Here are some of the past ministers at Holy Trinity Anglican Church.

              
Rev. Robert Hunt

Construction of Holy Trinity Anglican church began under the supervision of the Reverend Robert Hunt, who had arrived at Lac La Ronge in 1850 to establish the mission.  The site selected was on a point of land first acalled Church Mission Point, which later was known as Stanley Mission. The name of the mission was changed to honor Mrs. Hunt's home in England. The building of the church was only one of Hunt's dreams. He was also instrumental in delivering the gospen to the Native people in the area. Due to the language barriers, Hunt was forced to improve and utilize the Cree syllabic system for the translation of religious texts.

Rev. Henry Budd
Sask. Archives photo courtesy Rod Ballendine

Rev. Henry Budd is noted as the first Indian ordained into the priesthood in North America. Reverend Budd, whose Cree name was “Sakcewescam” was born near Norway House and educated at the Native Indian School Establishment at Red River. After a short stay at Cumberland House, Mr. Budd established a mission at The Pas in what is now Manitoba. He was considered an excellent speaker in both English and Cree, and made many converts in his travels to Stanley Mission, La Ronge and a new mission at Nepowewin - now known as Nipawin. Henry Budd worked for many years ministering to the needs of people in Northern Saskatchewan and Manitoba. He translated into Cree many of the scriptures that were used throughout the north. He died on April 2, 1875, still committed to his lifelong concern for the social as well as the spiritual well-being of his own people.

Budd Street, the main road into Stanley Mission, is named in his honor.

 

        Archdeacon J.A. MacKay  

Archdeacon MacKay was a Cree Language scholar who revised the 1918 Cree Book of Common Prayer and compiled and translated the Cree Hymn Book. He still has many relatives in the La Ronge/Stanley Mission area.

 

         
                  Rev. Nehemiah Charles               

  Rev. Samuel Charles

                      
Rev. Henry Cook

Bishop Anthony Burton
and Rev. Murdoch Charles

 

A few more historic photos. . . .

Hudson's Bay Company Store

          
1919                              1940   

   Sydney Augustus Keighley
Hudson's Bay Post Manager
and Independent Trader

Keighley's house and store 1941

Photo courtesy Scott Robertson

Flora Charles and the late Rev. Samuel Charles
holding a couple of Flora's birchbark baskets.
At 90 years of age Flora still makes the best baskets anywhere.
Click the thumbnail image to get a closer look.

This is Stanley Mission today....

Stanley Mission as seen from the air          RCMP Photo

Stay tuned for lots more photos!