Gardenton in Stuartburn, Manitoba — Canadas Prairie Region (North America)
St Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2013
1. St Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Marker
St. Michael's Orthodox Church, consecrated October 14, 1899, was the first permanent Ukrainian church erected in Canada. Until the parish joined the Greek-Orthodox Church of Canada in 1922, it was served by a Russian Orthodox Mission.
The church was built by immigrants from northern Bukowyna, now the western Ukraine, who settled the Gardenton area after 1896. Measuring 48' x 22' x 33', the structure exemplified Bukowynian pioneer craftsmanship in architecture, interior decoration and religious furnishing. St. Michael's served as a focal point of spiritual and cultural life in the first Ukrainian settlement in Manitoba and remains a symbol of the continuity of the Ukrainian identity in Canada.
ПРАВОСЛАВНА ЦЕРКВА СВ. МИХАЇЛА, ЯКУ ПОСВЯЧЕНО 14 ЖОВТНЯ. 1899 Р. БУЛА ПЕРШОЮ УКРАЇНСЬКОЮ ПОСТІЙНОЮ ЦЕРКВОЮ, ПОБУДОВАНОЮ В КАНАДІ. ДО ЧАСУ ПРИЄДНАННЯ ДО УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ГРЕКО-ПРАВОСЛАВНОЇ ЦЕРКВИ В КАНАДІ. ЇЇ ОБСЛУГОВУВАЛА РОСІЙСЬКА ПРАВОСЛАВНА МІСІЯ.
ЦЕРКВА БУЛА ЗБУДОВАНА ЗАХІДНЬО-УКРАЇНСЬКИМИ ІМІГРАНТАМИ З ПІВНІЧНОЇ БУКОВИНИ, ЩО ЗАСЕЛИЛИ ОКОЛИЦІ ГАРДЕНТОНУ ПІСЛЯ 1896 Р. СПОРУДА РОЗМІРОМ 48' Χ 22' Χ 33' Є ПРИКЛАДОМ АРХІТЕКТУРНОЇ МАЙСТЕРНОСТИ І ДЕКОРАТИВНОГО МИСТЕЦТВА ТА РЕЛІГІЙНОГО УСТАТКОВАННЯ БУКОВИНСЬКИХ ПІОНЕРІВ.
ЦЕРКВА СВ. МИХАЇЛА СЛУЖИЛА МІСЦЕМ ЗОСЕРЕДЖЕННЯ ДУХОВОГО І КУЛЬТУРНОГО ЖИТТЯ ПЕРШОГО УКРАЇНСЬКОГО ПОСЕЛЕННЯ В МАНІТОБІ І ВОНА НАЗАВЖДИ ЗАЛИШИТЬСЯ ЯК СИМВОЛ ПРОДОВЖЕННЯ УКРАЇНСЬКОЇ ІДЕНТИЧНОСТИ В КАНАДІ.
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Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Immigration • Religion & Religious Structures. A significant historical date for this entry is October 14, 1899.
Location. 49° 4.297′ N, 96° 44.454′ W. Marker is in Gardenton, Manitoba, in Stuartburn. It is on Road 32 East when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4145 Road 32 E, Gardenton MB R0A 0M0, Canada. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Manitoba’s Red River Valley. It is also in the Prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony, the Viceroyalty of New France, and Ruperts Land.
Other nearby markers. At least one other marker is within walking distance of this marker: St. Michaels Ukrainian Orthodox Church (within shouting distance of this marker).
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, July 2013
2. St Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church Marker
Ukrainian language side
Photographed by Dawn Bowen, June 17, 2008
3. St. Michael's Ukrainian Orthodox Church
Credits. This page was last revised on April 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 14 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 4, 2026, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. 3. submitted on June 19, 2008, by Dawn Bowen of Fredericksburg, Virginia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
