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

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This church at Manitou, originally of the Presbyterian faith and, as of July 1924, a United church, was designed by James McDiarmid and built in 1901 by contractor George Ullyot. It is a municipally designated historic building (2010). Inside the church is a stone plaque listing parishioners who served in the First World War, including ones who were killed.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1881-1889	J. A. Townsend
1889-1897	William Caven
1897-1907	Thomas Beveridge (1865-1932)
1907-1912	Peter Scott
1912-1915	J. O. Talston
1916-1918	William Stott
1918-1920	A. McMillan
1920-1924	R. Smalley
1924-1928	A. C. Strachan
1928-1934	W. S. Atchinson
1934-1940	G. F. Dyker
1940-1946	C. J. W. Cruikshank
1946-1951	C. J. King
1951-1958	J. A. Ross
1958-1965	J. W. Bray
1966	H. Smith
1966-1970	F. Muldew
1970-?	Doris Archibald

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church (no date) Source: Archibald Museum St. Andrew’s United Church (July 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Andrew’s United Church (May 2021) Source: George Penner Interior of St. Andrew’s United Church (August 2018) Source: George Penner First World War commemorative plaque inside St. Andrew’s United Church (December 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24219, W98.53969 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Thomas Alexander Dickson [Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	21 November 1896	10 April 1917
Robert Dixon [Manitou]	Farmer	Canadian Cavalry Machine Gun Squadron	Private	1 July 1892	30 October 1918
Hallgrimur Jonsson MC [Manitou, 108 Battalion, First Lutheran]	High School Teacher	12th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Lieutenant	19 March 1885	3 September 1918
Alexander McNab [Manitou]	Farmer	43rd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	4 March 1894	8 October 1916
Harry Milne [Manitou]	Blacksmith	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	28 August 1894	11 November 1916
Cecil E. C. Owens [Manitou]	Fur Trader	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 March 1880	26 April 1915
Kenneth Fraser Perry [Lakeside, Manitou]	Bank Clerk, Union Bank of Canada	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 February 1897	15 August 1917
Andrew Petrie [Manitou]	Farmer	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	27 June 1889	9 April 1917
John Shelton [Manitou, Odd Fellows]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	8 March 1889	5 June 1917

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Manitou, Step Back in Time by Manitou Pembina Municipal Heritage Committee, no date.

Pembina, Manitou: 100th Anniversary and Reunion, July 2-8, 1979 by Pembina-Manitou Centennial Committee, 1979, page 168.

We thank Pat Miles, George Penner, and Judy Bradley for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 April 2022

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