Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Baptist Church / Knox Presbyterian Church / St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (361 Russell Street, Brandon)

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This wood frame Presbyterian church is believed to be the oldest church building in Brandon. Built in 1885 at the corner of Tenth Street and Princess Avenue as the home to First Baptist Church, it was moved sometime between 1904 and 1906 to the corner of Thirteenth Street and Van Horne Avenue where it became Knox Presbyterian Church. In 1910, it was moved to its present location on Russell Street to become St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

Starting in the fall of 1916, the facility was rented by the Brandon School District as overflow classroom space and known as St. Andrew’s School, with the school board providing its own fuel and a janitor. Its teachers were Miss Sharman (1916-1917) and Miss White (1918-1919), with the premises not seeing classroom use during the 1917-1918 school year. Need for the additional classroom space was ended in 1919 with the expansion of the Brandon Central School.

A pair of honour rolls inside the church commemorate parishioners who served and were killed in the First World War and Second World War.

Clerics (First Baptist)

Period

Cleric

1885-?

Rev. J. H. Best

?-1902

?

1902-1904

Rev. Robert R. McKay

After 1904

See First Baptist Church

Clerics (Knox Presbyterian)

Period

Cleric

1906

Mr. McIntosh

1906-1907

Rev. D. MacLeod

1908-1909

Rev. J. B. McLaren

1909-1910

Rev. George Edmison

After 1910

See Knox Presbyterian Church

Clerics (St. Andrew's Presbyterian)

Period

Cleric

1910-1911

Thomas Murphy

1911-1915

Rev. J. Knox Clarke

1915-1919

Rev. R. J. Savage

1919-1925

Rev. R. Paterson

1925-1930

Rev. J. J. Cowan

1931-1943

Rev. W. J. Allen

1944-1947

Rev. S. J. Lookman

1948

?

1949-1951

Rev. J. B. Fox

1952

?

1953-1960

Rev. J. B. Inglis

1964-1969

Rev. D. S. Paterson

1969-1971

Rev. J. E. Riddell

1972-1978

Rev. W. M. Barber

1979-1983

Rev. M. McNabb

1984

Rev. D. S. Wilson

1985-1991

Rev. V. Cottrill

1992-1999

Rev. M. Mullin

2000-2002

Rev. J. van Vliet

2003

?

2004-2012

Rev. Paul Sakasov

2013-?

Rev. Glenn Ball

Photos & Coordinates

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Brandon

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in Brandon (July 2019)
Source: George Penner

First World War Honour Roll in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Brandon

First World War Honour Roll in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Brandon (April 2019)
Source: Barb Andrew

Second World War Honour Roll in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Brandon

Second World War Honour Roll in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church at Brandon (April 2019)
Source: Barb Andrew

Site Location (lat/long): N49.84396, W99.93578
denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name

Occupation

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Norman Graham

Fireman

13th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

18 July 1891

12 February 1919

Walter Alexander Hamilton
[Armoury]

Farmer

8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

9 March 1887

10 November 1917

William Henry McDonald
[Armoury]

Bank Clerk

14th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Private

15 July 1890

26 September 1916

Alfred Christopher McLatchie MM
[Armoury, Minto]

Brakeman

10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry

Sergeant

5 November 1894

20 April 1918

Robert Wray

Wiper

11th Field Ambulance, Canadian Army Medical Corps

Private

2 May 1891

28 September 1918

Second World War Casualties

Name

Service

Rank

Birth Date

Death Date

Douglas Alexander Black

Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Private

27 November 1912

8 August 1944

Donald Hendry Manson
[Brandon Collegiate]

582 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force

Pilot Officer

7 March 1918

6 July 1944

James Gordon Wilson Savage
[Park Circle]

Royal Winnipeg Rifles, Royal Canadian Infantry Corps

Captain

1916

28 November 1944

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Baptist Church (1037 Lorne Avenue, Brandon)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox Presbyterian Church (1436 Victoria Avenue, Brandon)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Presbyterian Church (339 Twelfth Street, Brandon)

Doors Open Brandon

Sources:

“The City of Brandon’s magnificent churches,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 25 July 1907, page 43.

“Induction of new minister,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 9 January 1908, page 4.

“Extend call to Rev. Edmison,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 30 September 1909, page 19.

“Rev. George Edmison arrives November 1st,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 28 October 1909, page 4.

“The new pastor for St. Andrews,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 5 October 1911, page 21.

“St. Andrew's have grown rapidly since inception,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 16 October 1913, page 3.

“St. Andrews Church may be utilized as school for a time,” Brandon Weekly Sun, 29 September 1916, page 3.

“General city news [St. Andrews school],” Brandon Weekly Sun, 19 October 1916, page 7.

“Large attendance at,” Brandon Daily Sun, 11 September 1917, page 4.

“The School Board,” Brandon Daily Sun, 15 December 1917, page 27.

“Public schools,” Brandon Daily Sun, 30 August 1918, page 3.

“Changes in the teaching staff public schools,” Brandon Daily Sun, 2 September 1919, page 2.

History, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Barb Andrew, George Penner, and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 10 July 2022

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