History

St. Alban's, Richmond was established in Brighouse, Richmond in 1925 as an outstation of the parish of St. Anne, Steveston. Earlier parochial work had been conducted in the area, an area including the whole of Lulu Island, from St. Anne, Steveston. Churches included St. Jerome's, opened in 1902 and closed in 1915, and St. Alban, Eburne, which opened before 1900 and burned down in 1912. Later, St. Thomas' Mission was also opened in East Richmond in 1926 as an extension of the parish. This mission closed during the 1940's. St. Alban's remained associated with St. Anne, Steveston until it received its own incumbent in 1953.

St. Alban's has always been an important part of the Richmond community. The Church was at the centre of community life in the early days. St. Alban's has a strong social service focus which is manifested in the nature of outreach programmes. The Parish founded (but no longer operates) the Richmond Child Daycare Centre and the Richmond Food Bank. We now offer a weekly Community Meal which is described later in this brochure.

St. Alban's is one of three Anglican parishes within the City of Richmond. It is part of the Richmond-Delta Deanery, Diocese of New Westminster.

There are 200 families on the Parish List.

On Sundays we presently have an 8:30 a.m. and a 10:00 a.m. service. BAS and BCP are each used once each Sunday.

115th Anniversary of the Parish of St. Alban

Bishop Michael Ingham visited on Sunday, June 22, 2008 to help the parish celebrate the 115th Birthday of the Church of St. Alban in Richmond.