Between 1946 and 1947, a United Church was constructed at this site, at the northwest corner of Portage Avenue at Belvidere Street in Winnipeg, by the firm of Fraser and MacDonald using a design by local architect Edgar Prain.
Among the clerics who served at Deer Lodge United were Ernest E. Baskier (c1946-c1947) and Edward Charles Bewell.
The church closed in 2004 and the building was demolished in 2012. Records relating to the church are held at the United Church of Canada Archives.
Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.87747, W97.23347
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Edgar Prain (1881-1958)
Manitoba Business: Fraser and MacDonald
“Deer Lodge United plans financial drive for church building,” Winnipeg Free Press, 19 January 1946, page 8.
“Churches observe anniversary rites,” Winnipeg Free Press, 18 March 1946, page 16.
“Deer Lodge United to dedicate church,” Winnipeg Free Press, 25 January 1947, page 10.
“The story of Belvidere and Portage” by Fred Morris, Free Press Community Review, 7 November 2016.
Deer Lodge United Church fonds, Manitoba Archival Information Network.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 21 December 2024
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