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The first organized congregation of Protestants began in Quebec City after 1759. However French Protestants know as "huguenots" had been in Quebec City in the early beginnings.                                                                   On January 1, 1845 a group of seventeen people professing Baptist principles met and organised the first Baptist church in the City of Quebec under the leadership of the Reverend W.H. Landon.  Their first place of worship was in an upper room of St. Andrew's School on Hope Hill, which was later renamed to rue Sainte-Famille.  They moved to the corner of Sainte-Anne and des Jardins where the Clarendon Hotel now stands. In 1849, the Baptists congregated at the former Wesleyan Chapel on the corner of Sainte-Anne and Sainte-Angèle. Later, in 1853, the members purchased a lot on McMahon Street (corner of d'Auteuil). The Baptist Chapel building was designed by the architects Staveley and Dunlevie according to a neo-classical style. Cut stone was brought in from Château-Richer and L'Ange-Gardien to build the walls. The opening service was held on March 25, 1854 in a sanctuary that could hold one hundred people.  In 1877, due to a growing congregation and the need for a Sunday School hall, an extension was added directly behind the church property. Harry Staveley was again sollicited to build a two-story brick building facing Elgin Street. The opening ceremonies were held on March 21, 1878. The original building is still standing today on McMahon Street.

QBC 1845 to 1915