Historic Sites of Manitoba: Cardale Methodist Church / Zion United Church / Cardale United Church (Cardale, RM of Oakview)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

Built as the Cardale Methodist Church in 1915, this well-maintained brick church at Cardale in what is now the Rural Municipality of Oakview became the Zion United Church following church unification in 1925. Its common name became Cardale United Church during the 1980s.

Inside the church are honour rolls for parishioners of Cardale Methodist and Zion Methodist who were killed during military service in the First World War.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
1915-1919	William Henry Clarence Leech (1874-1938)
1919-1921	Rev. D. Coleman
1921-1922	Rev. W. R. Hughes
1922-1925	Rev. A. F. Lavender
1925-1926	Rev. G. H. Lord
1926-1928	Rev. A. W. Churchill
1928-1931	Rev. J. T. Wotten
1931-1936	Rev. E. R. Wilson
1936-1941	James Lionel “Jim” Fargey (1903-1991)
1941-1947	Herbert Thomas Reynolds (1885-1951)
1947-1949	Rev. J. R. Watt
1949-1951	Rev. J. B. E. Anderson
1951-1954	Rev. A. Friebert
1954-1965	Rev. H. J. Harland
1965-?	Rev. D. L. Holtzman

Photos & Coordinates

Cardale United Church (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Rear of the Cardale United Church (September 2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Cardale United Church (June 2019) Source: George Penner Interior of Cardale United Church (June 2019) Source: George Penner Site Coordinates (lat/long): N50.23691, W100.32333 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualties

Name	Occupation	Service	Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
William Christie [Oak River]	Farmer	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	13 November 1892	26 September 1916
William Ernest Few [Oak River]	Shoemaker	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	14 July 1895	4 June 1915
William Albert Howden [Oak River]	Student	29th Squadron, Royal Air Force	Second Lieutenant	3 June 1896	9 November 1918
John Allan Hunter [Oak River]	Farmer	28th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	14 April 1892	10 November 1917
William E. Kewley [Oak River]	Labourer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	6 October 1891	14 May 1916
James Allen Mason [Oak River]	Farm Labourer	52nd Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	1 May 1897	6 October 1916
William Ramsay [Oak River, Rapid City]	Boiler Maker	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Private	2 September 1883	25 June 1916
Hugh Cuthbert Shield	Butcher	5th Battalion, Canadian Infantry	Lance Corporal	3 June 1887	18 May 1916
John Laxon Leslie “Jack” Sweet [Oak River]	Solicitor	Royal Scots Fusiliers, British Army	Second Lieutenant	21 July 1886	16 June 1915
William John Walkey [Next of Kin]	Automobile Mechanic	2nd Battalion, Canadian Army Service Corps	Sergeant	5 February 1878	12 July 1917

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Zion Congregational Church / Poplar Grove Cemetery / Zion District Pioneers Monument (RM of Oakview)

Sources:

History of Blanshard Municipality, Volume 2 by Blanshard Centennial History Committee, 1970, pages 65-66.

We thank Katherine Macedo and David Ford for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough, Darryl Toews, and George Penner.

Page revised: 13 October 2021

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