The Parish of St. George's Diamond Valley was established in 1937. Services were held in the North Turner Valley High School which is the present clubhouse of the Turner Valley Golf and Country Club. The Church was built in Gladys Ridge, east of Okotoks, in 1907 and moved to Blackie, east of High River, in 1923. It was moved to the current location in Turner Valley in 1949, onto land donated by the Royalite Oil Company.

The Church Hall, located adjacent to the church, began as a 6.7 meters x 7.3 meters (22' x 24') structure that was home of The Flare, Turner Valley's first newspaper. Later a "T" was added to the west end of the hall, providing washrooms and a kitchen. In 1987, the original building was torn down and a wider, and longer, hall was erected. This gave us a larger kitchen and a new storage room. Services are normally held every Sunday at 9:15 a.m., with the Rector on 2nd and 4th Sundays. A licensed Layreader leads the services on the 1st and 3rd Sundays.

Who was St. George?
George was Roman solider in the fourth century who was forced to practice his Christian faith in secret. The Roman authorities took harsh measures against any of their soldiers found to be Christian. George courageously declared his faith and despite Diocletian’s many attempts to convert him, George refused. Diocletian eventually ordered his death for failure to recant his Christian faith. In later centuries, George’s following spread westwards and George became the model of a perfect Christian warrior — just the sort of figure that appealed to medieval English kings when they placed their wars of conquest under his protection. That is how St. George came to be invoked as the patron saint of England. But another and far more widespread tradition has seen him as the pattern of what it means to be a Christian in the world — as an image of every Christian’s daily warfare against the forces of sin, ignorance, fear, and injustice.

Church Contacts
Main Office: (403) 933-3620
meotaparish@gmail.com
Clergy:
Ven. Rev. Alan Getty (587) 894-7578
Wardens: 
Rector’s Warden: Carol Green
People’s Warden: Janet Ballance

Amenities
Church Hall
Organ
MP3 compatibility
Kitchen
Tables, Chairs
Projector Screen
Shared Projector (upon request))

Gallery