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

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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

Colin Clifford Chapman (1932-2024)

1964-1968

Rev. Daley

1968-1969

Rev. Dave Clark

1969-1970

Colin Clifford Chapman (1932-2024)

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

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

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

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

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

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: 13 July 2024

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