Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Alban’s Anglican Church (Assiniboine Street, Oak Lake, RM of Sifton)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The St. Alban’s Parish, in Oak Lake in the Rural Municipality of Sifton, was formed in February 1888 through the endeavours of Rev. Charles Quinney. The church was built on land donated by the North West Land Company. Its architect was James Andrew and the contractors were Shaw and McLean. It was opened by Bishop Machray, Dean Grisdale, and Rev. Quinney on 22 June 1890. The building became a municipally-designated historic site in 1999 and a plaque beside the church was erected in 2001. Renovations were carried out as part of the Manitoba Prairie Churches Project.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1887-1893	Charles A. Quinney
1893-1895	Samuel Trivett
1895-1897	J. H. Sykes
1897-1900	Howard J. King
1900-1907	Septimus Ryall
1907-1913	M. A. F. Custance
1913-1916	J. A. Shirley
1917-1923	J. W. Hatter
1924-1926	H. P. Barrett
1926-1932	C. G. M. Littler
1932-1935	J. L. Hutchinson
1935-1940	L. J. Adams
1940-1948	?
1948-1949	A. Kemp
1949-1951	D. E. Ireland
1952-1954	R. Stephenson
1955-1957	J. Hopper
1957-1961	?
1961-1963	E. H. Hyett
1963-1967	J. Heald
1968-1975	Jim Buck
1976-1978	Donald Pratt
1980-?	Fred Carson

Photos & Coordinates

St. Alban’s Anglican Church (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Alban’s Anglican Church (May 2022) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of St. Alban’s Anglican Church (November 2017) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.76813, W100.63181 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oak Lake and District Museum (396 Aspen Street, Oak Lake, RM of Sifton)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Prairie Churches Project / Manitoba Prairie Icons Project

Sources:

Ox Trails to Blacktop by Oak Lake History Committee, 1982, pages 130-131.

St. Alban's Anglican Church, 174 Assiniboine Street W., Oak Lake, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

We thank George Penner and Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 19 December 2022

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