Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Anglican Church (580 Columbia Street, Rivers, Municipality of Riverdale)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This Anglican church in Rivers, in the Municipality of Riverdale, was built in 1958 to replace an earlier church of the same name.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1931-1936	Rev. E. L. Williams
1936-1938	Rev. E. J. Whiting
1938-1943	Rev. Gilbert Armstrong
1943	Rev. Stanley Guille
1943-1948	Rev. W. A. Champness
1948-1950	Rev. George Ebsary
1950-1955	Rev. W. G. Chapman
1955-1960	Rev. Charles Greene
1960-1961	Rev. Cecil Rothery
1961-1963	Capt. George Willowby
1963-1974	Rev. A. J. Middleditch
1974-1978	?
1978-1983	Rev. Alvin Jacobs

Photos & Coordinates

St. James Anglican Church (August 2021) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.03264, W100.23953 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Bradwardine and District: A Century and More, 1880-2003 by Bradwardine History Book Committee, 2003, page 81.

This page was prepared by George Penner.

Page revised: 10 June 2025

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