In the early 1880's, a number of Church of England families (some coming from England, United States, and Ontario) settled in the vicinity of the ford of the Boundary Commission Trail through the Pembina River.

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In 1885, these pioneers became the founders of the parish of St. Luke's Pembina Crossing. Originally, Church of England services were held directly across the road from this site in the Valley Stopping House. After the Pembina Crossing School was built in 1885, services were held there until 1886. Then the picturesque log building shown below, a general store built in May 1880, was acquired and fitted up as a church.

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The original log structure was in use until 1920 when it was replaced by a new building which opened on September 26, 1920. The following year, by unfortunate accident, it burned down, although most of the furniture and fittings were saved. It was replaced by the present structure in 1922.

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For the first eighteen years, the parish was served by the Rev. Edward Powell Nicholl. For twenty-eight years, the church warden was Richard N. Lea Both of these pioneers rest in this churchyard which was consecrated

by Archbishop Robert Machray in 1894.

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St. Luke's, the cemetery and the church yard are maintained by a dedicated group of volunteers, most of whom have family buried here. Services are held twice a year: a Rogation service in the Spring and a Harvest Thanksgiving Service in the Fall.