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https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7065&pid=0
Around 1900, a small group of German Lutheran immigrants settled in this district. They held informal church services on the neighbouring farms and established Zion Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the spring of 1906. A cornerstone was laid in the late summer on land donated by one of the original members, John Lingner, and construction began soon afterwards. The church was dedicated on November 3, 1907, and regular services were held there until 1961 when the congregation merged with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in nearby Markinch. The church is still used for special services, funerals, weddings, etc. It is designated a municipal heritage property in January 1982, and a provincial heritage site in July 2005.
https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=7065&pid=0
Around 1900, a small group of German Lutheran immigrants settled in this district. They held informal church services on the neighbouring farms and established Zion Evangelical Lutheran congregation in the spring of 1906. A cornerstone was laid in the late summer on land donated by one of the original members, John Lingner, and construction began soon afterwards. The church was dedicated on November 3, 1907, and regular services were held there until 1961 when the congregation merged with St. Mark’s Lutheran Church in nearby Markinch. The church is still used for special services, funerals, weddings, etc. It is designated a municipal heritage property in January 1982, and a provincial heritage site in July 2005.
Heritage value resides in the church’s stone construction and Gothic Revival architecture. Constructed from local field-stone, the church includes three symmetrically-placed pointed arch windows on each side, and a cupola facing the east. Visited in January 2019, located in the Rural Municipality of Cupar, Saskatchewan.
- Jason Paul Sailer
Very nice!
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