The church at Whitesand was built in 1913 on a treed property donated by Vasyl Shpyley. In 1913 the area began to receive regular pastoral attention from the Redemptorist Fathers at Yorkton. The present church was built in 1937 to accommodate the growing population.
The information provided here is taken in part from the work of Anna Maria Kowcz-Baran, Ukrainian Catholic Churches of Saskatchewan, published in 1977. This monumental historical survey can be found for sale at the Musée Ukraina Museum for $20.00.