James Nisbet became the first settled minister and remained until 1862, when he was appointed as a missionary,[2] first to the Red River Colony,[3] and later to Prince Albert, Saskatchewan.

Knox Presbyterian Church Oakville began with a simple service in 1833 attended by 11 worshippers in a wooden frame building on the east bank of the 16 Mile Creek.

The settlement, on land surrendered by the Mississauga Indians, was in the midst of the last great virgin forest remaining between York and Hamilton Bay.

Early services in the pioneer shipbuilding port, with its nearby stands of highly prized white oak trees, were held in such places as a cabinet maker's shop.

The window was donated by Cecil Marlatt, owner of a great family tannery, who died 8 years later bankrupt.

[4] Completed in 1956, the new section along Dunn Street now includes the parlour the library, counting room, office, and the nursery.