A fire that ripped through a historic Toronto church more than a year ago may have been deliberately set.

The Anglican Diocese of Toronto and St. Anne’s Church on Gladstone Avenue said in a statement Sunday they have been informed by Toronto police and the Office of the Fire Marshal that the June 9, 2024, fire at St. Anne’s Anglican Church is being treated as a suspected arson.

“We are devastated to hear that the fire that destroyed the congregation of St. Anne’s building on Gladstone may have been deliberately set. As this new reality sinks in, we pray for the congregation of St. Anne’s,” Bishop Kevin Robertson, a suffragan bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto, said in the statement.

“May they continue to be a light to the community, providing hope and compassion to those in need.

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