St. Barnabas Anglican Church

Former Names:
  • St. Barnabas Anglican Church
Address:730 McPhillips Avenue
Current Use:

Place of worship

Original Use:

Place of worship

Constructed:1961
Architects:

Photographs

More Information

730 McPhillips Avenue was designed as the home of St. Barnabas Anglican Church, an institution which closed in June of 2014. The building is now host to a Ukrainian Evangelical Church. The church’s design is characterized by its large A-frame, in which the steeply pitched roof extends to grade and doubles as side walls. The A-frame was among the most common church styles erected in North American suburban neighborhoods during the 1950s and early 60s, offering a variety of modernism that retained a certain formality and dignity, while standing out in its context with a sculptural and eye-catching approach that allowed the whole construction to serve as a sort of spire.

Design Characteristics

Roof:

flat

Neighbourhood:

Shaughnessy Park

  • A-frame main structure
  • Flat-roofed vestibule with glazed walls

Sources

  • Church Editor. “St Barnabas.” Winnipeg Free Press, January 25, 1958.

  • Kelly Crossman, A Study of Anglican Church Buildings in Manitoba (Manitoba Culture, Heritage, and Recreation, 1989) 151.

  • Vince Leah. “Long Love Affair with Holy Trinity.” August 13, 1977.

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