This church was built in 1907 and is named “Farus” after the original owner of the land on which it was built. As the “Lamont County’s Self-Guided Church Tours” booklet …
St. John The Baptist Russo-Greek Catholic Orthodox Church (Farus) Read More »
The original settlers in the area around this church were Romanian Bucovinian (https://www.britannica.com/place/Bukovina ). Early services were held in homes. Although the cemetery was in use beginning 1907, land for …
The Ukrainian Orthodox parish members of this church separated from the Holy Trinity Church in Sunland in 1929 and after purchasing the land this church was built in 1932. The …
After the original congregation of this church was formed in 1898, services were held in private homes for a number of years before work was completed on a church in …
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The original church on this site was built from 1901 to 1904. A second, larger church was started in 1917 and completed the next year. Between 1945-51 funding for a …
Our Lady of Good Counsel Roman Catholic Church (Skaro) Read More »
Without the Orthodox cross mounted high on the steeple of this church, this church could pass for a United Church. That’s because it originally was a United Church. As the …
St. John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Peno) Read More »
After a small chapel was built on this land in 1914, work on the present church began in 1918 and was completed eight years later in 1926. The full name …
Nativity of the Mother of God Ukrainian Catholic Church Read More »
Little did I know when I visited this church that this congregation “can be traced back to 1897–1898, making it one of the first Russo-Greek Orthodox parishes in Canada.” A …
Holy Ascension Russo-Greek Orthodox Church (Skaro) Read More »
The original church on this site, then called “Ruthenian Greek Catholic Church of Chesnoho Khresta at Skaro”, was built from 1900 to 1917 and was destroyed by fire in 1942. …
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Ukrainian Catholic Church (Skaro) Read More »
A small church was built on this site in 1907 and then replaced by the current building, built in 1934-35. This makes it the oldest Polish parish in Alberta. Although …
