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Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chalmers Presbyterian Church / Miami United Church (102 Blight Street, Miami, RM of Thompson)
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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
The United church at Miami, in the Rural Municipality of Thompson, was built in 1889 as Chalmers Presbyterian Church. In 1924, its congregation amalgamated with that of the local Methodist church to form Miami United Church, using the former Presbyterian building.
Clerics (Presbyterian)
Period
Cleric
1885-1892
Samuel Polson (1847-1926)
1892-1902
John Bailey
1902-1906
T. R. Peacock
1906-1913
John Alexander Beattie (1860-1933)
1913-1915
L. E. Perry
1915-1920
J. Davey
1920-1921
J. C. Sutherland
1921-1924
R. Boyle
Clerics (Methodist)
Period
Cleric
1889-1891
C. F. Van Norman
1891-1892
J. Wesley Johnston
1892-1894
A. Whiteside
1894-1898
T. M. Talbot
1898-1901
J. H. Joslyn
1901-1907
J. J. Cruikshanks
1907-1910
John William Ridd (1865-1955)
1910-1914
A. Frizzell
1914-1915
S. East
1915-1917
A. H. Farnsworth
1917-1924
D. R. Howarth
Clerics (United)
Period
Cleric
1924-1927
William Oliver Fryer (1882-1963)
1927-1933
R. S. Smalley
1933-1942
J. Hunter
1942-1947
W. T. Brady
1947-1948
A. Houston
1948-1952
D. Freer
1952-1955
A. Lockham
1955-1958
E. R. Wilson
1958-1960
G. Thomson
1960-1961
J. Hulme
1961-1969
James Lionel “Jim” Fargey (1903-1991)
1969-1976
D. E. Bennett
1976-1978
R. Fletcher
1978-1984
Colin Peterson
1984-1987
Greg Grace
1987-1991
Carol Roberts
1991-1995
Henk Booy
1995-?
Robert Gilbert
Photos & Coordinates
Postcard view of Chalmers Presbyterian Church (1907)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2022-0068
Miami United Church (July 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.37203, W98.24241
denoted by symbol on the map above
Sources:
Miami & R.M. of Thompson Chronicles by Thompson History Book Committee, 1998, pages 85-87.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 May 2023
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