Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grace Methodist Church / Grace United Church (266 Notre Dame Avenue, Winnipeg)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

In 1883, a Methodist (later United) church was designed by Winnipeg architect James Chisholm and built at the corner of Ellice Avenue and Notre Dame Avenue. The church closed in June 1955 and was demolished in 1957. The site is now a surface parking lot.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
Before 1883	See Grace Methodist Church
1883-1885	Rev. E. A. Stafford, DD, LLD
1885-1887	Rev. Alexander Langford, DD
1887-1890	Rev. W. L. Rutledge, BA
1890-1892	Rev. James Allen, MA
1892-1897	Rev. George R. Turk
1897-1901	Rev. Solomon Cleaver, DD
1901-1905	Rev. R. P. Bowles, DD, LLD
1905-1909	William Sparling (?-1921)
1909-1913	Eber Crummy (1852-1939)
1913-1920	Rev. J. E. Hughson, BA, DD
1920-1927	Rev. C. L. McIrvine, DD
1929-1936	John Richmond Craig (1880-1968)
1936-1955	William George Martin (1886-1973)

Photos & Coordinates

Grace Methodist Church (1900) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg - Churches - Grace #2, N5067. Grace Methodist Church (no date) Source: Archives of Manitoba (MHS 1979 Photo Exhibit) Interior of Grace Methodist Church (1900) Source: Archives of Manitoba, Winnipeg - Churches - Grace #3, N5068. Interior of Grace United Church (no date) Source: Doug Mitchell Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.89575, W97.14221 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Grace Church / Wesleyan Institute / South Ward School (Main Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: First School in Winnipeg (39 Maple Street, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Bole Drug Building / Canadian Goodwill Industries (70 Princess Street, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Dr. Sparling dies,” Winnipeg Tribune, 21 November 1921, page 2.

Grace United Church, 75th Anniversary and the 60th Anniversary of the Erection of the Present Building, Winnipeg, 1943.

“Powers-that-be lacked vision says minister as Grace closes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 27 June 1955, page 3.

“Mart site is sold,” Winnipeg Tribune, 2 November 1955, page 21.

Obituary [J. Richmond Craig], Winnipeg Tribune, 6 January 1968.

Winnipeg Building Index, Architecture/Fine Arts Library, University of Manitoba.

We thank James Burns, Nathan Kramer, Colleen Armstrong, and Doug Mitchell for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 11 February 2023