Churches in Cardston

Churches in Cardston

The Town of Cardston was originally settled by Mormon pioneers seeking religious freedom outside of the United States. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is still the predominant faith in Cardston, but many other denominations of Christianity have churches and congregations in the community as well. 

Christ Community Fellowship (Baptist Church)

Website: www.christfellowshipcardston.com

Formerly Cardston Baptist Church, we are now associated with Village Missions Canada and we have a new name: Christ Community Fellowship of Cardston.

Everyone is Welcome

Location 260 1st Street West
(Tanner Centennial Senior Centre)
Contact Pastor Matthew Deneault
Phone:  250-540-2449
Email:mattjames.md@gmail.com
Services

Church Service/Sunday School time: 9:30 am

Fellowship Hour: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

Awana Program for children Grade 1 to 6
Youth Program for youth Grade 7 to 12

Vision "To see a healthy gathering, teaching, and equipping, by walking alongside the next generation As together we relationally live Christ into the community and the world."
Purpose
"To know, to praise, to proclaim the biblical Trinity."

History

In 1994 the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists of Western Canada wanted to have a church plant in Cardston, Magrath, and Raymond. Dr. David and Alyce DeHaan were missionaries in Turkey for a number of years and had arrived back to Canada and were hired to come to Southern Alberta to head the church plants. DeHaans travelled between Cardston and Raymond until Raymond was able to get their own pastor. In Cardston DeHaans started having Bible Studies July 3, 1994. Worship Service began September 4, 1994. Worship Service was first held at the United Church Hall and in January, 1999 service was moved to the Tanner Senior Center and has been there since.  Weekly programs for young children and teenagers were started with fun games and biblical lessons each week and these programs continue to date. Bible Studies were held weekly, some years having studies for women and men separately, and other times Bible Study for everyone together. The DeHaans retired in June, 2009 and moved to Edmonton. Cardston Baptist Church started looking for a part-time pastor and has had two interim pastors since – Bob Peters, who left when they moved to Cochrane and Roy Thiessen who took over after Bob moved and is still with the church.

Cardston Baptist Church is affiliated with Fellowship Prairies (www.fellowshipprairies.ca). The regional ministry office is in Edmonton and the national office is Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada located in Guelph, Ontario. Cardston Baptist Church became incorporated in March 2008 and has been self-supporting since 2009.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Website: www.churchofjesuschrist.org

Aetna Ward 338 5th Ave East 403-653-4224
Cardston 1st Ward 846 1st Ave West 403-653-3838
Cardston 2nd Ward 355 3rd St West 403-653-4044
Cardston 3rd Ward 355 3rd St West  403-653-3214
Cardston 4th Ward 950 Main St 403-653-3632
Cardston 5th Ward 355 3rd St West 403-653-3032
Cardston 6th Ward 338 5th Ave East 403-653-3989
Cardston 7th Ward 950 Main St 403-653-4307
Cardston 8th Ward 846 1st Ave West 403-653-1168 
Cardston Youth Single Adults Ward 950 Main St 403-653-1435

 

St. Paul & St. Thomas Anglican Church

Location 90 1st Avenue West
Contact

The Ven. Jacqui Durand
Archdeacon for Indigenous Ministers
587.229.5578

Rosie Jane Tailfeathers
403.634.8847

Services

Sundays: 11:00 am

World Day of Prayer Service: March 5, 7:00pm

History

From Chief Mountain, Volume I - The History of St. Thomas' Anglican Church, Cardson
From Chief Mountain Volume I - The Reverend Samel Trivett First Anglican Missionary with the Blood Indians
From Chief Mountain Country, Volume II - St Paul's Anglican Church Blood Reserve

St. Theresa’s Roman Catholic

St. Theresa is a mission church of Holy Cross Parish of Ft. Macleod, AB.

Location 124 1st St. West 
Contact

Pastoral Team
Pastor: Father Benedicto A. Tugano IV
Phone: 403-553-3040
Fax: 403-553-3057
Email

Pastoral Assistant: Charlotte Balkham, Ph: 403-553-3291

Chairperson of PPC: Evelyn McTrowe, Ph: 403-553-4236

Services

Sundays: 9:00 am

Easter Services:

Ash Wednesday, 5:00 pm
Holy Thursday, 5:00 pm
Stations of the Cross & Good Fridays, 11:30am
Easter Sunday, 9:00 am

All Souls Day: November 2, 12:00 noon

Christmas Season: Christmas Eve, 5:00 pm & January 1, 9:00 am

Mission Statement: The Mission of the Members of the Holy Cross Parish, a Roman Catholic Community is to Lead a Life Rooted in Jesus Crist, by Accepting, Living, and Proclaiming the Word of God and by Meaningful Celebration of the Sacraments of the Church.

History

A History Collected
Chief Mountain Country, Volume I - History of the Catholic Church in the Cardston District
Chief Mountain Country, Volume III - St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church

*Much of the content above was originally compiled by Marlene Baier, who developed a website dedicated to Cardston's 'other' churches (cardstonsotherchurches.com). The website has been retired, but much of the content has been added to this page to preserve its historical value, including the history articles from Chief Mountain Country: A History of Cardston and District, Volumes 1 (1978), Volume II (1987), and Volume III (2005), published by Cardston and District Historical Society.