Winnipeggers walked across the aisles of Holy Trinity Anglican Church for what could be the last time, as the structure which has been a landmark of the city's downtown core for more than a hundred years faces the prospect of demolition. Church administration says there's significant damage in the foundations of the building, which was erected around 1883. The church, designated as a national historic site in 1990 , boasts unique Victorian-era Gothic architecture and intricate stained glass windows.
Now, cracks can be seen on the walls around the altar, and elsewhere in the building. The church's vestry committee says it would need $7 million to make the necessary repairs — money the congregation doesn't have. "It just doesn't seem that there's a lot of church-going people really in the city so much anymore," said Rich Arthurson, one of its members.
"There's a lot of different churches and options. So unfortunately, yeah, we're not really seeing those numbers that we want." The local bishop has OK'd the sale of the building after a request submitted by the vestry earlier this year, but Arthurson says no one knows how that will pan out.
Meanwhile, he's still hoping people will help save the building, which he said was originally meant to be temporary, but has so far managed to withstand the test of time. Church administration says there's significant damage in the foundations of the building, which was erected around 1883. (Randall McKenzie/CBC) "It's 140-plus years later an.