Particularly attractive in its autumn colors, the Caraquet Protestant Church originated from a meeting held on January 2, 1874, where a group of twelve Protestants from the community formed a committee with the goal of building a Protestant church in Caraquet. James Blackhall, William Hubbard, and Thomas Ahier were responsible for the construction. In May 1875, Robert Young donated a plot of land to the committee for one dollar, on which the church was built that summer.
Until 1972, it hosted ministers of religion who came mainly during the summer to offer religious services to the Protestant community of the region.
During the twentieth century, the church became associated with the Young family of Caraquet, whose descendants still maintain the building. Freddy Jr., son of former Caraquet Liberal MP Frederick Young, still lives on the family land and continues to care for the church.
The Sewell family of Bas-Caraquet recently buried a member of their family there. For history buffs, the church cemetery contains, among others, the remains of Robert Young, James Blackhall, and Thomas Ahier, all three key figures in the Louis Mailloux affair. Philippe Galluchon, originally from Jersey, is believed to be the first person to have been buried there. (Notes by C. LeBreton)