Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Anglican Church (535 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Located at the corner of Main Street East and Mountain Avenue in Neepawa, this stately brick church, on a stone foundation, was built in 1897 on a design by Winnipeg architect Samuel Frank Peters. In 2020, the church was put up for sale as its congregation began worshiping with that of the Neepawa United Church. Its rectory is located at 263 Emma Street.

Clerics

Period

Cleric

1897-1901

C. W. Houghton

1901-1903

A. W. Woods

1903-1907

Frederick William Goodeve (1870-1957)

1907-1909

F. Sandeman DeMattos

1909-1912

I. McDonald

1912-1916

R. C. Pitts

1916-1924

P. D. Locke

1924-1927

J. L. McKinney

1927-1930

W. Brailsford

1930-1934

Henri Le Gallais Roy (1875-1953)

1934-1938

Ivor Arthur Norris (1901-1969)

1938-1942

Gordon Walker

1942-1949

S. B. Guille

1949

C. W. J. Salmon

1949-1951

G. H. Adams

1951-1954

E. Hyett

1954-1955

John Patrick

1955-1959

D. W. Roberts

1960-1963

C. F. Greene

1963-1967

A. G. Johnson

1967-1971

Charles Alexander

1971-1979

Graham Bradshaw

1979-1982

W. Giovetti

Photos & Coordinates

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa

Postcard view of St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa (circa 1910)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0117

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa

Postcard view of St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa (circa 1910)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0119

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa (2010)
Source: Allan Drysdale

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa

St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Interior of St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa

Interior of St. James Anglican Church at Neepawa (August 2017)
Source: George Penner

Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.22600, W99.46660
denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. James Anglican Rectory (263 Emma Street, Neepawa)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Neepawa Methodist Church / Neepawa United Church (475 Mountain Avenue, Neepawa)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Heritage: A History of the Town of Neepawa As Told and Recorded by its People by Neepawa History Book Committee, 1983, pages 196-197.

We thank Mickey Hersak and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Allan Drysdale, and S. Goldsborough.

Page revised: 1 July 2021

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