Stone Butter Church

Cowichan, BC, V9L 5M3 CA / BC

Location Description

Located on the Cowichan Indian Reserve on Vancouver Island, the church and cemetery are significant for their association with early missionary Father Pierre Rondeault (Rondeau), who arrived from Quebec in 1858 and set out to build his congregation in the Cowichan Valley. Originally built in 1870,the stone church has now become a standing ruin. The Stone Butter Church developed a reputation as a haunted church, which gained notoriety in 1931 when Ripley’s Believe It or Not featured the church. Located on a private road.

Location Category

RELIGIOUS - [general]
RELIGIOUS - Churches / Cathedrals

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