Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Barnabas Anglican Church / Pacific Community Methodist Church (730 McPhillips Street, Winnipeg)

Located at the southwest corner of McPhillips Street and Magnus Avenue in Winnipeg, the parish of St. Barnabas Anglican Church was formed officially on 16 October 1906, before which it had been a mission of St. Peter’s Anglican Church. Originally located at 1113 Burrows Avenue, a one-storey wood frame church was built around 1910 with a chancel added to the building in 1916. It was dedicated on 22 November 1916, at a ceremony attended by Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson.

In 1937, the church was moved from its original site to this location at McPhillips and Magnus with the addition of a basement and parish hall, all at a cost of about $2,200. It was rededicated on 30 January 1938, at a ceremony attended by Archbishop Malcolm Taylor MacAdam Harding.

In June 1959, the original church was torn down and a new A-frame church, designed by the architectural firm of Ward and Macdonald, was built between 1959 and 1960. It opened officially on 6 March 1960 and was dedicated on 8 June, at a ceremony attended by Archbishop Walter Foster Barfoot.

In 2014, due to the declining attendance, the congregation merged with that of the former St. Anne’s Anglican Church and St. Martin in the Field Anglican Church, forming a new parish called St. Francis Anglican Church. It worshipped in the former St. Anne’s Anglican Church on Burrin Avenue, while this building was put up for sale. Subsequently, it became the Pacific Community Methodist Church.

A commemorative plaque for military casualties of the First World War among its parishioners, unveiled on 17 March 1920 by Major-General Huntley Douglas Brodie Ketchen, is now located in St. Francis Anglican Church.

St. Barnabas Anglican Church (1958) Source: Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1958, page 31. Former St. Barnabas Anglican Church (July 2025) Source: Jordan Makichuk First World War commemorative plaque for St. Barnabas Anglican Church in St. Francis Anglican Church (January 2024) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.92594, W97.16962 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Donald MacLeod Cameron [Next of Kin]	Hotel Clerk	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	22 December 1892	22 April 1915
Thomas Nelson Card	Carpenter	2nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	9 November 1876	6 November 1917
John Marsh Chislett	Fireman	1st Canadian Mounted Rifles	Private	31 January 1897	2 June 1916
Verdon Davis	Railroad Man	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	3 September 1884	30 September 1916
Walter Douglas Frend [Next of Kin]	Clerk	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	17 April 1896	8 August 1918
George Gateson [Hamiota, Next of Kin]	Shoemaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	30 May 1875	31 August 1918
Alfred John Christopher Langridge	Fitter	Canadian Army Service Corps	Private	20 March 1892	12 November 1918
Harry Little [City Hall, Next of Kin, Winnipeg Hydro]	Clerk [City of Winnipeg Light & Power]	16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	11 October 1897	6 April 1918
Oliver William Ridley	Moulder	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	7 August 1897	6 November 1917
David William Theodore Shipman [Next of Kin]	Carpenter	Lord Strathcona's Horse	Private	27 January 1895	25 May 1915
Lewis Shipman [Next of Kin]	Boiler Maker	Llandovery Castle (Hospital Ship), Canadian Army Medical Corps	Private	13 December 1897	27 June 1918
Frank Sutton [Next of Kin]	Electrician's Helper	78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	25 January 1891	9 April 1917
Walter John Wenham [Next of Kin]	Fitters Helper and Labourer	Canadian Railway Troops	Sapper	18 January 1884	7 November 1918

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Peter’s Anglican Church (365 Selkirk Avenue, Winnipeg)

Manitoba Business: Prain and Ward / Ward and Macdonald / Macdonald Cockburn McLeod and McFeetors / MCM Architects

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Martin in the Field Anglican Church / Hephzibah Redeemed Christian Church of God (160 Smithfield Avenue, Winnipeg)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Anne’s Anglican Church / St. Francis Anglican Church (253 Burrin Avenue, Winnipeg)

Sources:

“Chancel is dedicated,” Manitoba Free Press, 23 November 1916, page 5.

“30th anniversary of St. Barnabas,” Winnipeg Free Press, 3 October 1936, page 20.

“Construction notes,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 June 1937, page 11.

“Plan dedication at St. Barnabas,” Winnipeg Free Press, 29 January 1938, page 16.

“Archbishop dedicates St. Barnabas Church,” Winnipeg Free Press, 1 February 1938, page 10.

“St. Barnabas Anglican Church,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1958, page 31.

“Contract let for Parish Hall,” Winnipeg Free Press, 6 June 1959, page 25.

“St. Barnabas’ new church opens Sunday,” Winnipeg Free Press, 5 March 1960, page 23.

“Busy week for Archbishop,” Winnipeg Free Press, 4 June 1960, page 26.

St. Barnabas Anglican Church, Winnipeg Architecture Foundation.

This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 7 July 2025

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