Historic Sites of Manitoba: German Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Cross / Salem Community Bible Church (691 Alexander Avenue, Winnipeg)

This Winnipeg church was designed by local architect Charles S. Bridgman and built in 1906 for a German Lutheran congregation. Occupied until 1964, it was then taken over by a Mennonite Brethren congregation.

Salem Community Bible Church

Salem Community Bible Church (May 2017)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Salem Community Bible Church

Interior of Salem Community Bible Church (May 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90769, W97.15443
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Charles Saunders Bridgman (1876-1965)

Sources:

Salem Mennonite Brethren Church, 691 Alexander Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 4 July 2020

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