Historic Sites of Manitoba: Baldur Methodist Church / Baldur United Church (Second Street, Baldur, RM of Argyle)

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This former Methodist church on Second Street in Baldur in the Rural Municipality of Argyle, constructed of amber bricks in 1904 and dedicated on 14 October 1904, became a United Church in 1925 following the unification of its congregation with that of a Presbyterian church. Between 1930 and 1931, the former Presbyterian church built in 1900 was removed and its datestone was inserted into an exterior wall that remains visible today. The church is a municipally-designated historic building (1996).

Clerics (Baldur Methodist)

Period

Cleric

1884-1888

Rev. James Hoskins

1888-1890

Rev. W. G. Wilson

1890-1892

Rev. Oliver Darwin

1892-1895

Rev. Hamilton Wigle

1895-1898

Rev. J. H. Roslyn

1898-1901

Rev. T. B. Wilson

1901-1904

Rev. J. H. Miller

1904-1907

Rev. F. Buckley

1907-1910

Rev. E. J. Hopper

1910-1914

Rev. Dr. Patterson

1914-1918

Rev. J. E. Lane

1918-1922

Rev. H. Dodd

1922-1924

Rev. William Rowan

1924-1925

Rev. G. Lord

Clerics (Baldur United)

Period

Cleric

1925-1926

Rev. Gilbert S. Curtis

1926-1929

Rev. M. Nixon

1929-1936

Benjamin Wilson Allison (1870-1953)

1936-1940

Rev. F. J. Palmer

1940-1948

Rev. J. H. Stewart

1948

Rev. J. Barber

1949

Mrs. Finlayson

1949-1953

Rev. Ernest P. Johnston

1953-1958

Rev. G. M. Lake

1958-1961

Rev. N. Gostonyi

1961-1962

Rev. F. Markowsky

1962-1964

Rev. A. Armstrong

1964-1966

Rev. B. Pierce

1966-1969

Rev. L. Hutton

1969-1975

Rev. C. Walker

1975-1979

Rev. Bruce McNeill

1979-?

Rev. Marilyn Rushton

Photos & Coordinates

Baldur United Church (October 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough

Aerial view of Baldur United Church (September 2024)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Baldur United Church (July 2018)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.38661, W99.24444
denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Come Into Our Heritage: RM of Argyle, 1882-1982 by The Rural Municipality of Argyle, 1981, pages 135-142.

Baldur United Church 202 Second Street North, Baldur, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and George Penner.

Page revised: 3 February 2025

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Period	Cleric
1884-1888	Rev. James Hoskins
1888-1890	Rev. W. G. Wilson
1890-1892	Rev. Oliver Darwin
1892-1895	Rev. Hamilton Wigle
1895-1898	Rev. J. H. Roslyn
1898-1901	Rev. T. B. Wilson
1901-1904	Rev. J. H. Miller
1904-1907	Rev. F. Buckley
1907-1910	Rev. E. J. Hopper
1910-1914	Rev. Dr. Patterson
1914-1918	Rev. J. E. Lane
1918-1922	Rev. H. Dodd
1922-1924	Rev. William Rowan
1924-1925	Rev. G. Lord

Period	Cleric
1925-1926	Rev. Gilbert S. Curtis
1926-1929	Rev. M. Nixon
1929-1936	Benjamin Wilson Allison (1870-1953)
1936-1940	Rev. F. J. Palmer
1940-1948	Rev. J. H. Stewart
1948	Rev. J. Barber
1949	Mrs. Finlayson
1949-1953	Rev. Ernest P. Johnston
1953-1958	Rev. G. M. Lake
1958-1961	Rev. N. Gostonyi
1961-1962	Rev. F. Markowsky
1962-1964	Rev. A. Armstrong
1964-1966	Rev. B. Pierce
1966-1969	Rev. L. Hutton
1969-1975	Rev. C. Walker
1975-1979	Rev. Bruce McNeill
1979-?	Rev. Marilyn Rushton