Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bethel Church / St. Mark’s Methodist Cemetery (RM of Portage la Prairie)

This small church and cemetery is situated in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, near the community of St. Marks and south of St. Ambroise.

Bethel Church and Cemetery

Bethel Church and Cemetery (November 2010)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Bethel Church and Cemetery

Bethel Church and Cemetery (November 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Interior of Bethel Church

Interior of Bethel Church (November 2019)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Bethel Church

Interior of Bethel Church (November 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

St. Mark’s Methodist Cemetery

St. Mark’s Methodist Cemetery (November 2023)
Source: Rose Kuzina

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.21156, W98.03382
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

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.

We thank George Penner and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 January 2024

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