St. Andrew's Anglican Church (Birch Island Reserve, Ont.) was a church in the former three-point Anglican Parish of Sheguiandah and Birch Island Reserve.  St. Andrew's was located on Cockburn Island.

Before the construction of the actual St. Andrew’s Anglican Church, services were held in a rough building made of logs, used for both church and schoolhouse constructed in 1867. The building had a tinned roof and a bell, but was never completely finished due to a lack of funds. This was to the credit of Rev. Jabez Waters Sims.

The present church of St. Andrew was completed in 1892 with Rev. Frederick W. Frost's direction (who provided services in Anishinaabemowin at this and other churches of his charge). Rev. F. Frost had come to Sheguiandah in 1877, staying until 1897 to minsiter to Indigenous and English congregations in the area.

In 1930-1931 the Executive Committee made a grant of $100.00 to St. Andrew’s church so it could undergo repairs and improvements including: erecting a flag pole, creating a fence and gates to surround the church, the church was repaired and painted outside, the belfry was fixed, a hardwood floor was put down inside, and the doors were varnished. In 1941 the Mission of Sheguiandah was added to Little Current.

Memorial tablets to Mrs. Frost were installed with the text in Ojibway, while similar memorial tablets were installed in St. Peter’s (Sheguiandah, Ont.) in English. Memorial doors were made by Harold and Leonard Rowe, and were dedicated to Rev. Sims; Rev. S.G. Tomes performed the ceremony on August 30, 1981.

On June 28, 1961 the churchyard surrounding St. Andrew’s was consecrated by the Most Reverend William Lockridge Wright.

Early incumbents include: Rev. J. W. Sims (1867-1869), Rev. R. Hill (1870-1877), Rev. F. Frost (1877-1897), Lay Readers (1898), Rev. W. J. Eccleston (1899-1902), Rev. G. Prewer (1902-1913), Rev. W. H. Trickett (1913-1915), Rev. H. F. Hutton (1915-1918), Rev. J. D. Granger (1918-1922), Rev. R. M. Fairbairn (1923), Rev. J. S. Rhodes (1925-1929), Rev. L. F. Hardyman (1930-1936), Rev. F. E. Jewell (1937-1940), Rev. W. R. Tindle (1940-1941), Rev. C. R. Haines (1942-1950), Rev. D. Sissenah (1950-?), Rev. Canon D. Dixon (?-1978), Rev. S. G. Tomes (1979-1983), Rev. W. G. Dobinson (1983-1986), Rev. C. Dee (1989-?)

Sources:

• "Report of the Missionary Bishop of Algoma", 1889, Journal of the Provincial Synod, Algoma University Archives, 2009-080_001_003_1889.
• "In Memoriam", The Algoma Missionary News 18, no. 4 (1922): 54-55. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_012_1922MayJune.
• “St. Andrew’s Church, Sheguiandah”, The Algoma Missionary News 27, no. 1 (1931): 12-13. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_002_003_1931JanFeb.
• "Deanery of Manitoulin", 1941, Journal of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Session of the Synod, Algoma University Archives, 2009-078_002_011.
• A. G. Browne, “The first draft of ‘Down the Century’ a History of Holy Trinity Church and Parish 1886-1896. Little Current, Ontario”, 1985, Diocesan Heritage Centre Parish History collection, Algoma University Archives, 2014-019_001_020.

St. John's Anglican Church (Bidwell, Ont.) was a church in the former three-point Anglican Parish of Sheguiandah and Birch Island Reserve.  St. John's was located in the Assiginack Township on the Manitoulin Island.

Before the erection of a proper church, in 1909 services were held in a log house that was leased and fitted as a chapel. However, the "shack" was too small to hold the congregation and was draughty. By June 1916 the contract for the building of the church was let, and they were hoping to have the church ready for the Archbishop's visitation in August. Their wish was fulfilled and St. John’s had its first service on August 13, 1916 when the Archbishop visited - though the church at this time was not quite complete (lacking some seating, a font, and a bell turret).

In 1927 the church was gifted a new organ and in 1928, a Litany desk. In 1941 the Mission of Sheguiandah (which included St. John's Church) was added to the mission of Little Current. Then, sometime between 1944 and 1946 (date unclear) the church became part of the Manitowaning Mission. By 1956 the church was lit by electricity for the first time. The church had just reopened one year prior (1955) after a closure of approximately a year and a half. Unfortunately the church did not have a long life and was closed for good and the property sold on October 22, 1973.

