Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox Presbyterian Church / Basswood United Church (Basswood, RM of Oakview)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

A monument in Basswood, in the Rural Municipality of Oakview, marks the site of Basswood United Church. Built in 1901, it was known initially as Knox Presbyterian Church, becoming Basswood United in 1925 with the unification in Canada of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist faiths. The church served the community until June 1984.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1886-1889	A. Smith
1889-1890	Mr. Todd
1890-1891	Mr. Mowat
1891-1892	Mr. McKinley
1892-1893	Mr. Steele
1893-1894	Mr. Patterson
1894-1895	Mr. Hamilton
1895	Mr. Russel
1895-1896	Mr. Condy
1896	Mr. Gordon
1896-1897	Mr. Wray
1897	Mr. Simon
1897-1898	Mr. Morrison
1898	J. K. Clark
1898-1905	Rev. H. Feir
1905-1906	Rev. A. H. McLeod
1906-1909	Rev. A. McKinnon
1909-1915	Rev. T. Heeney
1915-1920	Rev. T. Ruddell
1920-1927	Rev. A. D. Watson
1927-1933	Rev. J. C. Anderson
1933	Rev. Riddell
1933-1936	Kenneth Alexander McKillop (1904-1997)
1936-1940	Rev. E. R. Wilson
1940-1942	Rev. J. Russell
1942-1944	Rev. G. D. Robinson
1944-1945	Rev. Steenson
1945-1948	Rev. R. C. Mattews
1948-1950	Rev. M. Galbraith
1950-1953	Walter Royle (c1887-1955)
1953-1960	George Henry Hambley (1896-1983)
1960-1964	Rev. D. E. Bennett
1964-1972	Rev. G. E. Waddell
1972	Robert Bruce “Bob” Werry (1928-2024)
1972-1978	Rev. D. Graves
1978-1984	?

Photos & Coordinates

Basswood United Church commemorative monument (August 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.30240, W100.03407 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Basswood 1878-1978: A Century of Living by Basswood and District Historical Book Society, 1980, page 35.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 18 May 2024

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