Built in 1910, with a cornerstone laid by Rev. J. S. Woodsworth, this brick Methodist church at Makinak, in what is now the Rural Municipality of Lakeshore, was also used by local Presbyterians. It became a United Church after the 1925 unification of these faiths in Canada.
Postcard view of Makinak Methodist Church (circa 1910)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2020-0036
Makinak United Church (May 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Makinak United Church (May 2012)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.98357, W99.66395
denoted by symbol on the map above
Between Mountain and Lake: A History of Ochre River Rural Municipality, 1885-1970 by Ochre River Women’s Institute History Committee, Neepawa: The Neepawa Press, 1970, page 241.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 2 April 2020
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