Incumbents include: Rev. W. J. Eccleston (1900-1902), Rev. G. Prewer (1902-1913), Rev. W. H. Trickett (1913-1915), Rev. H. F. Hutton (1915-1918), Rev. J. D. Granger (1918-1922), Rev. R. M. Fairbairn (1923), Rev. J. S. Rhodes (1925-1929), Rev. L. F. Hardyman (1930-1936), Rev. F. E. Jewell (1937-1940), Rev. W. R. Tindle (1940-1941), Rev. C. R. Haines (1942-?), Rev. E. Weeks (?-1946), Mr. G. C. Robertson (student) (1947), Rev. A. E. Carding (1947-1949), Rev. W. H. Trickett (1949), Rev. C. J. Passey (1949-1953), Rev. P. S. Park (1953-1956?), Rev. R. A. Locke (1958-1965).   *There are other incumbents of Manitowaning, but Bidwell was not listed under that mission after Rev. R. A. Locke's incumbency.

Sources:

• "The Bishop on the Great Manitoulin Island", The Algoma Missionary News 6, no. 10 (1909): 112. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_008_1909Oct.
• "Algoma Association Annual Meeting", and "General Church News", The Algoma Missionary News 12, no. 6 (1916): 67 and 69. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_009_1916June.
• "The Archbishop's Visitation of the Manitoulin Island", The Algoma Missionary News 12, no. 9 (1916): 101. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_001_009_1916Sept.
• "Gifts for Bidwell Church", The Algoma Missionary News 25, no. 4 (1929): 79. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_002_002_1929JunJul.
• "Deanery of Manitoulin", 1941, Journal of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Session of the Synod, Algoma University Archives, 2009-078_002_011.
• "Here and There", The Algoma Missionary News 82, no. 1 (1956): 4. Algoma University Archives, 2009-081_002_006_1956Spring.
• A. G. Browne, “The first draft of ‘Down the Century’ a History of Holy Trinity Church and Parish 1886-1896. Little Current, Ontario”, 1985, Diocesan Heritage Centre Parish History collection, Algoma University Archives, 2014-019_001_020.

St. Peter's Anglican Church (Sheguiandah, Ont.) was a church in the former three-point Anglican Parish of Sheguiandah and Birch Island Reserve on the Manitoulin and Cockburn islands.

The first Anglican service was held in Sheguiandah in 1862 by Rev. Peter Jacobs in a birch bark wigwam. Following Rev. Jacobs' death missionary work in the region was taken up by Rev. Jabez Waters Sims.

St. Peter's was built in 1883 by the Atkinson, Dunlop, Keatley, and Stringer families. This building was consecrated by the Right Reverend Edward Sullivan on September 18, 1884.  In the early years a long shed was attached to the church.  This shed housed horses during services and was also used as a community hall. The parsonage for St. Peter's was located at the east end of the Sheguiandah village. 

In 1941 the Mission of Sheguiandah was added to the mission of Little Current (which it had separated from in 1897). Between the 1940s and 1950s many renovations and improvements were done to the church, as well as some redecorating. In 1984 the church celebrated their centennial year.

In 2003 the church congregation voted to close St. Peter's.  Rev. Rhonda Hurst, the minister of St. Peter's at the time, contacted Right Reverend Ronald C. Ferris, Bishop of Algoma, about the church and the possibility of the Diocese turning the building over to the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah Board.  On April 29, 2004 the Service of Deconsecration was held. In 2005 the ownership of St. Peter's was transferred to the Town of Northeastern Manitoulin and the Islands (NEMI) under the care of the Centennial Museum of Sheguiandah. In 2014 the Town was discussing the possibility of creating a replica church using components (pews, stain glass windows, bell etc) from St. Peters and tearing down the original building.

Early incumbents include: Rev. P. Jacobs (1862-1864), Rev. J. W. Sims (1864-1869), Rev. R. Hill (1870-1877), Rev. F. Frost (1877-1897), Rev. W. J. Eccleston (1898-1902), Rev. G. Prewer (1902-1913), Rev. W. H. Trickett (1913-1915), Rev. H. F. Hutton (1915-1918), Rev. J. D. Granger (1918-1922), Rev. R. M. Fairbairn (1923), Rev. J. S. Rhodes (1925-1929), Rev. L. F. Hardyman (1930-1936), Rev. F. E. Jewell (1937-1940), Rev. W. R. Tindle (1940-1941), Rev. C. R. Haines (1942-1951), Rev. A. E. Haldenby (1951-1953), Rev. Canon D. Dixon (1953-1978), Rev. S. G. Tomes (1979-1983), Rev. W. G. Dobinson (1983-1986).

Sources:

• The History of St. Peter's Anglican Church, The Manitoulin Expositor, https://www.manitoulin.ca/history-st-peters-anglican-church/ [accessed 2020 May 12].
• "Deanery of Manitoulin", 1941, Journal of Proceedings of the Thirteenth Session of the Synod, Algoma University Archives, 2009-078_002_011.
• "Faithful Missionary Century Ago Lived and Died Among His People", The Algoma Anglican 13, no. 11 (1969): 2A. Algoma University Archives, 2013-086_001_005_1969Dec.
• “The first draft of ‘Down the Century’ a History of Holy Trinity Church and Parish 1886-1896. Little Current, Ontario”, 1985, Diocesan Heritage Centre Parish History collection, Algoma University Archives, 2014-019_001_020.