Kildonan United Church

Address:187 Killbride Avenue
Current Use:

Place of worship

Constructed:1958
Other Work:

1972 Renovations, Fellowship Hall addition (by Ward MacDonald Cockburn and McFeetors Architects)

Architects:
Contractors:
  • Sandor Construction Ltd. (Renovation)

Photographs

Significant Dates

  • 1954, Building Committee formed
  • June 8, 1958, Sod turning ceremony
  • September 21, 1958, Cornerstone laid
  • 1958, Construction begins
  • Nov 6, 1962, Mortgage burned
  • 1972, Fellowship Hall constructed

Design Characteristics

Neighbourhood:

Seven Oaks

  • Seating capacity, 225.
  • Cost of 1972 renovation, $56,200

Sources

  • “Kildonan United Church.” Winnipeg Tribune, November 15, 1958.

  • Neil Bingham. A Study of the Church Buildings in Manitoba of the Congregational, Methodist, Presbyterian and United Churches of

  • Canada. (Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation, Historic Resources, 1987).

  • Vince Leah. “West of the River: The Story of West Kildonan.” Winnipeg Tribune, 1971. 20.

  • Winnipeg: Kildonan File, UCA. “Kildonan United Church: The Laying of the Cornerstone.” September 21, 1958. 1.

Locations of Supporting Info

  • United Church of Canada Archives, University of Winnipeg (Plans and Drawings by N.C.H. Russell)

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