Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John the Baptist Anglican Church (252 Hamilton Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

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This Anglican church at Manitou in the Municipality of Pembina was designed by Winnipeg architect Walter Chesterton and built by master carpenter Joshua H. Bradley (1864-1957) in 1903. A plaque inside commemorates one of its early clerics, William J. Rowe. The building is a municipally designated historic site (2010).

Rectors

Period	Rector
1884-1886	Rev. H. Jephson
1886-1888	Rev. E. P. Nicholl
1888-1890	Rev. W. R. Baker
1890-1901	Rev. N. Hewitt
1901-1902	Rev. H. W. Baldock
1902-1909	William James “Billy” Rowe (1872-1947)
1909-1911	Rev. N. La Touche Thompson
1911	Rev. J. W. O'Donnell
1911-1913	Rev. J. H. Gibson
1913-1917	Rev. W. C. Newman
1917-1922	Rev. F. Glover
1922-1923	Rev. A. Kitterson
1923-1927	Rev. A. Walker
1927-1932	Rev. P. C. Bays
1932-1936	Rev. F. Trow
1936-1941	Rupert Leslie Taylor (1905-1979)
1941-1942	Rev. A. L. Davis
1942-1945	Rev. R. Pierce Jones
1945-1948	Rev. George Kelly
1948-1952	Rev. John Bethel
1952-1954	Rev. F. W. Pierce
1954-1957	Rev. J. Scott Wilson
1957-1959	Rev. J. S. Matthews
1959-1962	Rev. John R. Lee
1962-1966	Rev. J. O. Ffolliott
1966-1967	James Ernest “Jim” Setter (1930-1990)
1967-1973	Rev. David B. Jackson
1973-1978	Rev. Ronald Stallard
1978-1979	Rev. Robert J. N. Willingham
1979-1982	Rev. Bruce Ward Debrah Van Der Goes
1982-1993	Rev. E. S. McCollin Moore Gladys Spuril
1993	Ian Mills
1993	Alvin Jacobs

Photos & Coordinates

St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (1978) by Gordon Aikman Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 7 October 1978, page 14 St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (July 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (May 2021) Source: George Penner Interior of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24107, W98.54087 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“Dedication of chimes at St. John’s Anglican,” Manitou Western Canadian, 7 May 1959, page 1.

In Rhythm With Our Roots: A History of Manitou & Area by Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997, page 159.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

We thank Bette Mueller, George Bradley, George Penner, and Darryl Resch for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 24 April 2023

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