Municipality of Pembina

Welcome to St Luke's Pembina Crossing Anglican Church and Cemetery.

In the early 1880s, several families settled near the place where the Boundary Commission of 1873 had crossed the Pembina River.

In 1885, these pioneers established the Parish of St. Luke’s Pembina Crossing. Originally, Church of England (Anglican) services were held directly across the road from this site in the Valley Stopping House.

After the Pembina Valley School was built in 1885, services were held there until 1886. The picturesque poplar log building, originally a general store built in May 1880, was in use until 1920 when it was replaced by a new building which opened on 26 September 1920. The following year, by an unfortunate accident, it burned down although most of the furniture and fittings were saved.In 1922, it was replaced by the present structure, a municipally-designated historic site as of 2011.

 For the first 18 years, the Parish was served by Reverend Edward Powell Nicholl. For 28 years, the church Warden was Richard N. Lea. Both pioneers rest in the churchyard which was consecrated by Archbishop Robert Machray in 1894. The first burial in the cemetery took place in 1896, of John Cyprian Lea.

The St. Luke’s cemetery and churchyard are maintained by volunteers, most of whom have family buried here. Services are held twice a year, a Rogation service in the spring and Harvest Thanksgiving in the fall.

Visit our website at stlukespembinacrossing.com and follow us on Facebook.

How to give:

Thanks to a generous and thoughtful donation from Sharon and Lorne Schultz in 2022, in memory of their loved ones, a new designated fund for St. Luke's Pembina Crossing Church Cemetery was established with the Pembina Manitou Area Foundation.

Earnings from this fund will be granted annually to the church board to use at their discretion.  With these new funds in place, it protects our cemetery with perpetual income for its continued care and upkeep. The fund is open to donate to and Pembina Manitou Area Foundation will issue tax receipts.

Thank you to Sharon and Lorne Schultz for their foresight and generousity by establishing this fund. Thanks to their kindness and planning, it is now easy for others to ensure their loved ones final resting place will be cared for in the years to come.

Donations can be mailed to Pembina Manitou Area Foundation, Box 535, Manitou MB, R0G 1G0. Online gifts are accepted and processed at no charge by visiting www.endowmb.org, click on find your foundation and search for Pembina Manitou Area Foundation, then select St. Luke's Pembina Crossing Church Cemetery Fund.

E-transfers can be sent to lorne.schultz@pmfoundation.ca. When sending an e-transfer please include your full mailing address for tax purposes.

OR

Cheques can be sent to Lindy Sharpe Box 309 Manitou MB R0G 1G0 toward the general maintenance of the church yard. Please make cheque out to St. Luke's Pembina Crossing Church.