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The church helped the settlers to maintain their cultural traditions, language, and faith.
These settlers were the forerunners of ecumenism - embracing the diversity of their neighbors and often becoming involved in the construction of each other's churches. Building a church communicated to all that the settlers intended to make this area home.

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Social Gathering
1930
Southern Saskatchewan

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Churches were:
-a centre of Worship
-Social gatherings
-Meeting halls
-Space for school rooms

In one instance a church was a hospital in 1918 during the Spanish Influenza epidemic.

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Exhibit Theme
1919
Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan

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Exhibit Theme

Church Builders: Doting the skyline, churches were built by settlers, urged by personal needs to find spiritual homes, fellowship, and security. Creating a society that shared common beliefs, interests, and hope for the future. Thus began the history of the diverse people of South Central Saskatchewan.