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 Penner Site 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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