Originally a Methodist Church when it opened in 1907, this church in the Municipality of Grandview, a provincially-designated historic site, became a United Church following the 1925 unification of the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist faiths. Its walls had been built of concrete blocks but, when cracks appeared in the walls, the building was disassembled and the walls were rebuilt with lumber. The plain woodwork of its impressive interior is typical of Methodist churches from this period. A plaque beside the church was unveiled there on 31 July 1994 by the Manitoba Heritage Council.
Period
Cleric
1892
T. H. Rust
1893
W. Shaw
1896
George Almack
1897
Rev. Halpenny
1899
Rev. Ormiston
1901
T. W. Bailey
1902-1907
Alex Fraser
1905-1908
Leslie L. Meech
1908-1912
J. J. Cruickshank
1910-1912
Robert Campbell
1912-1914
E. L. Kirkpatrick
1914-1920
Thomas Merriweather
1920-1927
J. B. Anderson
1922-1925
J. J. Stewart
1925-1927
J. D. Wildfong
1927-1957
?
1957-1960
Ivan Glenn Fulford (1913-2021)
Tamarisk United Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Tamarisk United Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Interior of Tamarisk United Church (June 2012)
Source: Gordon Goldsborough
Tamarisk United Cemetery (November 2022)
Source: George PennerSite Coordinates (lat/long): N51.09617, W100.64822
denoted by symbol on the map above
See also:
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Provincially Designated Historic Sites
Historic Sites of Manitoba: Historic Sites Advisory Board of Manitoba / Manitoba Heritage Council
Grandview United Church: Past and Present, 1891-1967 by Grandview United Church History Committee, 1967. [Legislative Library of Manitoba, F5649.G73 Gra]
Pioneers of Grandview and District edited by Emmy Preston for the Grandview Pioneer Book Committee, 1976, page 19.
A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society, including a searchable online database available to members at the MGS Manitoba Name Index (MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites, revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages.
Tamarisk United Church, SW 28-24-23W, R.M. of Grandview, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.
We thank Aden Fulford and George Penner for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 18 November 2022
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