After being ordained as a minister in 1927, his first call, in 1928, was to Sedgewick, Alberta, where he remained for two years before being called to the United Church in Champion on October 10,1930, mostly conducting services in schoolhouses.
After being ordained as a minister in 1927, his first call, in 1928, was to Sedgewick, Alberta, where he remained for two years before being called to the Champion United Church. On October 10,1930, Dawson was called to Champion, Alberta, where he served for "several years", mostly conducting services in schoolhouses.