Asquith, about 55 kilometres west of Saskatoon, was established in the early 1900s on land first settled by Ontario pioneers Andrew and Jennet Mather. The Mathers were among the town's founding families, and they ran a general store. For a time the store also served as a gathering place for church services, before a proper building was put up. The town grew up quickly around their homestead, and it became a village in December 1907.
In 1908 the Asquith Presbyterian Church was built with support from the Mather and Hastings families, among others. The local Methodist congregation soon came to share the building, and after the church union of 1925 it became part of the United Church of Canada. Generations of local families have stayed active there, and the church has long been a hub of community life. Since 1985 it has also been shared with St. Theresa's Roman Catholic parish.
Today Asquith is a town with a 543-hectare conservation area.
Written from Wikipedia’s article “Asquith, Saskatchewan” (CC BY-SA 4.0), and shared under the same licence.