Central Park in Winnipeg, Manitoba — Canada’s Prairie Region (North America)

Knox Church

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

1. Knox Church Marker

Inscription.
The first Knox Church was located at the corner of Fort Street and Portage Avenue in the Village of Winnipeg. It was built in 1868. It was a place of worship for those of the Presbyterian faith. Many of its members were descendants of the Lord Selkirk settlers who had come to Red River in 1812.

Later with the influx of settlers from Eastern Canada, the British Isles and Europe the population grew rapidly, as did the congregation of Knox.

During World War II many Japanese were evacuated from the West Coast to Manitoba. Those who came to Winnipeg were made welcome at Knox. Today they continue to worship in the Frederick Kerr Chapel.

Knox Church opened its doors to people from far-off lands. Here they are free to worship and serve God. Knox Church thus honors its heritage and meets the challenge of serving a changing metropolis.

Dedicated to the Glory of God in Memory of the Members of
Knox Congregation – September 26, 1993

Erected 1993.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Immigration • Settlements & Settlers • War, World II. A significant historical year for this entry is 1868.

Location. 49° 53.726′ N, 97° 8.946′

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W. Marker is in Winnipeg, Manitoba. It is in Central Park. Marker is at the intersection of Qu'Appelle Avenue and Edmonton Street, on the left when traveling east on Qu'Appelle Avenue. Marker is mounted at eye-level on the southeast corner of the subject church, facing Qu'Appelle Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 Edmonton Street, Winnipeg MB R3B 2M2, Canada. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Ella Cora Hind (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Isbister School (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); First Masonic Temple Site (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); First Winnipeg Meeting of the T. Eaton Company Directors (approx. half a kilometer away); The Royal Winnipeg Ballet / Le Royal Winnipeg Ballet (approx. half a kilometer away); George Bryce (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Holy Trinity Anglican Church / L'église anglicane Holy Trinity (approx. 0.6 kilometers away); Thomas Douglas (approx. 0.6 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Winnipeg.

Regarding Knox Church. Canadian Register of Historic Places (1990/10/29).

From the Canadian Register Statement of Significance:
Key exterior elements that define the church's exemplary Late Gothic Revival style include:
• the expansive, complex, carefully arranged form, based on an auditorium plan, with separate towers and a north annex;
• the vertical emphasis provided
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

2. Knox Church Marker
by the prominent towers with extended buttress caps, the main two-storey-plus mass under a high gable roof, the elongated windows; elevated front entrances, large chimneys; and
• the exceptional stonework, including walls of rusticated, random-laid Manitoba limestone contrasted by smooth-cut stone door and window openings with deeply carved hood-mouldings, smooth and rusticated tower surfaces, rusticated buttresses with smooth offsets, coping on the raised gable ends, blind pointed arched arcades atop the towers, front gable end and lower facade, etc.

Also see . . .
1. Knox United Church: Manitoba Provincial Heritage Site No. 51.

Knox United, originally a Presbyterian church, is the largest United church in Manitoba. Constructed between 1914 and 1918, it was also the pinnacle of Protestant church architecture in the province. The building is the design of J.H.G. Russell (1862–1946), a prominent Winnipeg architect. Finished at the height of World War One, the church was one of the last great building projects undertaken in Manitoba during the Edwardian era.

(Submitted on April 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

2. Knox United Church.

The impressive Knox United Church, formerly a Presbyterian facility, is a magnificent example of Late Gothic
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

3. Knox Church Marker
(marker is mounted on right side of southeast entrance)
Revival ecclesiastical architecture. The structure conveys a strong message of substance and faith through its size (it is the largest United church in Manitoba) and the quality of its materials and craftsmanship. This was the fourth Knox church built by a Presbyterian congregation formed in 1868. With the merger of Presbyterian, Methodist, and Congregationalist churches in 1925, Knox Presbyterian Church became known as Knox United Church.

(Submitted on April 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Knox United Church (<i>southeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

4. Knox United Church (southeast elevation)

Knox United Church (<i>northeast elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, June 13, 2022

5. Knox United Church (northeast elevation)

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2023. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 77 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on April 20, 2023, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.