Between 1852 and 1866, English Christianity was represented solely by Holy Trinity Church, now Holy Trinity Cathedral, located in the center of Port of Spain, less than one kilometer away. Trinidad was also part of the Diocese of Barbados. The Anglicans who lived in Belmont therefore attended Holy Trinity Church. In 1850, Rev. S.L.B. Richards, the Rector of the Holy Trinity, impressed by the number of Anglicans at Belmont and the frequency with which they worshipped at Holy Trinity, formalized a plan to start a mission at Belmont. He rented a two-roomed house at the corner of Lockhart Lane and Belmont Circular Road. From this building, he conducted Sunday and weekday services and started a school with Ms. Lucian Crawford as teacher.

In 1856, two parcels of land were donated by Mr. Charles Warner for the purpose of erecting a church. In 1860, four adjoining parcels were bought by Rev. S.L.B. Richards. The entire site now stretched from Belmont Circular Road on the east to Pelham Street on the west which is the current site of the church. The parishioners worked tirelessly and soon erected a wooden structure which accommodated two hundred persons. The building was named St. Margaret, a name that remained from here to the present. Both school and church were moved to this new site where they remained for thirty-four years.

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