Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine Presbyterian Church / Deloraine Community Hall / Falconer Collegiate (220 South Railway Avenue, Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Built between 1896 and 1897 by the local Presbyterian congregation, the building in Deloraine was used until 1917 when the congregation joined with Methodists and services were transferred to another church building nearby. The old church was used as the church hall. In the 1930s the building was acquired by the Town of Deloraine and became the community hall, providing space for concerts, plays, debates, and conferences. From 1935 to 1958, it was refurbished to serve as Falconer Collegiate. From 1959 it was council chambers and offices for the Town of Deloraine and the Rural Municipality of Winchester.

Designated a municipal historic site in October 1992, the building underwent renovations during the early 2000s as part of the Manitoba Prairie Churches Project. As of 2007, its basement has been used as a community resource centre and the main floor was awaiting renovation as a community cultural space. This work was completed around 2023.

Clerics (Deloraine Presbyterian)

Period	Cleric
1883-?	Rev. R. Brown
?-?	Rev. Donald Munro
?-?	Rev. P. Fisher
?-1907	Rev. J. Pryde
1907-?	Thomas Beveridge (1865-1932)
?-1915	Rev. W. Stanley Owen

Principals (Falconer Collegiate)

Period	Principal
Before 1935	See Deloraine School
1935-1940	George Harold Laycup (1902-1960)
1940-1952	William Neil Gilchrist (1908-1999)
1952-1954	Alvin Samuel Miller (1914-2004)
1954-1958	John Roland McCurdy (1923-2007)
After 1958	See Falconer Collegiate / Deloraine Collegiate

Teachers (Falconer Collegiate)

Period	Teachers
Before 1935	See Deloraine School
1935-1936	George Harold Laycup (grade 11), Richard Jeffreys Wolfe (grades 9-10)
1936-1937	George Harold Laycup (grade 11), Janet Lavinia Rorke (grades 9-10)
1937-1938	Henrietta Beveridge Herkes (grades 9-10), George Harold Laycup (grade 12)
1938-1939	Jean Chalmers Hunter (grades 9-10), George Harold Laycup (grade 12), Janet Lavinia Rorke (grade 11)
1939-1940	Jean Chalmers Hunter (grades 9-10), George Harold Laycup (grade 12), Janet Lavinia Rorke (grade 11)
1940-1941	Myrtle Bernice Albright (grade 12), Jean Francois Brunet (grade 11), William Neil “Bill” Gilchrist (grades 9-10)
1941-1942	?
1942-1943	?
1943-1944	?
1944-1945	?
1945-1946	?
1946-1947	?
1947-1948	William Neil Gilchrist, Hubert Graham “Bert” Mayes, Janet Louisa May More
1948-1949	?
1949-1950	?
1950-1951	?
1951-1952	?
1952-1953	Hubert Graham “Bert” Mayes (grades 9-10), Alvin Samuel Miller (grades 11-12)
1953-1954	Gordon William Bradley (grade 10), Laura Constance Hanbury (grades 11-12), Alvin Samuel Miller (grade 9)
1954-1955	?
1955-1956	?
1956-1957	?
1957-1958	?
After 1958	See Falconer Collegiate / Deloraine Collegiate

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of Deloraine Presbyterian Church (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0092 The former Deloraine Presbyterian Church (August 2007) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Deloraine Presbyterian Church (February 2009) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Deloraine Presbyterian Church (July 2018) Source: George Penner Aerial view of the former Deloraine Presbyterian Church (September 2025) Source: George Penner Interior of the former Deloraine Presbyterian Church (September 2021) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.19238, W100.49644 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Deloraine Presbyterian Church, The Story of a Checkered Career by Margaret Renton
Manitoba Pageant, Volume 17, Number 3, Winter 1972

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine Methodist Church / Deloraine United Church (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Memorable Manitobans: Thomas Robertson “Tom” Falconer (1875-1947)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine School No. 490 (Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Deloraine Collegiate Institute / Harvest Community Church (Mountain Street, Deloraine, Municipality of Deloraine-Winchester)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitoba Prairie Churches Project / Manitoba Prairie Icons Project

Sources:

Deloraine Scans a Century: A History of Deloraine and District: 1880-1980 by Deloraine History Book Committee, 1980, page 51.

Presbyterian Church, Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 85, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

School division half-yearly attendance reports (E 0757), Archives of Manitoba.

We thank George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and and Nathan Kramer.

Page revised: 14 March 2026

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