Historical Overview | 1904 2004
In 1904, a Committee of the First Baptist Church Winnipeg together with the Board of the Baptist Convention of Manitoba and the North-west Territories ; was appointed to survey the possibilities of opening a Baptist cause in Fort Rouge , a new residential area of Winnipeg . The present site was secured and a frame structure costing about $3,500.00 and seating 200 people was completed on August 22 nd . The first service took place September 18 th , 1904 . The Church organization was first known as the Nassau Street Baptist Church . On June 22 nd 1909 , the corner-stone of the new building was laid. The Architect was George G. Teeter, what developed was one of the most elaborate churches designed by Mr. Teeter. It is Romanesque in style with massive Tyndall stone walls supported by buttresses, punctured by round-headed and wheel windows, and ornamented by corbelled cornices and belt courses. It is set off by a tall corner tower. The completed building cost approximately $28,000.00. It was dedicated in January, 1910. In December of 1930, the name of the church was changed to Trinity Baptist Church .
Through the years from 1910 to 1975, the church went through the cycles of growth and decline as many churches do. Once more in 1975, Trinity was in decline, morale was low and giving was down. Then, as had happened in the dirty thirties, the question arose should we close the doors? This changed when God called Bob Roxburgh to Pastor Trinity. The period 1976 1982 saw Trinity grow to about 200 people. Bob moved on and God brought in David Bloom and Ken Voth, but more importantly, the Holy Spirit worked in powerful ways. Sunday morning attendance had grown to 500 people. Unfortunately, during 1991, divisions began to surface in Trinity.
In 1993 a large group (80-100) people were given the blessing of the church and went to start a new work, Kildonan Christian Fellowship. David and Ken were and are greatly loved at Trinity and throughout the city. Sadly, after a valiant fight with cancer, Ken went to be with the Lord in 1999. 1993 saw a continued exodus of people from Trinity, which by now was considerably reduced in size and deeply hurting from its' painful divisions. The Elders led the congregation for about a year, and in 1994 Hugh Hedlin was called from amongst the congregation to take up the Pastorate.
Since then, there have been times of blessing as well as difficult struggle. As we enter our Centennial year, we will be celebrating God's amazing grace to us as a church over the last hundred years. At this time we trust God to do good things in our midst as we move forward into the next century of Ministry.
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Trinity's Pastors
Rev. J.B. Warnicker | Jan. 1, 1905 June 30, 1907
Rev. E.E.Shields | Oct. 13, 1907 May 24, 1908
Rev. A.M. McDonald | Sept. 20, 1908 Mar. 13, 1913
Rev. William Hay |Nov.30, 1913 Aug. 30, 1917
Rev. Harrison Roe| Oct. 7, 1917 Feb. 16, 1919
Rev. Britton Ross| Sept. 7, 1919 Aug. 8, 1920
Rev. G.F. Bolster| Dec. 26, 1920 Feb. 28, 1923
Rev. F.W. McKinnon | Nov. , 1923 Apr. 30, 1924
Rev. J.C. Williamson | July 1, 1924 June 30, 1929
Rev. J.J. Ross |Jan. 1, 1930 Sept. 2, 1935
Rev. E.J. Church | Apr. 1, 1936 Aug. 31, 1938
Rev. I.G. Hind | Jan. 1, 1939 Aug. 13, 1939
Rev. N.E. Todd | Dec. 3, 1939 Oct. 31, 1948
Rev. J De Long | Jan. 2, 1949 June 30, 1950
Rev. P.K. Gender | Sept. 1, 1950 Feb. 25, 1951
Rev. G.F. Smith | Mar. 1, 1951 Apr. 30, 1961
Rev. C. Hunt | Sept. 1, 1961 Aug. 31, 1970
Rev. P. Boughton | Jan. 24, 1971 Oct. 31, 1975
Rev. Dr. Bendor-Samuels | Nov. 1, 1975 March 31, 1976
Rev. R. Roxburgh | Apr. 1, 1976 June 30, 1982
Rev. G. Sears | Oct. 1, 1979 Dec. 15, 1982
Rev. K. Voth Assoc. Pastor | Jan. 1, 1987 Nov. 30, 1992
Rev. D. Bloom | Nov. 1, 1982 Sept. 1, 1993
Rev. H. Hedlin | Sept.1, 1994 - Dec. 9, 92007