Established in 1892 by the Methodist Church of Winnipeg, the All Peoples’ Mission moved to this sites in 1908.
This two-storey brick and Tyndall stone trimmed building, at the northwest corner of Sutherland Avenue and Euclid Avenue in Winnipeg, measuring 43 feet by 48 feet, was designed by architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell. It was built at a cost of about $12,000 by the Malcom Brothers Construction Company.
J. S. Woodsworth, who was involved in the 1919 General Strike and would later be a founder of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (forerunner of today’s New Democratic Party), was an active leader of the Mission prior to the First World War. Until 1978, the Mission assisted thousands of immigrants adapt to their new lives in Winnipeg. After it closed, the building was transferred by the United Church of Canada to the Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre (founded in 1975 by the Winnipeg Indian Council in conjunction with the Manitoba Indian Brotherhood) for use as a community resource centre.
In 2010, the building (now a municipally-designated historic site) underwent extensive renovations that, in 2011, were recognized with a Heritage Winnipeg Preservation Award.
All Peoples’ Mission (circa 1920)
Source: Western Canada Pictorial Index, University of Winnipeg
All Peoples Mission (September 1957) by John H. Warkentin
Source: John Warkentin Fonds, 2009-029/003, ASC16428, York University
Manitoba Indian Cultural Education Centre (1980s)
Source: Winnipeg Buildings Index, University of Manitoba
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (April 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (July 2019)
Source: George Penner
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (March 2021)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (August 2024)
Source: Greg Petzold
Manitoba Indigenous Cultural Education Centre (August 2024)
Source: Greg PetzoldSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90592, W97.12746
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)
Manitoba Business: Malcom Brothers Construction / Malcom Construction
Historic Sites of Manitoba: All Peoples’ Mission (470 Stella Avenue, Winnipeg)
Memorable Manitobans: James Shaver “J. S.” Woodsworth (1874-1942)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 247/1908, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Building permits,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 April 1908, page 2.
“Winnipeg’s big building development during 1908,” Winnipeg Tribune, 19 December 1908, page 31.
Walking Tour of North Point Douglas
Former All People's Sutherland Mission (119 Sutherland Avenue), City of Winnipeg Historical Buildings and Resources Committee, May 2004.
We thank Greg Petzold, George Penner, and Kenneth Ingram for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 12 November 2025
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