Westminster United Church

Westminster United Church is a Manitoba Heritage Council commemoration in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Manitoba · 745 Westminster Avenue, Winnipeg · location approximate

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During the early 20th century, Manitoba's economy boomed and its population grew dramatically. With sharp increases in memberships, many churches found it necessary to replace their buildings. In 1909, the members of Westminster Presbyterian (now United) Church concluded that their 1893–94 building was inadequate for a congregation of almost 1,000 members. A new site, closer to the homes of many of the parishioners, was selected and the church was built between 1910 and 1912. For its grandest buildings - Westminster, Augustine (1903–04) and Knox (1914–18) - the Presbyterian Church in Winnipeg called upon renowned architect J.H.G. Russell (1862–1946). For each church, Russell relied on a different interpretation of the Gothic Revival, a popular architectural style that drew its inspiration from medieval churches. Russell's design was based upon the English expression of Gothic and emphasized pinnacled towers, slender vertical supports and large openings, in this case featuring a beautiful rose window.

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Au début du 20e siècle, l’économie et la population du Manitoba ont connu une grande croissance. Devant l’accroissement rapide du nombre de leurs paroissiens, de nombreuses églises ont dû songer à remplacer leurs édifices. En 1909, les membres de l’église presbytérienne (aujourd’hui église unie) Westminster ont conclu que leur église datant de 1893-1894 ne suffisait plus aux besoins de la congrégation de près de 1 000 membres. C’est ainsi qu’un nouvel emplacement, plus proche du domicile de nombreux paroissiens, a été choisi, et que la nouvelle église a été érigée entre 1910 et 1912. Pour ses plus grands édifices—Westminster, Augustine (1903–1904) et Knox (1914–1918)—l’Église presbytérienne de Winnipeg a fait appel à l’architecte de renom J.H.G. Russell (1862–1946). Pour chacun de ces édifices, Russell a adopté une interprétation différente du style néo-gothique, un style architectural populaire inspiré par les églises médiévales. Les créations de Russell reposaient sur l’expression anglaise du style gothique, l’accent étant mis sur les pinacles, les supports verticaux élancés et de vastes ouvertures; l’église Westminster contient également un beau vitrail.

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Plaque text and location: Manitoba Heritage Council Commemorative Plaques, Historic Resources Branch, Government of Manitoba, as the Branch publishes them on its plaque pages. The text is the Manitoba Heritage Council’s text as the Branch publishes it; the pin on this page is ours, worked out from the location the Branch gives and marked approximate. Contains information from the Government of Manitoba, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use License (Manitoba.ca/OpenMB)
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