1841 – First service of Christian Worship in Rocky Mountain House at the fur trading post
1909 – Presbyterian student minister, R.H. MacDonald, appointed for summer ministry
1912 – Mission Hall built for all denominations
1915 – Presbyterian services held in Bertrand home (grandparents of Mary Jacobsen) and in outlying areas such as Everdell
1923 – First Memorial Presbyterian Church built on present site; manse built beside it
1928 – Memorial windows dedicated, honouring those in community who dies serving in World War I (Honour Roll later added to include those who fell in World War II)
1938 – Presbyterian Church in Canada, through the Women’s Missionary Society, established first Rocky Hospital (10 beds)
1950 – ‘Church on Wheels’ – Presbyterian deaconesses conducted summer ministries to outlying districts until 1966; Ministers of Memorial also conducted worship in many outlying districts such as Butte
1954 – Memorial Church able to finance its own ministry without help from National Church
1959 – New manse built; old church building and manse sold and moved
1961 – Construction of present church began, largely with volunteer labour
1962 – New church dedicated November 15
1979 – Mortgage on present church burned
1987 – ACCESS Fund started
1992 – Congregation’s Mission Statement committed our fellowship to be open to all Congregation approved ACCESS plans
1993 – Addition to the church built, Memorial windows relocated in the lighted encasement, Memorial elevator installed – Sanctuary, lower hall and new office now accessible
1993 – ACCESS addition dedicated September 12 – Next phase of ACCESS planning begins
First Memorial Presbyterian Church and Manse built in 1923, current church built in 1961, and present day with addition completed in 1993:
