Historic Sites of Manitoba: Broadway Baptist Church / Broadway First Baptist Church (706 Honeyman Avenue, Winnipeg)
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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources
This brick building was designed by the Toronto architectural firm of Darling and Pearson and built in 1906 by Claydon Brothers Construction for the congregation of Broadway Baptist Church. Expanded in 1914 on a design by local architects Lewis H. Jordan and Walter P. Over, it became Broadway First Baptist Church when, in 1939, it merged with the congregation of First Baptist Church. The pipe organ in the church was obtained from the former Tivoli Theatre. A bronze tablet in honour of members of the congregation who died during the First World War was unveiled at a memorial service held on 10 October 1920. The service was conducted by Reverend W. E. Matthews and included addresses by Sir James Aikins and Major-General H. D. B. Ketchen.
Clerics (Broadway Baptist)
Period |
Cleric |
1906-1907 |
Rev. P. G. Mode |
1907-1910 |
Rev. J. Willard Litch |
1910-1911 |
Rev. J. A. Ford |
1911-1913 |
Rev. J. C. Bowden |
1913-1915 |
Rev. A. V. Sowerby |
1916-1928 |
Rev. William E. Matthews |
1928-1936 |
Rev. J. H. Slimon |
1937 |
Rev. S. J. Farmer |
1938-1939 |
Rev. S. A. Westcott |
Clerics (Broadway First Baptist)
Period |
Cleric |
1939-1946 |
Rev. S. A. Westcott |
1947-1948 |
Rev. Carl Farmer |
1948-1953 |
Rev. E. M. Checkland |
1954 |
Dr. A. J. Paul |
1954 |
Dr. William C. Smalley |
1955-1959 |
Rev. Ralph J. Cummings |
1959-1964 |
Rev. W. McMahon |
1964-1966 |
Rev. L. V. Hultgren |
1966-1967 |
Rev. G. Swan |
1969 |
Rev. K. Stone |
1969-1974 |
Rev. A. Gaspar |
1974 |
Rev. D. Knipfel |
1975-1982 |
Rev. W. A. Sturgess |
1982-1984 |
Rev. F. Demaray |
1985-1987 |
Rev. S. Frayne |
1987-1988 |
John W. Dick (1920-2004) |
1988-1996 |
Rev. B. Watson-Burgess
Rev. L. Watson-Burgess |
1996-1997 |
Rev. D. Schonewille |
1997 |
John W. Dick (1920-2004) |
1997-1998 |
Rev. T. Sojonky |
1998 |
John W. Dick (1920-2004) |
1999 |
Rev. W. A. Sturgess |
1999-? |
Rev. F. Rupert |
Photos & Coordinates

Broadway First Baptist Church (April 2017)
Source: Christine Loff

Interior of Broadway First Baptist Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner

Interior of Broadway First Baptist Church (June 2017)
Source: George Penner
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.88524, W97.16399 denoted by symbol on the map above
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First World War Casualties
Name |
Occupation |
Service |
Rank |
Birth Date |
Death Date |
Lloyd Stanley Caldwell
[Eatons, Vimy Ridge] |
Clerk |
44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 May 1891 |
8 May 1917 |
Arthur Claydon DFC
[Canadian Club, Next of Kin] |
General Contractor |
32 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Captain |
25 September 1885 |
8 July 1918 |
Albert Vail Cosgrove
[Melita, Melita School, Next of Kin] |
Chauffeur |
27 Squadron, Royal Air Force |
Second Lieutenant |
21 March 1894 |
25 September 1918
(died in aerial combat) |
Montague Leonard Davey |
Brand Manager |
Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry |
Private |
14 May 1895 |
15 September 1916 |
Frank De Mill
[Next of Kin] |
Clerk |
102nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
20 October 1895 |
2 September 1915 |
Walter Buell Dunham |
Sheet Metal Worker |
16th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
6 January 1886 |
25 September 1916 |
James Leonard Ellacott
[Next of Kin] |
Bookkeeper |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
10 November 1887 |
26 September 1916 |
William Johnston Millar |
Salesman |
78th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
3 May 1893 |
10 August 1918 |
Robert Clinton Malton |
Gentleman |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
28 March 1886 |
15 September 1916 |
Charles Melville Sayer
[Next of Kin] |
Student |
4th Squadron, Royal Flying Corps |
Second Lieutenant |
1894 |
17 June 1917 |
Bertram Stewart Taylor
[Lakeside] |
Bank Clerk (Union Bank of Canada) |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
15 January 1895 |
3 October 1916 |
Hordur Thorsteinson
[Next of Kin] |
Driver |
8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
27 March 1892 |
28 April 1917 |
Wilmot Emmerson Turner |
Theatrical |
27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry |
Private |
14 February 1888 |
15 September 1916 |
See also:
Manitoba Business: Claydon Brothers Construction Company / Claydon Construction Limited
Memorable Manitobans: Walter Percy Over (1874-1944)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: First Baptist Church / Calvary Temple (400 Hargrave Street, Winnipeg)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Tivoli Theatre (115 Maryland Street, Winnipeg)
Broadway-First Baptist Church
Sources:
“Unveil Tablet Honoring Dead: Major-Gen. Ketchen and Sir James Aikins Take Part in Broadway Ceremony,” Winnipeg Tribune, 11 October 1920, page 5.
Broadway First Baptist Church, 790 Honeyman Avenue by Murray Peterson, Peterson Projects, December 2009.
We thank Alice-Marie Dyck for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, Christine Loff, and George Penner.
Page revised: 20 May 2022
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