Morleyville Historic Mission

The historic church at Morleyville was constructed in 1875, when native people were still hunting bison on the prairies, Canada was only eight years old, and the Canadian Pacific Railway was still nine years in the future. The church became the heart of the thriving community of Morleyville and for a time the largest settlement in what would be southern Alberta. Its story is closely tied to Rev. George McDougall, who moved to western Canada with his family in 1862 to minister to fur traders and native people. In 1873, the McDougalls established the first mission in the region and built the church, creating an important chapter in Alberta's settlement history.

Alberta · Canada