Have you always wanted to Beach United and learn more about its history? We will have our Doors Open all weekend (Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25 from 10am-5pm) as a part of the City of Toronto event. Entry is free and our building is fully accessible.
As a part of our programming, we will have organist Sebastian Moreno perform and demonstrate on our historic Guilbault-Thérien organon Saturday, May 24at4:00pm.
On Sunday, May 25 at 10:30am, join us for a special music-filled worship service, as our music director Dr. Steven Webb guides us through the history of North American folk music and its relation to contemporary acts of worship and justice. Later in the afternoon at 2:00pm, we invite the public to participate in our jam session (feel free to bring your own instrument, or just your voice!) in our Main Hall.
This year’s Ecofair at Beach United will be on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 10am-2pm. Get inspired, get involved, and bring the entire family. There will be food, vendors, and exhibitors – bring something in to our Repair Café, or your bike for a free tune-up!
If you are still interested in being a vendor or non-profit exhibitor, please fill out our online application form. If you are interested in volunteering the day of, please fill out this form.
And if you are curious as to why a church might be interested in environmental issues, please take a look at this blog post. For photos and videos of previous Ecofair events, see below.
Beach United Church is excited to present in collaboration with The Royal Canadian College of Organists, Bach Walk in the Beaches. Enjoy three separate 40 min concerts on the same day starting from 1pm at St. Aidan, 2pm at Beaches Presbyterian, and finally at 3pm at Beach United with organist Jean-Paul Feo. Take a casual walk between locations as you experience an afternoon full of the wondrous music of J.S. Bach in celebration of his 340th birthday.
1:00 p.m. – St. Aidan’s in the Beach 2:00 p.m. – Beaches Presbyterian Church 3:00 p.m. – Beach United Church
The suggested minimum donation for the Jean-Paul Feo concert is $15. There will be refreshments and cake around 3:45pm, following the concert at Beach United.
We are excited to present our very own choir member and local jazz vocalist Sheila Brand, joined by Beach United’s Music Director Dr. Steven Webb on piano, and Malcolm Connor on bass as they present a selection of vocal jazz favourites on Saturday, March 1st at 4:30pm to welcome in the start of spring.
Entry is pay-what-you-can, with a suggest minimum of $15 with proceeds going towards our music and community programs.
Sheila Brand has appeared in leading roles in London, New York and across Canada. Graduate of the Dalhousie University Bachelor of Music Program, Sheila’s career took her to opera school in London, England, then to the world premiere of Britten’s “Death In Venice” at the Royal Opera House.
With English Music Theatre (Colin Graham), she played Pamina in “The Magic Flute”, Sophie in Tom Jones and several other roles in London and Europe.
Sheila moved into music theatre playing Sonia Walsk in “They’re Playing our Song” in London’s West End, Nellie in “South Pacific” (Leicester Haymarket), Doatsey Mae and Mona in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” (West End and Broadway), Vera in “Pal Joey” (Theatre Calgary), Julie in “Carousel” (Rainbow Stage). She also played leads in “The Shooting of Dan McGrew”,“Menopositive” (Theatre Orangeville and Ontario tour) and “Colours in the Storm” (Theatre Aquarius).
Her film and television roles include Martha Inc, and Dancing In the Dark, starring Victoria Principal.
On her return to Canada, she taught singing and acting in music theatre at Sheridan College. With the TDSB, she led several choirs, which appeared at the Skydome and Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts and Sheila now runs a jazz choir.
Her most beloved productions are her two sons, Michael and Sam.
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Steven Webb is a Tkarón:to based composer, performer and sound designer. Webb creates new music from an eclectic mix of influences including retro science-fiction, horror, 1990s computer software, and the orchestral cinematic tradition.
Webb creates art primarily by investing in community-based music making, aligning his musical output and practices to create closer communities through public performances, sound installations, and musical recordings.
Webb’s artistic output ranges from works for orchestra, to choirs, to glitch electronica scores for video games. A recent graduate from the Doctorate of Musical Arts program at the University of Toronto, he currently works as a full-time composer, performer and sound designer.
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Malcolm Connor is a Toronto based bassist with over a decade of freelance experience in the city’s vibrant music scene.
In this time, Malcolm has performed and recorded an eclectic array of music from jazz, to indie and hip-hop.
Malcolm was the recipient of the “SUBA institute award for performance excellence” (2013), and the “TD Discovery Series bursary” (2017).
