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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
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 MitchellSite 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.
Error processing SSI filePage revised: 11 February 2023
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