First United Church (Swift Current)

First United Church (formerly the Knox Presbyterian Church, from 1913 to 1943) is a designated municipal heritage property. Originally built in 1916, at a cost of $25,000 to house the Presbyterian denomination; in 1943 after the Swift Current Metropolitan Methodist Church burned down the two denominations merged to form the united church.[1]

First United Church
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50°17′07″N 107°47′44″W / 50.2853°N 107.7955°W / 50.2853; -107.7955
Location223 3rd Avenue NE
Swift Current, Saskatchewan
S9H 2G6
CountryCanada
DenominationUnited Church of Canada
Previous denominationPresbyterian
Websitehttp://firstunitedsc.ca/
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architectural typeGothic Revival style
Specifications
Number of spiresone

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  1. ^ "First United Church". Heritage Properties. Historical Places - A Joint Federal, Provincial and Territorial Initiative. Retrieved May 20, 2012.