Breath-taking ...

Built in 1903, and opened in 1904 St Mark's Anglican Church with its beautiful stone walls and stunning pink mortar is a memorable building in Minnedosa.

The story is still told that the Rector of the time encouraged his parishoners to take their horse drawn wagons out into the country to gather the stones deposited there millenia ago, for use in the construction of this exquisite stone building. Whether the story is true or not, the Church was built of stones gathered near and far, and through generous volunteer labour, constructed into the beautiful church that still serves the parishoners of St Marks today.

It is a spine-chilling side note to consider that in the early morning hours of February 12th 2006 a flip of a coin decided between trashing gravestones in the cemetery, and burning down a church ... the coin came up "burn down a church", and minutes later three misguided souls were setting the United Church aflame ... It is fortunate for the folks of St Mark's that they turned right on Main St, otherwise it might well have been their unique stone church that was lost to the flames ... had they turned left instead of right, Minnedosa United Church might have been spared, and this distinctive heritage building could have been lost instead ...

The loss of either building can only be regarded as senseless, tragic and devestating ...