulock Houston
1906-1914 The Reverend Thomas James Stiles
1914-1933 The Venerable William Netten
1933-1940 The Venerable John Edwin Lindsay
1948-1958 The Venerable Harold Arthur Edmund Clarke
1958-1967 The Venerable William Douglas McLaren Christie
1967-1972 The Venerable Wilfred Hankin Bradley
1972-1977 The Venerable Philip Sidney Irwin
1977-1985 The Reverend Canon Bain Peever
1985-1988 The Reverend Bruce Pellegrin
1988-1991 The Reverend Fred Allen
1991-1996 The Reverend Wayne Thomas
1996-2007 The Reverend Ross Moulton
2008-2018 The Venerable Frank Kirby
2018-2020 †The Reverend Patrick Stevens
2020-2023 †The Venerable Peter Crosby
2023- †The Reverend Adam Joseph Brown

Saint John the Evangelist, Lancaster

1899-1902 The Reverend Arthur Hrny Whalley
1902-1905 The Reverend William Henry Green
1906-1909 The Reverend Thomas Bailey
1909-1913 The Reverend Arthur James Fitzpatrick
1913-1914 The Reverend John Lister Coles
1914-1916 Vacant
1916-1917 The Reverend Harry Bruce
1917-1924 Vacant
1924-1945 The Reverend James Lionel Homer
1945-1947 The Reverend Richard Goodwin Fiander
1947-1961 The Reverend Harold Norman Oswald Hodder
1961-1964 The Reverend Canon James Samuel Kings Tyrrell
1964-1965 Vacant
1965-1971 The Reverend Stephen Bertram Kenward
1971-1974 The Reverend W. Donald Chapman
1974-1979 The Reverend Cyril Coleridge Watson
1979-1984 The Reverend Gordon H. Worden
1984-1989 The Reverend Roger Steinke
1989-1998 The Reverend Dean K. Purdy
1998-2003 The Reverend Daniel Gregory Howard
2003-2014 Vacant/Unclear Serving
2014-2020 †The Reverend Patrick Stephens
2020-2023 †The Venerable Peter Crosby
2023- †The Reverend Adam Joseph Brown

Christ Church - Seaway, Long Sault

1958-1960 The Reverend L.J.F. MacMorine
1960-1964 The Reverend R. Harry Hobbs
1965-1971 The Reverend Harry Manning Preece
1971-1974 The Reverend G. Kent Doe
1974-1981 The Reverend Lionel Payne Durrett
1981-1985 The Reverend Bryan M. Beveridge
1985-1993 The Reverend Francis D. Whitten
1993-1997 The Reverend Douglas Stocker
1998-2002 The Reverend Peter Crosby
2002-2004 The Reverend Carol Hotte
2005-2014 The Reverend Stephen Silverthorne
2014-2020 †The Reverend Patrick Stephens
2020-2023 †The Venerable Peter Crosby
2023- †The Reverend Adam Joseph Brown

†Indicates a Rector of the Area Parish of the Saint Lawrence