Beginning in 1820, church services were held at James Laidlaw's farm, and were led by various itinerant Presbyterian ministers.

In 1824, a meeting house (church), school and cemetery were built in the southeast portion of Scotch Block.

The Stewarts' request for the establishment of Scotch Block in 1819 had described that the settlement would "support a regular bred Clergyman of their Persuasion and who understand their language".
 When it proved difficult to attract a permanent church minister, the Scotch Block residents petitioned the government for assistance, writing [sic]:
Their Sabbaths are silent, and in danger of being forgotton - The sound of the gospel very seldom reaches their ears - But, in a land of Strangers, they are wandering like shiip, without a Sheephard, and their rising generation are in danger of sinking into a state of barborous ignorance.

A permanent minister settled in Scotch Block in 1832.

The meeting house was renamed Boston Presbyterian Church in 1844, in honour of Thomas Boston, a Scottish church leader.
 The area near the church eventually became a distinct community known as Boston.
 That same year, Peter Scott built the first brick house in Scotch Block.
Beginning in 1820, church services were held at James Laidlaw's farm, and were led by various itinerant Presbyterian ministers.
In 1824, a meeting house (church), school and cemetery were built in the southeast portion of Scotch Block.
The Stewarts' request for the establishment of Scotch Block in 1819 had described that the settlement would "support a regular bred Clergyman of their Persuasion and who understand their language".  When it proved difficult to attract a permanent church minister, the Scotch Block residents petitioned the government for assistance, writing [sic]:
Their Sabbaths are silent, and in danger of being forgotton - The sound of the gospel very seldom reaches their ears - But, in a land of Strangers, they are wandering like shiip, without a Sheephard, and their rising generation are in danger of sinking into a state of barborous ignorance.
A permanent minister settled in Scotch Block in 1832.
The meeting house was renamed Boston Presbyterian Church in 1844, in honour of Thomas Boston, a Scottish church leader.  The area near the church eventually became a distinct community known as Boston.  That same year, Peter Scott built the first brick house in Scotch Block.
Scotch Block, Ontario