So I got a response back - the building that was here was the old eatons knitting mill - here is a map that shows some of the other things that used to be in the area as well.
you can find the whole map here:
http://digitalarchive.mcmaster.ca/islandora/object/macrepo%3A33341
apparently there was a temple beside the church.. interesting stuff
here is a video of the building:
https://www.facebook.com/VintageHamilton/videos/260778218200193/