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This church building in Minto, in the Municipality of Grassland, was constructed in 1903 by contractor John Beaten for a Presbyterian congregation, at a cost of $4,014. Its location was at the corner of Church Street and Railway Avenue, on the north side of the Canadian National Railway track. In 1925, the Presbyterians and Methodists united to form the Minto United Church, and church services were consolidated in this building. Renovations in 1959 entailed the removal of crumbling brick veneer, repairs to the foundation, and removal of the steeple tower. In 1984, further foundation problems motivated the moving of the building to the present site, south of the railway track, onto a new concrete foundation.
Period
Cleric
1903
Rev. A. McKenzie
1904-1907
Rev. P. Fleming
1908
Rev. R. McKnight
1909-1913
Rev. L. A. McRae
1914
Rev. R. Murchie
1915-1917
Rev. R. M. Hanna
1918-1922
Rev. W. M. Chalmers
1922-1924
Rev. John Hart
Period
Cleric
1925-1928
Rev. W. T. Hamilton
1929-1932
Rev. J. Hellyar
1932-1937
Rev. J. M. Wilson
1937-1945
Rev. J. B. Francis
1945-1946
Harvey Willis Ferrier (1873-1957)
1946-1947
Rev. T. V. Rutherford
1947-1951
Rev. E. Armistead
1951
Rev. G. Barber
1951-1955
Rev. H. Gibson
1955-1956
Rev. R. J. Parsons
1956-1957
Rev. W. E. Senior
1957-1959
Robert Harvey (1883-1975)
1959-1961
Rev. W. Brown
1961-1964
Rev. W. E. Grant
1964-1966
Rev. James Hume
1966-1968
Rev. Doug Cossar
1968-1972
Rev. Ken Bauman
1972-1976
Rev. H. J. Harland
1976-1979
Rev. Ed Bennett
1979-1982
Rev. Robert Johannson
1982-1983
Rev. Cathy Laing
1983-1985
Rev. Gordon Rajotte
1985-1988
Rev. Brenda Kersell
1988-1989
Rev. Steve Cassidy
1989-1997
Rev. Ralph Clark
1997-?
Rev. Harvey Hurren
Among the temporary clerics at Minto United Church was Robert James Harris.
Minto United Church with the Minto War Memorial in foreground (August 2021)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.40711, W100.02446
denoted by symbol on the map above
Minto - People of Pride: 1881-1998 by Minto History Book Committee, 1998, pages 34, 37-38.
We thank Nathan Kramer for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 10 October 2024
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