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This stone church at the northwest corner on Gertrude Avenue and Nassau Street North in Winnipeg was built in two phases. The foundation, measuring 64 feet by 115 feet, was designed by local architect George Gaspar Teeter and built in 1907 by the construction firm of Fraser and MacDonald at a cost of about $5,500.
Two years later, Teeter designed for the church a superstructure with a capacity of about 700 people. A cornerstone was laid on 17 June 1909 and stonework was completed by Fraser and MacDonald with carpentry by contractor James Henry Neil at a cost of about $40,000. Known initially as Nassau Street Baptist Church, the church opened officially on 24 January 1910. In 1930, the church was renamed to Trinity Baptist.
A plaque in a display case inside the front entrance of the church commemorates parishioners who were killed during service in the First World War and Second World War. It became a municipally-designated historic building in 2018.
Period
Cleric
1909-1920
?
1921-1923
Rev. G. F. Bolster
1923-?
?
Nassau Street Baptist Church (1910)
Source: Manitoba Free Press, 22 January 1910, page 30
Trinity Baptist Church (April 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Trinity Baptist Church (April 2015)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Trinity Baptist Church (October 2015)
Source: George Penner
Trinity Baptist Church (January 2023)
Source: Jordan Makichuk
Interior of Trinity Baptist Church (May 2017)
Source: George PennerSite Location (lat/long): N49.87508, W97.14740
denoted by symbol on the map above
Name
Occupation
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
George Frederick Adams
[Next of Kin]Clerk
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
18 June 1896
25 April 1915
Charles Coulter Ashdown
Hardware Clerk
1st Canadian Mounted Rifles
Private
2 December 1893
20 June 1924
Ralph Bouchard
Blacksmith Apprentice
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
4 December 1896
15 September 1916
Alexander Lobban Doner MM
Plumber
28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
22 July 1893
6 November 1917
Charlie Evans
?
?
?
?
?
Stanley Norton Ferry
Printer
15th Battalion, London Regiment
Private
1891
28 August 1919
John Hartley
?
?
?
?
?
Frank Alexander Higgins
[Brandon College, Roland]Teacher
Canadian Army Service Corps, 3rd Division Mechanical Transport Company
Private
10 June 1896
4 February 1919
James Keyes
?
?
?
?
?
Howard James MacLaurin
[Next of Kin]Dentist
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lieutenant
26 July 1887
14 June 1916
Frank Holland Morrison
[La Verendrye School]Machinist Apprentice
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
1 March 1893
10 April 1917
Clayton George Whitman
[Portage la Prairie]Machinist Apprentice
52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
18 March 1897
24 August 1917
Ralph Austin Wilford
Wiper
Canadian Army Service Corps
Private
5 July 1891
22 November 1918
Joseph Stewart Woods
[Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]Locomotive Fireman
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Private
21 September 1893
26 September 1916
Walter Ralph Woods
[Next of Kin, St. Lukes Anglican]Clerk, Great West Permanent Loan Company
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lance Corporal
13 January 1897
6 November 1917
Henry Errol Woodworth
Agent
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry
Lance Corporal
18 June 1893
25 October 1916
Name
Service
Rank
Birth Date
Death Date
John Grant Patteson
620 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force
Pilot Officer
8 June 1920
26 July 1943
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: George Gaspar Teeter (1874-1949)
Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald
Memorable Manitobans: James Henry Neil (1862-1927)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 1010/1907, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Nassau Street Baptist Church, Fort Rouge,” Manitoba Free Press, 30 March 1907, page 37.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 730/1909, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“Nassau Street Baptist Church,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 January 1910, page 8.
“Nassau Street Baptist Church,” Manitoba Free Press, 22 January 1910, page 30.
“Church dedication at Fort Rouge,” Manitoba Free Press, 24 January 1910, page 16.
“Baptist pastor resigns charge,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 December 1922, page 7.
For the names of First World War casualities from Manitoba who do not appear on any physical monument in the province, see the Manitoba Historical Society War Memorial. If you know of a name that is omitted from this list, please contact the MHS War Memorial Researcher Darryl Toews (darryl@mhs.mb.ca).
Soldiers of the First World War - Canadian Expeditionary Force, Library and Archives Canada.
Canadian Virtual War Memorial, Veterans Affairs Canada.
Financial support for research reported on this page was provided by the Manitoba Heritage Grants Program (2015-2016).
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk, Gordon Goldsborough, George Penner, and Darryl Toews.
Page revised: 9 April 2023
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