Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. John the Baptist Anglican Church (252 Hamilton Street, Manitou, Municipality of Pembina)

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This Anglican church at Manitou in the Municipality of Pembina was designed by Winnipeg architect Walter Chesterton and built by master carpenter Joshua H. Bradley (1864-1957) in 1903. A plaque inside commemorates one of its early clerics, William J. Rowe. The building is a municipally designated historic site (2010).

A brass plaque commemorating the men of the church who died during the First World War was unveiled on 23 January 1921 by Company Sergeant Major Charles Hodgson MM, whose brother William was killed in action on 30 March 1918 and whose name is on the plaque. The service was conducted by Reverend Fred Glover.

Rectors

Period	Rector
1884-1886	Rev. H. Jephson
1886-1888	Rev. E. P. Nicholl
1888-1890	Rev. W. R. Baker
1890-1901	Rev. N. Hewitt
1901-1902	Rev. H. W. Baldock
1902-1909	William James “Billy” Rowe (1872-1947)
1909-1911	Rev. N. La Touche Thompson
1911	Rev. J. W. O'Donnell
1911-1913	Rev. J. H. Gibson
1913-1917	Rev. W. C. Newman
1917-1922	Rev. Fred Glover
1922-1923	Rev. A. Kitterson
1923-1927	Rev. A. Walker
1927-1932	Rev. P. C. Bays
1932-1936	Rev. F. Trow
1936-1941	Rupert Leslie Taylor (1905-1979)
1941-1942	Rev. A. L. Davis
1942-1945	Rev. R. Pierce Jones
1945-1948	Rev. George Kelly
1948-1952	Rev. John Bethel
1952-1954	Rev. F. W. Pierce
1954-1957	Rev. J. Scott Wilson
1957-1959	Rev. J. S. Matthews
1959-1962	Rev. John R. Lee
1962-1966	Rev. J. O. Ffolliott
1966-1967	James Ernest “Jim” Setter (1930-1990)
1967-1973	Rev. David B. Jackson
1973-1978	Rev. Ronald Stallard
1978-1979	Rev. Robert J. N. Willingham
1979-1982	Rev. Bruce Ward Debrah Van Der Goes
1982-1993	Rev. E. S. McCollin Moore Gladys Spuril
1993	Ian Mills
1993	Alvin Jacobs

Photos & Coordinates

St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (1978) by Gordon Aikman Source: Winnipeg Tribune, 7 October 1978, page 14 St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (July 2013) Source: Gordon Goldsborough St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (May 2021) Source: George Penner Interior of St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (2011) Source: Gordon Goldsborough First World War plaque inside St. John the Baptist Anglican Church at Manitou (December 2019) Source: Darryl Toews Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.24107, W98.54087 denoted by symbol on the map above

First World War Casualities

Name	Occupation	Service		Rank	Birth Date	Death Date
Howard Allen Archer [Manitou]	Barrister-at-law	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Captain	5 November 1882	24 January 1918
Alexander William Armstrong [IOOF Manitou, Manitou]	Labourer	31st Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Private	10 October 1895	14 June 1916
Edgar Ernest Beckett [Manitou]	Farmer	14th Company, Canadian Machine Gun Corps		Private	22 April 1897	9 April 1917
Reginald Stellwagen Black [Bank of Hamilton, Manitou]	Bank Manager	27th Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Lieutenant	27 May 1886	6 November 1917
Ernest Maurice Cooper	Carpenter	4th Battalion, Middlesex Regiment, British Army		Private	1885	15 October 1914
William Crozier [Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Private	16 May 1889	15 August 1915
Robert Crutchfield [Manitou]	Butcher	Royal Berkshire Regiment, British Army		Private	?	31 May 1917
Archibald Graham [Manitou]	Clerk	Lord Strathcona's Horse		Private	25 January 1896	5 August 1915
William Hodgson [Altona, Manitou]	Printer	Lord Strathcona's Horse		Corporal	1 April 1894	30 March 1918
Ronald Hoskins [Law Society, Manitou, Winnipeg Canadian Club]	Barrister-at-law	10th Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Lieutenant	6 December 1887	22 April 1915
Edward George Mitchell [IOOF Manitou, Manitou]	Policeman	1st Battalion, Canadian Labour Corps		Regimental Sergeant Major	7 November 1877	22 September 1918
Bernard “Bert” Payne [Manitou]	Carpenter	Lord Strathcona's Horse		Private	12 April 1893	5 August 1915
Frank Willis [IOOF Manitou, Manitou]	Farmer	8th Battalion, Canadian Infantry		Private	20 October 1885	15 August 1917
Stanley Yardley [Manitou]	Electrician	7th Battalion, Queen's (Royal West Surrey) Regiment		Private	1890	1 July 1916

See also:

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

“Manitou,” Winnipeg Tribune, 25 January 1921, page 18.

“Memorial tablet unveiled,” Manitou Western Canadian, 27 January 1921, page 8.

“Dedication of chimes at St. John’s Anglican,” Manitou Western Canadian, 7 May 1959, page 1.

In Rhythm With Our Roots: A History of Manitou & Area by Manitou Centennial Book Committee, 1997, page 159.

Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.

Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800-1950 by Robert G. Hill, Toronto.

We thank Bette Mueller, George Bradley, George Penner, and Darryl Resch for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough and Darryl Toews.

Page revised: 5 May 2026

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