Prairie Churches Project
Manitoba has an outstanding inventory of rural churches which are diverse in size, style and denomination. Their geographical locations are a silent, yet eloquent, story of settling this province. Unfortunately, for a variety of reasons, many of these historic churches are threatened by deterioration and demolition.
In 2003, the Thomas Sill Foundation partnered with the J. M. Kaplan Fund of New York to help identify and preserve outstanding examples of heritage churches in rural Manitoba. Kaplan provided $159,430 and we contributed $140,514 for a total of $299,944. The provincial Historic Resources Branch provided technical expertise, as well as funds from existing programs. This project has been discontinued.
Churches approved for grants were selected subject to a process that included submitting an application and competing against other worthy applicants. Grant funds were matched by the recipient.
The following historic churches were funded:
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Russian Orthodox Church of the Holy Resurrection, Sifton |
$30,000 |
.  Holmfield Community Church  Saint-Joachim Roman Catholic Church, La Broquerie  St. Michael’s Ukrainian Church, Gardenton  Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cooks Creek  Stoney Hill Otto Lutheran Church, Lundar  Methodist Church, Deloraine |
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Christ Anglican Church, Cartwright |
30,000 |
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Charlebois Chapel, The Pas |
20,000 |
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Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Immaculate Conception, Cooks Creek |
15,000 |
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St. Andrew’s On The Red |
15,000 |
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Methodist Church, Deloraine |
15,000 |
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St. George’s Anglican, Glenora |
12,700 |
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Bjarmi Church, Arborg |
10,000 |
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Site Historique Monseigneur Tache, Ste. Genevieve |
10,000 |
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Our Lady Of Seven Sorrows Roman Catholic Church, Camperville |
10,000 |
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Ukrainian Orthodox Church of St. Peter and Paul, Dauphin |
9,575 |
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Sts. Peter And Paul Ukrainian Church, Tyndall |
9,050 |
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L’Eglise De L’Enfant-Jesus, Richer |
7,500 |
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St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Oak lake |
7,000 |
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Cromer United Church |
6,500 |
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Tamarisk Church, Grandview |
6,000 |
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Ste. Therese Chapel, Cardinal |
5,540 |
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Archibald United Church, La Riviere |
5,165 |
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Union Point Church |
5,000 |
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Churchill |
5,000 |
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Sts. Peter And Paul Ukrainian Church, Sundown |
5,000 |
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St. Helen’s Anglican Church, Fairford |
4,521 |
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Sts. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Oakburn |
4,428 |
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Saint-Joachim Roman Catholic Church, La Broquerie |
4,067 |
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Ste. Genevieve Rectory |
4,000 |
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St. Margaret’s Church, Mafeking |
4,000 |
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Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Ascension, Angusville |
3,990 |
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Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church, Rossburn |
3,919 |
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Holmfield Community Church |
3,450 |
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Ste. Anne Catholic Church |
3,261 |
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St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Poplar Point |
2,000 |
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Stoney Hill Otto lutheran Church, Lundar |
2,000 |
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Church of the Resurrection, Dauphin |
1,928 |
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St. Michael’s Ukrainian Church, Gardenton |
1,361 |
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Chapel of Our Lady of Good Help, St. Norbert |
1,300 |
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Kola Church, Virden |
1,000 |
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Rossburn farm church |
350 |
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Website, Video, Administration |
10,303 |
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Total
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$299,944
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