Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site No. 212
All Saints Anglican Church stands on the shores of East Shoal Lake, west of Teulon, in the Rural Municipality of Woodlands. It was built on the property of Fred Robertson, a settler, and funded by his aunt, a Mrs. MacIntosh, in England, who was concerned about the lack of religious facilities in her nephew’s new homestead. The church was completed in 1884. Bishop Machray presided at the inaugural service.
Known also as Erinview Church, it is in a picturesque setting beside the historic Erinview Cemetery where several of the area’s pioneers rest.
All Saints Anglican Church is in the Gothic Revival style of parish churches in Great Britain. In North America the style is designated as Carpenter Gothic or Rural Gothic, where the original Gothic features carved in stone are improvised in wood. Two of the Carpenter Gothic elements of the church are its pitched roof and lancet windows.
Displayed inside the church are photographs of those from the municipality who served in the world wars of 1914-1918 and 1939-1945, together with several other commemorative items. Some elements of the interior are the layout of centre-aisle nave and raised chancel and altar, the informal seating of fixed pews and moveable chairs, the wood-burning stove and the oil lamp chandelier.
This well-preserved single-storey one-roomed log-and-wood-frame church is a fine, but albeit plain, example of the early box-like religious structures of the pioneers. It was designated as a Manitoba Municipal Heritage Site on March 13th 2001. The church continues to host services and special events. Its present owner is the Church of England.
• Photographed in 1996.
• Published in Senior Scope, October 10, 2018.