Churches and Places of Worship
St. John’s in the Wilderness, Aylwin

In 1863, the Rev. Francis Codd visited Aylwin township and held services there. The following year, the Mission of Wakefield and Aylwin was created. This mission was then divided in 1866; the mission of Aylwin was the northern half extending to the Hudson's Bay Post 100 miles north of Ottawa. St. John's in the Wilderness, Aylwin was consecrated in 1873. The mission became part of the parish of River Desert in 1919, the name of the parish changing to Aylwin in 1921. On October 1, 1960, Bishop John Dixon of Montreal deconsecrated St. John's in the Wilderness and the building was moved to the Village of St. Agathe north of Montreal in November 1972. The Memorial Cairn was dedicated 29 June 1974.


Additional resources:
St. John's in the Wilderness Anglican Cemetery
List of Gatineau Valley Churches.