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This United church in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood is situated southeast of Balmoral, northeast of Stonewall, in an area known as Wavy Bank. Constructed in 1883, the church was closed between 1917 and 1925. In the latter year, the congregation united with that of the Balmoral Methodist Church to form the Victoria United Church. A decrease in the number of congregants led to a reduction in the frequency of services, from monthly as of May 1949, to annually in June 1968. The first burial in the associated cemetery occurred in 1880.
Clerics (Victoria Presbyterian)
Period |
Cleric |
1882-1891 |
Rev. Alexander McFarlane |
1891-1892 |
Rev. W. J. Hall |
1892 |
Rev. Samuel Polson |
1892-1894 |
Rev. Alexander Hamilton |
1894-1896 |
Rev. Donald McLeod |
1897-1903 |
Rev. A. G. Bell |
1903-1905 |
Rev. J. C. Madill |
1906-1910 |
Rev. Robert Boyle |
1910-1915 |
Rev. James Whillans |
1916-1917 |
Rev. C. D. Campbell |
Clerics (Victoria United)
Period |
Cleric |
1925-1927 |
Rev. J. B. McLaren |
1927-1928 |
Rev. Gilbert S. Curtis |
1928-1929 |
Rev. T. W. Bailey |
1929-1931 |
Rev. N. R. Wright |
1931-1934 |
Rev. J. Edgar Clarke |
1934-1935 |
Rev. G. A. Austin |
1935 |
Rev. Dr. Scott |
1935-1937 |
Rev. Donald MacTavish |
1937-1940 |
Rev. L. L. Meech |
1940-1941 |
Rev. J. F. H. Barber |
1941-1947 |
Rev. C. D. Rupp |
1947-1948 |
Rev. I. Kemlo |
1948-1957 |
Rev. Joseph Wiznuk |
1957-1959 |
Rev. R. F. McPherson |
Photos & Coordinates

Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina

Interior of Victoria United Church (April 2020)
Source: George Penner

Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.24103, W97.28966 denoted by symbol on the map above
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See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Balmoral Methodist Church / Balmoral United Church (Balmoral, RM of Rockwood)
Sources:
100 Years of History: Rockwood Municipality by Rockwood Municipality History, 1982, pages 97-99.
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
Victoria Church Cemetery - Balmoral MB, Waymarking.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Peter McLure.
Page revised: 7 May 2020
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