Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John’s Anglican Church (Elgin, Municipality of Grassland)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The St. John’s Anglican Church was built at this site in Elgin, in the Municipality of Grassland, in 1904 and was formally consecrated at a service on 5 January 1908. It is believed to have been demolished around 2008.

A monument made of bricks from the former church was erected at N49.44430, W100.27061.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1905-1908	Rev. J. D. Hall
1908-1911	Rev. D. T. Parker
1911-?	Rev. W. G. Nicholson
?-?	Rev. Brown
?-1916	Rev. H. O. N. Belford
1916-?	Rev. J. McKinney
?-?	Rev. T. D. Painting
?-1924	Rev. W. A. Wallace
1924-1930	Rev. A. Birch
1930-1935	Rev. S. L. Nash
1935-?	Rev. Hugh Percy
?-?	Rev. J. P. Cooper
?-?	Rev. Hewitt
?-?	Rev. Norman Lowe
?-1948	Rev. H. Markle
1948-1952	Rev. Lionel Rowe
1952-1955	Rev. O. Spencer
1955-1957	Rev. T. Thurlow
1957-1958	None
1958-1960	Rev. Fred Lynch
1960-1961	Captain Sells
1961-1964	Rev. Colin Chapman
1964-1968	Rev. Daley
1968-1969	Rev. Dave Clark
1969-1970	Rev. Colin Chapman
1970-1974	Rev. W. J. Smith
1974-1976	Rev. James Merry
1976-1979	Rev. Dan Noonan
1979-1980	Various
1980-1984	Rev. Fred H. Carson
1984-1989	Rev. Alvin Jacobs
1989-1990	Various
1990-c1998	Rev. Ray McMullan

Photos & Coordinates

View of churches in Elgin, including the Presbyterian Church at left, United Church in centre, and Anglican Church at right (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2016-0205 Postcard view of St. John’s Anglican Church (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0094 St. John’s Anglican Church with the United Church at left (2007) Source: Bernie Freeman Site of the former St. John’s Anglican Church with the Elgin United Church in the background (April 2017) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. John’s Anglican Church commemorative monument (August 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.44496, W100.26843 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Echoes of Elgin by Elgin Centennial Committee, 1970, pages 37-39.

Elgin Echoes: Into the Millennium, 1970-1999 by Elgin History Book Committee, 1999, pages 8-9.

We thank Bernie Freeman and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 14 May 2023

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