In Puerto de la Cruz, Anglican worship was originally held every Sunday at the home of the British Vice-Consul Peter Spence Reid. Although he was a Presbyterian and a member of the Church of Scotland, he played a key role in the establishment of the local Anglican community. In 1887, he founded the Taoro Company, which designated free land for the construction of an Anglican church. That same year, the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Sierra Leone visited the city to form a committee for the building project.
The church was built with money donated by foreign visitors and British residents in the city. Its architectural features, including the organ, pulpit, stained glass windows, and baptismal font, were provided through private donations. The clergy house and the stained glass windows were specifically gifted by Mary Boreham and her family. She was the widow of Walter Long Boreham, who died in 1890.
Completed in 1890, the church is built in the Gothic Revival style. It holds the distinction of being the first Anglican church built in the Canary Islands. The parish of All Saints' currently covers all of northern Tenerife, the metropolitan area of the island, and the island of La Palma.
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