Historic Sites of Manitoba: Chalmers Presbyterian Church / Treherne United Church (186 Boyne Street, Treherne, Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)

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Clerics | Photos & Coordinates | Sources

The first Presbyterian service was held in Treherne in the early 1880s, in the home of W. T. Smith. A modest wooden church built in 1887 was replaced in 1908 with this building, designed by Winnipeg architect John Hamilton Gordon Russell and built by contractrors Fairfax and Abbot of Holland, to be called Chalmers Presbyterian.

In 1925, when the Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregational churches merged, it became Treherne United. In 1958, the congregation of Olive United Church joined the church. The building is a municipally designated historic site as of 1988.

Clerics

Period	Cleric
?-?	Samuel Wilkinson (1865-1941)
?-?	Charles Robert Newcombe (1914-1986)
?-?	Lloyd Cleworth Stinson (1904-1976)
1948-1954	Adam Grant Smith (1916-2000)

Photos & Coordinates

Postcard view of Chalmers Presbyterian Church (circa 1909) Source: Gordon Goldsborough, 2014-0346 Treherne United Church (June 2010) Source: Gordon Goldsborough Treherne United Church (August 2019) Source: Rose Kuzina Site Coordinates (lat/long): N49.62992, W98.69560 denoted by symbol on the map above

See also:

Memorable Manitobans: John Hamilton Gordon Russell (1863-1946)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Olive Presbyterian Church / Olive United Church (Municipality of Norfolk Treherne)

Historic Sites of Manitoba: Municipally Designated Historic Sites

Sources:

Treherne United Church, Manitoba Historic Resources Branch.

We thank Rose Kuzina for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 3 December 2024

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