St Jax Montréal was first opened for worship in May 1864 under its formal and historic (and ongoing) name of St. James the Apostle Anglican Church.

This name arose when a British army regiment was garrisoned in Montreal at the time, owing to the American Civil War, and the officers took to playing cricket beside the newly built church.

In the Fall of 2015, it was announced that the parish of St. James the Apostle would be dissolved at the end of the civil year, with a new church plant supported by Holy Trinity Brompton to be installed on site in 2016.

St. James the Apostle had strong ties with the Victoria Rifles of Canada, and the close association continued until the regiment disbanded in November 1995.

[2] [3] The church garden is open to the public daily during office hours and has been recently renovated by volunteers from Innovation Jeunes.

The panel to the left represents Christ blessing the little children and is in memory of the Judah family who were generous members of the church at the turn of the century.

There used to be a rood screen to separate the nave from the choir, but it was eventually removed to provide ceiling decorations towards the top of the centre aisle.