Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. George’s Anglican Church (Birtle, Municipality of Prairie View)

This Anglican church at Birtle, in the Municipality of Prairie View, was built between 1955 and 1956, replacing the original 1884 church that had been destroyed by fire on 6 March 1955. The first service was held on 22 April 1956 and the building was formally consecrated on 5 July 1959.

Among the clerics of St. George’s Anglican Church was Edmund Charles Radiger [Radigar] Pritchard (1901-1906).

St. George’s Anglican Church

St. George’s Anglican Church (March 2016)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.42097, W101.05144
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 27 August 2020

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