Built by Jesse Lamb for $1,400, All Saints was opened on 10 August 1884, in what is now the Rural Municipality of Minto-Odanah. The congregation outgrew the church and, in 1905, St. Mary’s Anglican Church was built in the nearby hamlet of Clanwilliam. The two operated as a combined parish for over 70 years. In the 1980s, St. Mary’s was demolished. In the mid-1990s, All Saints was de-consecrated and turned over to a non-profit organization, All Saints Foundation Inc. of Minnedosa, which undertook extensive renovations of the structure and make it available for gatherings including weddings and baptisms.
Inside the building are stained glass windows and plaques dedicated to past parishioners, some of whom were killed during the First World War, photographs, and documents, including a list of marriages, baptisms and burials performed at the church from 1884 onwards. Behind the church is a small cemetery.
All Saints Anglican Church (July 2011)
Source: Christian Cassidy
All Saints Anglican Church (June 2011)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
All Saints Anglican Church (May 2021)
Source: George Penner
Interior of All Saints Anglican Church (July 2011)
Source: Christian CassidySite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.41030, W99.81612
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Burial records for cemeteries in the Rural Municipality of Minto
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
This page was prepared by Allan Drysdale, Christian Cassidy, Gordon Goldsborough, and George Penner.
Page revised: 17 January 2022
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