Holy Trinity Anglican Church (Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan)
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Holy Trinity Anglican Church is an historic Carpenter Gothic
style Anglican
church building located on the banks of the Churchill River
in Stanley Mission
, a community in the Lac La Ronge First Nation
and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park in Saskatchewan
, Canada
.
, it was built between 1854 and 1860 by local Cree
craftsmen using locally cut lumber as well as hardware and stained glass that Hunt had brought from England
. The church was at one time the centre of an active missionary complex that included nearly 30 supporting buildings and a
cemetery. It is currently the oldest standing building in Saskatchewan. Although not the seat of a bishop, it has been called a cathedral
because of its massive size with a tall central nave and elaborate spire.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a provincially registered historic site as designated by the government of Saskatchewan on August 26, 1981. It is also a National Historic Site of Canada. A ceremony celebrating the church's 150th anniversary was held on June 10, 2010.
Carpenter Gothic
Carpenter Gothic, also sometimes called Carpenter's Gothic, and Rural Gothic, is a North American architectural style-designation for an application of Gothic Revival architectural detailing and picturesque massing applied to wooden structures built by house-carpenters...
style Anglican
Anglican Church of Canada
The Anglican Church of Canada is the Province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French name is l'Église Anglicane du Canada. The ACC is the third largest church in Canada after the Roman Catholic Church and the United Church of Canada, consisting of 800,000 registered members...
church building located on the banks of the Churchill River
Churchill River (Hudson Bay)
The Churchill River is a major river in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Canada. From the head of the Churchill Lake it is 1,609 km long. It was named after John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough and governor of the Hudson's Bay Company from 1685 to 1691...
in Stanley Mission
Stanley Mission, Saskatchewan
Stanley Mission is a community in northern Saskatchewan, Canada, founded in 1851 as a settled community.People have lived in the area for several thousands of years. It is part of the Lac La Ronge First Nation...
, a community in the Lac La Ronge First Nation
Lac La Ronge First Nation
Located in north-central Saskatchewan, the Lac La Ronge Indian Band is the largest First Nation in Saskatchewan, and one of the 10 largest in Canada, with a 2010 population of 8,954....
and Lac La Ronge Provincial Park in Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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History
Designed by the Rev. Robert Hunt, an English missionary who founded Stanley Mission in 1850 with the permission of the Hudson's Bay CompanyHudson's Bay Company
The Hudson's Bay Company , abbreviated HBC, or "The Bay" is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and one of the oldest in the world. A fur trading business for much of its existence, today Hudson's Bay Company owns and operates retail stores throughout Canada...
, it was built between 1854 and 1860 by local Cree
Cree
The Cree are one of the largest groups of First Nations / Native Americans in North America, with 200,000 members living in Canada. In Canada, the major proportion of Cree live north and west of Lake Superior, in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and the Northwest Territories, although...
craftsmen using locally cut lumber as well as hardware and stained glass that Hunt had brought from England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The church was at one time the centre of an active missionary complex that included nearly 30 supporting buildings and a
cemetery. It is currently the oldest standing building in Saskatchewan. Although not the seat of a bishop, it has been called a cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
because of its massive size with a tall central nave and elaborate spire.
Holy Trinity Anglican Church is a provincially registered historic site as designated by the government of Saskatchewan on August 26, 1981. It is also a National Historic Site of Canada. A ceremony celebrating the church's 150th anniversary was held on June 10, 2010.