Historic Sites of Manitoba: Springhill Methodist Church / Springhill United Church (RM of Rosedale)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A monument in the Rural Municipality of Rosedale marks the location of the former Springhill Church, built here in 1891. Initially used by a Methodist congregation, it became Springhill United Church in 1923 and operated until closing in June 1967. The grounds are used for a community hall built in the early 1980s.

Clerics

Period	Cleric (students after 1947)
1891-1892	Rev. Robert Reed
1892-1893	Rev. R. A. Scarlet
1893-1894	Rev. Nelson Brown
1894-1895	Rev. G. J. Elliott
1895-1897	Rev. E. T. Carter
1897-1900	Rev. T. J. Johnson
1900-1903	?
1903-1906	Rev. W. S. A. Crux
1906-1909	Rev. W. C. Bunt
1909-1914	John William Ridd (1865-1955)
1914-1918	Rev. A. W. Kenner
1918-1922	Rev. T. E. Taylor
1922-1925	Rev. George L. Waite
1925-1928	Rev. Alex Riddell
1928-1931	Rev. R. Hanley
1931-1937	Rev. W. M. Turnbull
1937-1940	Rev. J. F. Douglas
1941-1943	Rev. H. T. Smith
1944-1945	Rev. Charles T. Hockins
1946-1947	Harvey Willis Ferrier (1873-1957)
1948-1950	William Hogman
1951-1952	Mack Watt
1952-1953	Douglas Louchlan
1954-1956	John Duffy
1957-1958	Gordon Fulford
1958-1960	Edward Loucks
1960-1961	Brock Saunders
1962-1963	William Wall
1964-1965	Jack Neild
1966-1967	Roger Coll

Photos & Coordinates

Springhill Church commemorative monument with community hall in background (June 2018) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.31592, W99.58371 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Rosedale Remembers, 1884-1984 by Rosedale Centennial Book Committee, 1984, pages 138-140.

This page was prepared by Allan Drysdale and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 13 May 2023

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