Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cadurcis Presbyterian Church / Cadurcis United Church (RM of Oakview)

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The first Presbyterian church in this part of the Rural Municipality of Saskatchewan (now part of the Rural Municipality of Oakview) was established in 1883, before which services were held in private homes. A modest structure made of logs, in 1904 the church was replaced by a wood frame building measuring 38 feet long and 26 feet wide. Services and meetings were held in the Cadurcis School until the building was ready. A shelterbelt of spruce trees was planted around the church in 1927, soon after the church became part of the United Church of Canada. During a violet electrical storm on 29 July 1951, the church caught fire and was destroyed, but the piano, organ, and pulpit were saved. Services were held in a nearby shed from August to November, when it became too cold to continue. Meanwhile, construction of a new church began in earnest; a concrete basement was poured and it was used for services while the upper level was being built. The first service in the upper level was held on 10 February 1952. A dedication service was held on 15 June 1952. The original siding was replaced with the present lapboard siding in 1973. The roof was reshingled in July 2000.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1879-1882	W. Alexander Smith
1883	James Fraser Smith
1886	Rev. Rodd
1888-1889	Rev. Mowatt
1891	Rev. McKibben
1892	Rev. Steele
1892	James Patterson
1892	Rev. Letts
1894	Rev. Stuart
1894	Rev. Stewart
1895	Rev. Wray
1895	Rev. Simmons
1895	Rev. Monroe
1895	Rev. Russell
1896	J. Knox Clark
1897	Rev. Russell
1897-1898	Rev. Morrison
1898-1904	Harry Feir
1904-1906	D. McLeod
1906-1909	A. G. McKinnon
1909-1915	T. F. Heeney
1915-1920	D. W. Ruddell
1920-1927	A. D. Watson
1927-1933	J. C. Anderson
1933-1934	S. P. Riddell
1934-1936	Kenneth Alexander McKillop (1904-1997)
1936-1940	E. R. Wilson
1940-1942	J. Russell
1942-1944	G. D. Robinson
1944-1945	Rev. Steenson
1945-1948	Rev. Matthews
1948-1950	M. Galbraith
1950-1954	W. Royle
1954-1960	George Henry Hambley (1896-1983)
1960-1964	D. E. Bennett
1964-1973	Gordon Elliott Waddell (1911-1989)
1973-1977	Robert "Bob" Werry and Doug Graves
1977-1978	Miss Ethel Mellefont
?	Nancy Peckham
?	Edwin Searcy
?	Donald Crowhurst
?	Mark Elliott
?	John Lea
?	Elwood Fawcett
?	Boyd Drake
?	Elgin Hall

Photos & Coordinates

Cadurcis United Church (August 2014) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.24073, W100.02300 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Cadurcis, 1883 – 1904 – 1952. [Legislative Library of Manitoba, F5648.C34 Bri]

Cadurcis, United in Memories: 1970-2008. [Legislative Library of Manitoba, F5648.C34 Cad]

Obituary [Kenneth Alexander McKillop], Winnipeg Free Press, 12 August 1997, page 41.

We thank Donna Meder for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 17 January 2021

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