Charleswood was part of a three-point charge with Headingley, and Sturgeon Creek. The Rev. W. L. T. Patteson became the first minister of the new charge. The district was still sparsely settled at this time and transportation was difficult. Although 75 names appeared on the roll, attendance averaged about a dozen. There was a small choir and an active women’s group. In 1933 the Sunday school registered 62 children and received an annual offering of $33.98. Sunday School remained open in the summer months because travel was easier. People made their way to church by foot, horseback, bicycle or street car. The services were timed with the bus schedule which came each hour.

By the end of the twenties, the little congregation felt the need of more permanent facilities and a building fund was started. The Women’s Association raised $180 in 1929 to $638 in 1932. In 1933 with help of a grant from Winnipeg Presbytery a church building was erected at the corner of Roblin Boulevard and Harstone Road. The building was simple in structure with no basement. Such a structure could probably been built for $1,500. A typical Sunday at the new church began with Sunday school at 10:00 A.M. The first person to arrive would light the fire in the floor furnace.

Nine women met to discuss the possibility of regular church service and Sunday school being held in the school. The trustees consented, and the Rev. R.G. Pritchard of the Methodist district responsible for Charleswood met with a deputation and arranged for student ministers to supply services on a regular basis. The congregation was called Charleswood Union Church, formed three years before the United Church of Canada came into being.

A congregation was formally launched in 1922 at the old red Charleswood School (where the Legion now stands).

In 1912 a small group of people gathered to discuss the starting of a mission service in Charleswood. Most of the people were Methodists and lived in the vicinity of Charleswood Road. Open air services were held weather permitting and in bad weather and winter they met in homes.

In 1999 we commissioned the designing of stain glass windows for the sanctuary. Judy Jennings met with a committee over a period of time to capture the desires of the committee. Windows were donated by individual families, the Heritage and Memorial Funds, Lights for Live Committee and many individual donations. The windows were installed by 2001.