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A Methodist congregation at Benito, in what is now the Municipality of Swan Valley West, held its first service in a newly constructed church on 12 July 1908. It became Benito United Church in 1925 with the unification of Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational faiths in Canada. The Benito United Church amalgamated officially with the Kenville United Church in 1959 although they were part of a three-way charge, with Durban United Church, as of 1955.
Period
Cleric
1925-1927
H. C. Harris
1927-1930
S. P. Riddell
1930-1931
Hector McKay
1931-1934
M. E. Nixon
1934-1949
J. E. Clarke
1949-1953
I. Marguerite Miller
1953-1955
William H. Barkwell
1955-1960
J. Edgar Jarvis
1960-1963
Axel C. Rekken
1963-1966
John W. E. Griffen
1966-1968
Ken Houston
1968-1970
Jack Mitchell
1970-1972
Arnold Keith Alexander (1921-1973)
1972-1973
Marian Child
1973-1984
Brenda I. Ferguson
1984-1987
Margaret McCallum
1987-1988
Darrow Woods
1988-1990
Mark Ferrier
1991-1995
Darrow Woods
1995-?
Troy Van Ginkel
Benito United Church (May 2019)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.91411, W101.54561
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Durban United Church (Durban, Municipality of Swan Valley West)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Kenville United Church (Kenville, Municipality of Swan Valley West)
100 Years in the Swan River Valley by Centennial History Book Committee, 1999, page 430-432.
This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 14 March 2021
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