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St. John’s in the Wilderness, Aylwin

St. John's-in-the-Wilderness Church
St. John's-in-the-Wilderness Church, Aylwin (GVHS 2202)

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.

>St. John’s in the Wilderness, Aylwin
Credit: findagrave.com
>St. John’s in the Wilderness, Aylwin
Credit: findagrave.com

Additional resources:

St. John's in the Wilderness Anglican Cemetery


List of Gatineau Valley Churches.