On 28 November 1909, Jackson Methodist Church opened at this site in the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie with a service conducted by Rev. D. M. Kennedy of MacGregor and Rev. W. E. W. Seller of Portage la Prairie. The church building was a brick veneer structure measuring 24 feet by 36 feet with concrete blocks at its four corners. A minister’s vestry at the bottom measured 10 feet by 12 feet. The church was served by circuit minister Rev. John Hellyer of West Prospect Methodist Church.
This church closed in 1961 and the building was removed. It is commemorated by a fieldstone monument.
Jackson United Church commemorative monument (March 2010)
Source: Gordon GoldsboroughSite Coordinates (lat/long): N50.1077, W98.21627
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Oakland Methodist Church / Oakland United Church / Murray United Church (Oakland, RM of Portage la Prairie)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Prospect Plains Methodist Cemetery (RM of Portage la Prairie)
“Jackson Church opens Sunday, November 28,” Portage la Prairie Weekly, 17 November 1909, page 1.
We thank Glen Toews for providing information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 29 March 2023
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