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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox Presbyterian Church / Basswood United Church (Basswood, RM of Oakview)
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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
A monument in Basswood, in the Rural Municipality of Oakview, marks the site of Basswood United Church. Built in 1901, it was known initially as Knox Presbyterian Church, becoming Basswood United in 1925 with the unification in Canada of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist faiths. The church served the community until June 1984.
Clerics
Period
Cleric
1886-1889
A. Smith
1889-1890
Mr. Todd
1890-1891
Mr. Mowat
1891-1892
Mr. McKinley
1892-1893
Mr. Steele
1893-1894
Mr. Patterson
1894-1895
Mr. Hamilton
1895
Mr. Russel
1895-1896
Mr. Condy
1896
Mr. Gordon
1896-1897
Mr. Wray
1897
Mr. Simon
1897-1898
Mr. Morrison
1898
J. K. Clark
1898-1905
Rev. H. Feir
1905-1906
Rev. A. H. McLeod
1906-1909
Rev. A. McKinnon
1909-1915
Rev. T. Heeney
1915-1920
Rev. T. Ruddell
1920-1927
Rev. A. D. Watson
1927-1933
Rev. J. C. Anderson
1933
Rev. Riddell
1933-1936
Kenneth Alexander McKillop (1904-1997)
1936-1940
Rev. E. R. Wilson
1940-1942
Rev. J. Russell
1942-1944
Rev. G. D. Robinson
1944-1945
Rev. Steenson
1945-1948
Rev. R. C. Mattews
1948-1950
Rev. M. Galbraith
1950-1953
Walter Royle (c1887-1955)
1953-1960
George Henry Hambley (1896-1983)
1960-1964
Rev. D. E. Bennett
1964-1972
Rev. G. E. Waddell
1972
Rev. Robert Werry
1972-1978
Rev. D. Graves
Photos & Coordinates
Basswood United Church commemorative monument (August 2011)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.30240, W100.03407
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
Basswood 1878-1978: A Century of Living by Basswood and District Historical Book Society, 1980, page 35.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 October 2022
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