Historic Sites of Manitoba: Woodnorth Methodist Church / Woodnorth United Church (Woodnorth, RM of Pipestone)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

This United church at Woodnorth, in the Rural Municipality of Pipestone, was built in 1910. The former Elm Valley School building was brought here and used as a Sunday School. Renovations in 2004 were funded by the Woodnorth United Church Women.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1930	Rev. R. G. Martin
1930-1931	Rev. G. Wishart
1931-1936	Rev. R. A. Hanley
1936-1937	Rev. Harry Dodds
1937-1938	Rev. J. C. McNair
1938-1940	A. Higginbotham
1940-1941	Jerry Olde
1941-1943	Rev. Moorehouse
1943-1944	Rev. J. Wilkinson
1944-1945	Rev. Miss Cormer
1946-1948	Rev. D. Gardiner
1949	Miss Webster
1950	Rev. R. S. Harper
1951	Don Hilton
1952	W. C. Waddell
1953	Miss Lawson
1954	B. Cunningham
1955	W. Duff
1956	R. Goodchild
1957	J. Cammon
1958-1959	Ross Bailey
1959	Rev. R. D. Johnstone

Among the other clerics who worked at Woodnorth United Church was Joseph E. Cooper.

Photos & Coordinates

Woodnorth United Church (October 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Woodnorth United Church (September 2020) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.73330, W101.08125 denoted by symbol on the map above

Sources:

Trails Along the Pipestone by Pipestone History Project, c1981, pages 150-151, 724. [Manitoba Legislative Library, F5648.P56 Tra]

We thank Ken Storie and George Penner for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 31 January 2021

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