Historic Sites of Manitoba: West Kildonan Baptist Church / St. Anthony's Catholic Parish Hall (260 Semple Avenue, Winnipeg)

This 1½-storey wood frame and stucco former church at the southwest corner of Semple Avenue and Aikins Street in West Kildonan (now part of Winnipeg), measuring 35 feet by 50 feet, was built in 1912 for the congregation of West Kildonan Baptist Church.

In the mid-1970s, it was sold to the St. Anthony’s Catholic Church and became its Parish Hall. In the last couple of decades, the building appears to have been sold and converted to a private residence.

The former West Kildonan Baptist Church (May 2022) Source: George Penner The former West Kildonan Baptist Church (July 2025) Source: Jordan Makichuk Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.93904, W97.11970 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

“Church notes,” Manitoba Free Press, 25 September 1915, page 10.

“West Kildonan Baptist Church,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 November 1915, page 5.

“West Kildonan Baptist,” Manitoba Free Press, 4 November 1915, page 8.

“Deaths and funeral,” Manitoba Free Press, 18 January 1918, page 10.

“West Kildonan Baptist Church,” Manitoba Free Press, 27 August 1920, page 2.

Winnipeg fire insurance map, #10 November 1961, City of Winnipeg Archives.

Property Details [260 Semple Avenue], Winnipeg Assessment and Taxation.

This page was prepared by Kenneth Ingram, Jordan Makichuk, and George Penner.

Page revised: 19 January 2026

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