Treherne United Church
186 Boyne Street,
Treherne

Designation Date: January 14, 1988
Designation Authority: The Village of Treherne
Present Owner: Treherne United Church of Canada

The first Presbyterian service was held in Treherne in the early 1880s, in the home of Mr. W.T. Smith. A modest wooden church built in 1887 was replaced in 1908 with this building, called Chalmers Presbyterian. Chalmers joined the 1925 movement to create the United Church and thus became Treherne United. Architecturally, the church is an ambitious interpretation of a typical L-shaped plan, with a handsome tower set into the apex of the ell. The Gothic Revival styling, de rigueur for Protestant churches, is seen here in the pointed Tudor windows and in the main door. The skillful handling of the building is no surprise, being the work of renowned Winnipeg architect J.H.G. Russell. Russell was the man often called upon in the design of major Presbyterian churches.