Christ Church sits on a small rise near the town centre, a plain board-and-batten Anglican church that looks like it was built to last — because it was. Consecrated in 1861 by the Church of England and constructed with the help of Royal Engineers from the Columbia Detachment, it has been in continuous use ever since. No other church on the BC mainland can claim to be both this old and still standing on its original site.
The interior is modest: wooden pews, exposed timber framing, and a few memorial plaques that trace the history of the congregation through the gold rush era and beyond. The surrounding churchyard has graves dating from the 1860s. Parks Canada designated it a National Historic Site in 1966. The church is still an active Anglican parish and holds regular services; if you visit outside service times, the building is often unlocked during daylight hours.