Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (658 Stephen Street, Boissevain, Municipality of Boissevain-Morton)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The Anglican church at Boissevain, in the Municipality of Boissevain-Morton, was designed by local architect Arthur Sheppard Barton and constructed between 1889 and 1890 using stone from the Shorey Quarry south of town. It is an important reflection of the Anglo-Ontario cultural roots of its original congregation.

It is an excellent example of the Gothic Revival architectural tradition with its rugged stone walls, delicate steeple, steep roof and pointed arches employed in windows and doors. Its interior is intact with coloured glass and finely crafted wooden features and details.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1888-1890	Charles Wood
1890-1901	George Hill
1901-1905	J. W. Matheson
1905-1913	Henri Le Gallais Roy (1875-1953)
1913-1917	P. Heywood
1917-1923	J. H. Gibson
1923-1927	O. L. Jull
1928-1931	Francis James Ison (1896-1992)
1931-1933	C. D. Gemmill
1933-1935	W. H. H. Crump
1936-1944	C. C. M. Littler
1944-1948	W. J. Hunter
1948-1953	J. H. Griggs
1953-1956	J. M. McCullough
1956-1960	H. E. Bridgett
1960-1964	F. W. Lynch
1965-1966	J. J. Rogers
1967-1971	Charles Sells
1971-1973	Edgar Hyett
1973-1976	Michael Lawson
1976-1980	Murray Ames

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0056 St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (May 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (July 2018) Source: George Penner St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (August 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of St. Matthew’s Anglican Church (July 2018) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.23228, W100.05713 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: Arthur Sheppard Barton (1857-1936)

Sources:

St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Manitoba Morning Free Press, 31 May 1889, page 2.

Beckoning Hills by Boissevain Special Committee on the 75th Jubilee, 1956. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.T87Bec]

Boissevain Special Places, Heritage Manitoba.

We thank Chris Ryal and Robert Hill for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, George Penner, and Rose Kuzina.

Page revised: 24 August 2023

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