St. Mark’s Coptic Church

Designed by NORR Architects of Toronto and built by Atlas Corporation, the St. Mark’s Coptic Church in Markham is wonderful example of what can be done with modular brick masonry. The architect has used Belden Brick #481-483 Smooth in modular size to create a monolithic wall. This is best achieved by using a brick that is very consistent in colour such as the 481-483 by Belden. Of course to achieve the monolithic effect, the brickwork itself must be done with care and precision and this was accomplished by Bernel Masonry - a local commercial contractor. The church is reminiscent in design to the large Coptic cathedral in Egypt which is the centre of the faith and named after St. Mark the Evangelist, an apostle of Jesus and founder of the Coptic Church.