Davis died in Charlottetown on August 14,1875. Davis' successor, Pastor W.B. Haynes , was a good orator who enjoyed preaching, not only at Baptist, but at the other Baptist churches in the area. He was very popular at Cross Roads , Marshfield and Cavendish. His stay on Prince Edward Island would be less than two years, and he officially resigned at the annual meeting in February of 1876. Anticipating this, the church had issued a call to Rev. D.G. McDonald in Newport , Nova Scotia , and his acceptance, coinciding with the Haynes resignation, was announced at the same meeting. Although there was no debt, we wonder if Rev. McDonald might have been so quick to accept had he heard Church Treasurer DesBrisay 's report, announcing a balance of only $20.63 in the bank. Pastor D.G. McDonald arrived to take over his new charge just as Baptist Church officers were beginning to discuss expansion. Charlottetown was a growing city and many people were on the move at this point in time. New church members were arriving with transfer letters, from a number of maritime centres. The " Boats" were providing a regular weekly service between Charlottetown and , bringing new immigrants to Prince Edward Island with each landing, and a number began attending services at the Baptist Church. Add to this the fact that some had just joined from the struggling Free-Will Baptist Church in the area, further expanding the membership. The relatively small Charlottetown Baptist Church was literally bursting at the seams, and if there was ever a time to consider a facility expansion it was now. Reading between the lines of clerk James DesBrisay 's notes, it seems they were quite content that all thoughts of expansion were in God's hands, and dollars were not even a consideration. Unknown at the time was the fact that the catalyst to make it all happen had just arrived.