This United Church at Sanford in the Rural Municipality of Macdonald was designed by Winnipeg architect Edgar Prain and built between 1948 and 1953 by contractors Harry Lawrence Verrall (c1909-1988) and R. Nordin.
Among the clerics of Sanford United Church was William Oliver Fryer.
Sanford United Church (June 2018)
Source: George Penner
Sanford United Church (February 2022)
Source: Jordan MakichukSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.68018, W97.44256
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba of the Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Churches of Canada by Neil Bingham, Historic Resources Branch, Manitoba Department of Culture, Heritage and Tourism, 1987, 289 pages.
Obituary [Harry Lawrence Verrall], Winnipeg Free Press, 24 September 1988, page 43.
MCM Architects Inc. fonds, 1912-1994, Archives of Manitoba.
This page was prepared by George Penner, Jordan Makichuk, and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 May 2023
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