All Saints Anglican Church was built in the year 1884. It was opened and consecrated on August 16th by Bishop Machray. The late Octavius Averill donated the land, a comer of his homestead 36-16-18. The church was built by James Lamb, and assisted by many voluntary labourers of all denominations.

A cemetery was soon started and is still used by the present joint parish. Truly a beautiful, peaceful spot.

(Source: "Minnedosa Memories", starting on the 134th page [Adapted])

There are 6 cemeteries in the RM of Minto-Odanah, which are privately owned and maintained; All Saints (Anglican) Cemetery is one of them.

During the 1990's the church was turned over to a group of local people and is no longer affiliated with the Anglican Church. These local people still maintain the Church, which has changed very little to this day and is still used for the occasional wedding or family service, as well as maintaining the Cemetery.

(Source: RM of Minto-Odanah website [2023/09; Adapted])

The congregation outgrew the church and, in 1905, St. Mary's Anglican Church was built in the nearby hamlet of Clanwilliam. The two operated as a combined parish for over 70 years.

In the 1980s, St. Mary's was demolished. In the mid-1990s, All Saints was deconsecrated and turned over to a non-profit organization, All Saints Foundation Inc. of Minnedosa, which undertook extensive renovations of the structure. They make it available for gatherings including weddings and baptisms.

Inside the building are stained glass windows and plaques dedicated to past parishioners, some of whom were killed during the First World War, photographs, and documents, including a list of marriages, baptisms and burials performed at the church from 1884 onwards.

Behind the church is a small cemetery.

(Source: Manitoba Historical Society [Adapted])

Dominion Land Survey coordinates: LSD09-36-16-18-W1

A part of the town's story and those of its inhabitants from the early days of European settlement through roughly 1958 is told in the volume "Minnedosa Memories", especially starting on the 134th page. A free digital version of this and many other Manitoba local history books can be found online in the University of Manitoba Digital Collections. There is also a list of such books organized by district and town name on the Manitoba Historical Society's website on their page entitled "Finding Aid: Manitoba Local History Books".

A list of burials in this cemetery is available from the Manitoba Genealogical Society (reference #1136), transcribed by a member or members in 1997. Also available to MGS members is a searchable online database named the "MGS Manitoba Name Index" (or MANI). Some additional information is contained in the 1996 MGS publication "Carved in Stone: Manitoba Cemeteries and Burial Sites" (revised edition, Special Projects Publication, 106 pages).

Additionally, many records for Anglican congregations in Manitoba and over part of the territory designated historically as "Rupert's Land" (esp, as bounded on the south by the U.S. border, extending north into the Manitoba Interlake Region past Fairford, with the western boundary reaching into the Pembina Hills and includes Portage la Prairie, eastward the diocese stretches to Sioux Lookout/Atikokan) are now with the Diocese of Rupert's Land and are kept in their offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.