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In 1892, the Nesbitt Presbyterian Church at Nesbitt, in what is now the Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa, was designed by local farmer Peter McMurchy and built by contractor Robert Little at a cost of $2,200. It was dedicated on 29 October 1892 at a service led by Rev. Peter Wright of Portage la Prairie, assisted by Rev. Thomas Shearer of Rounthwaite, and Rev. T. B. Wilson of Methven and Wawanesa. It became Nesbitt United Church when, in 1925, its congregation merged with that of the local Methodist church. In 1966, the Berbank Memorial Church joined and the church became the Nesbitt-Berbank United Church. It closed in 1992.
Period
Cleric
?-?
Rev. W. P. Anderson
1898-1901
Rev. R. M. Croll
1902-1906
Rev. A. M. Skea
1906
Rev. Osborne
1907-1911
Rev. A. McMillan
1912-1916
Rev. R. A. Hanley
1917-1920
Rev. Charles Finnemore
1920-1921
Rev. S. C. Studd
1921-1925
Rev. Charles Whiting
1925-1927
Rev. S. P. Riddell
1927-1930
Rev. J. B. Wildfong
1930-1934
Rev. M. S. Anderson
1934-1939
Rev. William Bell
1939-1946
Rev. A. J. Radley
1946-1949
Rev. J. B. E. Anderson
1949-1950
Rev. William R. Welsh
1950-1953
Rev. Alex Cox
1953-1954
Mr. Whetter
1954-1956
Rev. McIntosh
1956-1958
Rev. Elkins
1958-1965
Rev. Ralph Donnelly
1965-1968
Rev. Keating
Former Nesbitt-Berbank United Church (July 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.60033, W99.86180
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Berbank Memorial Church (Municipality of Grassland)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakland Commemorative Monument (Nesbitt, Municipality of Oakland-Wawanesa)
Oakland Echoes, 1879-1970 by J. B. Rome, 1970, pages 19-21.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 19 April 2021
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