This Presbyterian church was constructed in 1927 by the congregations of several churches in downtown Winnipeg who had decided not to join the 1925 merger of the Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist faiths into the United Church of Canada. It was designd by the Winnipeg architectural firm of Pratt and Ross with assistance from James McDiarmid and was built by the Sutherland Construction Company.
It is now a provincially-designated historic site.
First Presbyterian Church (April 2017)
Source: Christine Loff
Aerial view of the First Presbyterian Church (September 2024)
Source: George Penner
Interior of First Presbyterian Church (May 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88575, W97.16582
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Manitoba Business: Pratt and Ross
Manitoba Business: Sutherland Construction Company
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
“Presbyterians will celebrate anniversary,” Winnipeg Tribune, 27 November 1937, page 30.
First Presbyterian Church, 61 Picardy Place, Winnipeg, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank George Penner and Christine Loff for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 September 2024
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