Historic Sites of Manitoba: Victoria Presbyterian Church / Victoria United Church and Cemetery / North Victoria Cemetery (Wavy Bank, RM of Rockwood)

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This United church in the Rural Municipality of Rockwood is situated southeast of Balmoral, northeast of Stonewall, in an area known as Wavy Bank. Constructed in 1883, the church was closed between 1917 and 1925. In the latter year, the congregation united with that of the Balmoral Methodist Church to form the Victoria United Church. A decrease in the number of congregants led to a reduction in the frequency of services, from monthly as of May 1949, to annually in June 1968. The first burial in the associated cemetery occurred in 1880.

Clerics (Victoria Presbyterian)

Period	Cleric
1882-1891	Rev. Alexander McFarlane
1891-1892	Rev. W. J. Hall
1892	Rev. Samuel Polson
1892-1894	Rev. Alexander Hamilton
1894-1896	Rev. Donald McLeod
1897-1903	Rev. A. G. Bell
1903-1905	Rev. J. C. Madill
1906-1910	Rev. Robert Boyle
1910-1915	Rev. James Whillans
1916-1917	Rev. C. D. Campbell

Clerics (Victoria United)

Period	Cleric
1925-1927	Rev. J. B. McLaren
1927-1928	Rev. Gilbert S. Curtis
1928-1929	Rev. T. W. Bailey
1929-1931	Rev. N. R. Wright
1931-1934	Rev. J. Edgar Clarke
1934-1935	Rev. G. A. Austin
1935	Rev. Dr. Scott
1935-1937	Rev. Donald MacTavish
1937-1940	Rev. L. L. Meech
1940-1941	Rev. J. F. H. Barber
1941-1947	Rev. C. D. Rupp
1947-1948	Rev. I. Kemlo
1948-1957	Rev. Joseph Wiznuk
1957-1959	Rev. R. F. McPherson

Photos & Coordinates

Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Interior of Victoria United Church (April 2020) Source: George Penner Victoria United Church and Cemetery (June 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.24103, W97.28966 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Balmoral Methodist Church / Balmoral United Church (Balmoral, RM of Rockwood)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: All Saints Victoria Anglican Church and Cemetery / South Victoria Cemetery (RM of Rockwood)

Sources:

100 Years of History: Rockwood Municipality by Rockwood Municipality History, 1982, pages 97-99.

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.

Victoria Church Cemetery - Balmoral MB, Waymarking.

We thank Ed and Jean Rootsaert for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Rose Kuzina, George Penner, and Peter McLure.

Page revised: 4 May 2023

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