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This United church in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood is situated southeast of Balmoral, northeast of Stonewall, in an area known as Wavy Bank. Constructed in 1883, the church was closed between 1917 and 1925. In the latter year, the congregation united with that of the Balmoral Methodist Church to form the Victoria United Church. A decrease in the number of congregants led to a reduction in the frequency of services, from monthly as of May 1949, to annually in June 1968. The first burial in the associated cemetery occurred in 1880.
Period
Cleric
1882-1891
Rev. Alexander McFarlane
1891-1892
Rev. W. J. Hall
1892
Rev. Samuel Polson
1892-1894
Rev. Alexander Hamilton
1894-1896
Rev. Donald McLeod
1897-1903
Rev. A. G. Bell
1903-1905
Rev. J. C. Madill
1906-1910
Rev. Robert Boyle
1910-1915
Rev. James Whillans
1916-1917
Rev. C. D. Campbell
Period
Cleric
1925-1927
Rev. J. B. McLaren
1927-1928
Rev. Gilbert S. Curtis
1928-1929
Rev. T. W. Bailey
1929-1931
Rev. N. R. Wright
1931-1934
Rev. J. Edgar Clarke
1934-1935
Rev. G. A. Austin
1935
Rev. Dr. Scott
1935-1937
Rev. Donald MacTavish
1937-1940
Rev. L. L. Meech
1940-1941
Rev. J. F. H. Barber
1941-1947
Rev. C. D. Rupp
1947-1948
Rev. I. Kemlo
1948-1957
Rev. Joseph Wiznuk
1957-1959
Rev. R. F. McPherson
Victoria United Church and Cemetery (April 2019)
Source: Milan Lukes
Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019)
Source: Rose Kuzina
Interior of Victoria United Church (April 2020)
Source: George Penner
Interior of Victoria United Church (April 2019)
Source: Milan Lukes
Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019)
Source: Rose KuzinaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.24103, W97.28966
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Balmoral Methodist Church / Balmoral United Church (Balmoral, RM of Rockwood)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: All Saints Victoria Anglican Church and Cemetery / South Victoria Cemetery (RM of Rockwood)
100 Years of History: Rockwood Municipality by Rockwood Municipality History, 1982, pages 97-99.
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
Victoria Church Cemetery - Balmoral MB, Waymarking.
We thank Ed Rootsaert, Jean Rootsaert, and Milan Lukes for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Peter McLure.
Page revised: 10 November 2024
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