Historic Sites of Manitoba: Manitou Methodist Church (307 Main Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This one-storey, wood frame building at the northeast corner of Main Street at Park Avenue in Manitou, in the Municipality of Pembina, was built in 1890 as a church for a Methodist congregation, replacing an earlier structure brought to this site from Manitoba City.

In 1924, when the congregation merged with that of nearby St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church to become St. Andrew’s United Church, this building became a Roman Catholic church. During the Second World War, it was used as an armoury then, following the war, as a fire hall. By the late 1990s, it was a recycling depot for the town. Presently (2025), it is a storage warehouse for the Pembina Valley Conservation District.

A manse associated with the Methodist church is still standing nearby and remains in use as a private residence.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1884-1887	Andrew Gordon (1830-1922)
1887-1890	Thomas Argue (1835-1902)
1890-1893	James Adam McClung (1837-1916)
1894-1895	Rev. M. A. Spence
1896-1899	Rev. J. W. Bell
1899-1902	Rev. F. E. Holling
1902-1904	Rev. A. Henderson
1905-1908	Rev. J. W. Bowering
1908-1912	Rev. W. S. A. Crux
1912-1913	Rev. J. W. Bowering
1913-1917	Edward Lund (1878-1939)
1917-1921	Benjamin Wilson Allison (1870-1953)
1921-1923	Rev. W. T. Magwood
1923-1924	Rev. J. C. Anderson
After 1924	See St. Andrew’s United Church

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of the Manitou Methodist Church and Manse (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0108 Postcard view of the Manitou Methodist Church and Manse (no date) Source: Pembina Manitou Archive The former Manitou Methodist Church and Manse (August 2025) Source: Al Thorleifson The former Manitou Methodist Church (October 2025) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24051, W98.53814 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church / St. Andrew’s United Church (338 Hamilton Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

Sources:

In Rhythm With Our Roots: A History of Manitou & Area edited by Haraldine Webb and Diana Vodden, published by the Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997, pages 43, 165.

We thank David McConkey for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Al Thorleifson and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 15 October 2025

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