This former Anglican church at Rapid City, in the Rural Municipality of Oakview, is believed to be the oldest surviving church building in western Manitoba. Constructed in the autumn of 1881, it was used until the mid-2000s. The building now stands vacant and boarded up.
St. Thomas Anglican Church at Rapid City (June 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.12021, W100.03110
denoted by symbol on the map above
Our Past for the Future: Rapid City and District by Rapid City Historical Book Society, 1978, pages 116-117.
This page was prepared by George Penner.
Page revised: 2 February 2020
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