Discovering Ontario · Drawing 03 of 32
Nazrey Church
Amherstburg · Ontario
In Amherstburg, Black community members built this small stone church. It tells a story of faith and determination to live in freedom.
Did you know?
People who had escaped slavery built Nazrey Church in 1848.
Look together
Which windows have rounded tops?
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.
Look together: Which windows have rounded tops? Draw a building front with one door and three arched windows.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Simplified interpretation for colouring. Settings and people may be composed. Details, distances and proportions are not a measured record of the place.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. Source titles appear in their original language; some linked pages are in French.
- Parks Canada: Nazrey African Methodist Episcopal ChurchPlace, history or natural feature described on this page.
Source review: 2026-10-02. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
