In August 1906, the Parish of St Jude’s was established at the southwest corner of Home Street and Wellington Avenue in Winnipeg. Initially worshiping in a tent, the congregation commissioned local architects Samuel Hooper and Charles Henry Walker to design a new church. A one-storey wood frame structure, measuring 34 feet by 74 feet, was built later that year, with a seating capacity of about 400, and at a cost of about $4,500. It was dedicated officially by Archbishop Samuel Pritchard Matheson on 15 November 1906.
Eight years later, in May 1914, plans were made to replace the original church with a brick building. Within a month, a tender had been accepted and the foundation stone was laid in the evening of 14 July 1914. Designed by local architect Henry William Greene and built by contractor Aaron Grey at a cost of $22,000, the new church was ready by St. Jude's Day, 28 October 1914.
Among the clerics of St. Jude’s was Nelson C. Smith.
A service of deconsecration was held at St. Jude's on 11 February 1974 and the building demolished later that year. The Parish was amalgamated with that of St. Patrick’s on Valour Road to become the Parish of St. Patrick’s and St. Jude’s.
The site is now occupied by a multi-storey residential complex.
St. Jude’s Anglican Church (1915)
Source: Winnipeg-Churches-St. Judes, Archives of Manitoba
Interior of St. Jude’s Anglican Church (1915)
Source: Winnipeg-Churches-St. Judes, Archives of ManitobaSite Coordinates (lat/long): N49.90001, W97.16742
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Memorable Manitobans: Samuel Hooper (1851-1911)
Memorable Manitobans: Charles Henry Walker (1855-1927)
Memorable Manitobans: Henry William Greene (1884-1944)
Memorable Manitobans: Aaron Grey (1865-1962)
Historic Sites of Manitoba: St. Patrick's Anglican Church / St. Patrick’s and St. Jude's Anglican Church (612 Valour Road, Winnipeg)
“St. Jude’s,” Winnipeg Tribune, 6 December 1906, page 41.
City of Winnipeg Building Permit 2018/1914, City of Winnipeg Archives.
“St. Jude’s will build,” Winnipeg Tribune, 17 June 1914, page 2.
“St. Jude’s Anglican Church,” Winnipeg Tribune, 22 October 1927, page 17.
Winnipeg fire insurance map, #174 December 1955, City of Winnipeg Archives.
Winnipeg, St Jude Fonds, MAIN – Manitoba Archival Information Network.
This page was prepared by Jordan Makichuk.
Page revised: 21 December 2024
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