1006 Ben Lake Road East
1006 Ben Lake Road East
This church was originally a Methodist church and was built in 1890. On May 4, 1964 title was registered as being purchased for $600. by the Society of Saint John the Evangelist (SSJE) from Harold Cooper, William Goheen and Ray Brunson as trustees of the Barkway Methodist Church. The Cowley Fathers of the SSJE who resided in Bracebridge, Ontario had begun their work in the remote community of Lewisham, and continued their services here in Barkway. Services continue the first and third Sundays of the summer months; with the first Sunday of the month in the winter.