Location, Accessibility and Parking
St. Matthews Lutheran Church
54 Benton Street
Kitchener, ON N2G 3H2
519-742-0462
We are located at the corner of Benton and Charles Streets in Kitchener.
Accessible permit on-street parking (4 spots) is available beside the church along Church St. Our marked accessible entrance is on Church Street, with a lift up to the sanctuary level. A ramp leads to the Lower Level Community Hall.
Another accessible entrance (with power door) is directly off our main Benton St. parking lot into the Community Hall. 4 further "accessible needs" spots are available in our main lot.
Accessible washrooms are located beside our Fellowship Hall, in our Community Hall, and beside our church office (Sanctuary level).
Parking is available in our lot on the corner of Benton and Charles (adjacent to the building). Please do not use the surface parking lot at the corner of Church and Benton. Doing so is at your own risk.
Information on weekday parking passes available here.
The City of Kitchener parking garage at Charles and Benton is right across the road from our building and offers free parking on Sundays.
City of Kitchener surface parking lots (such as Lot #7 which is adjacent to our parking lot (enter from Queen Street South)) are free weekdays after 5 p.m. and on Saturdays and Sundays.
Free on-street parking is available on Benton between Courtland Ave. and St. George St., and street parking is available on Church St. between Benton and Cedar (metered 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., except Sundays and holidays).
Free 2 hour parking is also available on-street in the downtown core, for example on King St. Here's more info on downtown parking.