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Built between 1907 and 1908 on a design by local architect Carter Hawkins Brindle (possibly assisted by Brandon architect William Alexander Elliott), this brick and stone building on Fifth Street West in Souris was initially home to Fifth Avenue Methodist Church. Following the 1925 unification of Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational faiths in Canada, it became Fifth Avenue United Church. In 1938, the congregation united with the one from Knox United Church (formerly Knox Presbyterian Church) and services were held alternately between the two buildings. Finally, in 1945, the decision was made to hold all services here and a pipe organ from Knox, installed in 1917, was disassembled and moved here. The combined congregation renamed the church St. Paul’s in 1946.
Period
Cleric
1908-1939
?
1939-1944
Rev. S. Leith
1944-1952
Rev. Cliff S. Matchett
1952-1953
Robert Harvey (1883-1975)
1953-1959
Rev. Vic Sangewine
1959-1964
Rev. Lind Barbour
1964-1965
Hartley Harland
1965-1968
Rev. Elton Adams
1968-1969
Rev. Percy Laidler
1969-1970
Rev. Dick Hetherington
1970-1975
Rev. Alan Armstrong
1970-1974
Rev. Cam McMillan
1974-1975
Rev. Bill Lockhart
1975-1977
Rev. Cam McMillan
1977-1981
Rev. Ewing Rae
1981-1989
Rev. Don McIntyre
1989-1998
Rev. Ron McConnell
1998-?
Rev. John Oldenkamp
Postview view of Fifth Avenue Methodist Church (no date)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0143
St. Paul’s United Church (July 2018)
Source: George Penner
St. Paul’s United Church (March 2020)
Source: George Penner
Interior of St. Paul’s United Church (July 2018)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.61809, W100.26057
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Carter Hawkins Brindle (1867-1957)
Memorable Manitobans: William Alexander Elliott (1866-1957)
The People of Souris and Glenwood from the Earliest Beginnings to the Present by Souris and District Heritage Club, 2006, pages 151-153.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 24 August 2023
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