After the closure of Waddell School in 1910, the former schoolhouse was moved to Sperling in the Rural Municipality of Morris where it was used as a private residence. In 1935, the district’s small Catholic community, which had been worshipping in homes since 1908 thanks to regular visits by the parish priest from Starbuck, purchased the building and renovated it into a church dedicated to St. Theresa. A dwindling congregation caused the church to closed in 1972 and, later that decade, the building was donated to the seniors of Sperling. In 1981, it was renovated into the Golden Corner Seniors Centre.
The former St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church (August 2008)
Source: Manny Jacob
The former St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church (October 2013)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
The former St. Theresa Roman Catholic Church (November 2020)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.53620, W97.71504
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Waddell School No. 925 (RM of Morris)
Tales of Sperling, circa 1970. [Manitoba Historical Society Library, 971.27Spe]
We thank Manny Jacob and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 28 January 2023
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