Historic Sites of Manitoba: Knox United Church / Roblin Life and Art Centre (106 Third Avenue NW, Roblin, Municipality of Roblin)

The cornerstone of this former United Church in Roblin, in the Municipality of Roblin, was laid in August 1908 and it opened in July 1909. A monument commemorating local residents who were killed during service in the First World War was unveiled beside the building on 11 November 1927. It was later moved to another site.

Among the clerics of Knox United Church was Daniel Shaver Kern (?-1933).

Closed when a new church was built nearby, it was converted to the Roblin Life & Art Centre in 2005.

Knox United Church at Roblin (no date) Source: Hazel Blennerhassett Knox United Church and war memorial at Roblin (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2015-0111 Knox United Church and war memorial at Roblin (no date) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2020-0017 The former Knox United Church at Roblin (October 2017) Source: George Penner The former Knox United Church at Roblin (August 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough The former Knox United Church at Roblin (2021) Source: Glen Toews The former Knox United Church at Roblin (2021) Source: Glen Toews Interior of the Life and Art Centre at Roblin (August 2019) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Site Location (lat/long): N51.22818, W101.35482 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Roblin’s Knox Presbyterian Church by Hazel Blennerhassett
Manitoba History, Number 59, October 2008

Sources:

We thank Glen Toews for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by George Penner and Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 22 March 2026

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