Discovering Ontario · Drawing 03 of 32
Nazrey Church
Amherstburg
In Amherstburg, Black community members built this small stone church. It reminds us of their faith and their strong wish to live free.
Did you know?
People who had escaped slavery in the United States built Nazrey Church in 1848.
Look together
Why is it important to take care of this church and tell its story?
An idea to try
Draw a building front with one door and three arched windows.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
Nazrey Church recalls Amherstburg’s Black community and people who arrived through Underground Railroad networks. That expression means networks helping people escape slavery, not an underground train. The stone chapel is preserved as a place of remembrance. The drawing simplifies its stonework.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be combined or imagined. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- Parks Canada: Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal ChurchPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Page prepared on October 3, 2026. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
This drawing is from the book My Ontario to Colour
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