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White, Duncan, 1929-1999
Person · 1929-1999

Duncan White (1929-1999) was a United Church Minister. He received his Bachelor of Divinity from Victoria University and his Masters in Theology from the University of Glasglow, Scotland. He served in Clune Park and Port Glasgow churches in Scotland; Trinity United Church in Newmarket and was field secretary of the Board of Christian Education of Bay of Quinte before leaving for New Zealand to take up the post of National Director of Christian Education of the Presbyterian Church in New Zealand. On his return to Canada, he ministered at First United Church in Galt (Cambridge) and Port Hope United Church.

Moyer, Sylvester, 1877-1934
Person · 1877-1934

Sylvester H. Moyer (1877-1934) was a Presbyterian and United Church minister. He attended University of Toronto and Knox College. He served the following charges: St. Helen’s in Huron County, Conn, North Wellington and Grafton, Westwood, Springville and Fairmount in Peterborough Presbytery.

Person · 1834-1912

George Henry Cornish (1834-1912) was a Methodist minister. He was born in Exeter, England and moved to Canada when he was very young. He was ordained in 1862 and served the following charges: Mitchell, Clinton, Kincardine, Newcastle, Beaverton, Galnford, Cainvsillve, Rockwood, Pickering, Burlington, Wingham, Stratford (Central), Markadale, Drayton, Hespeler, Port Elgin, Niagara and Leyden.

He was Financial Secretary, Conference Treasurer, District Chairman, Journal Secretary of the General Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada and a statistician who was responsible for the production of the “Cyclopaedia of Methodism in Canada.”

Person · 1839-1908

William Henry Withrow (1839-1908) was a Methodist minister. He attended Victoria College and the University of Toronto where he received his B.A. in 1863. He served pastorates in Waterford, Montreal, Hamilton, Toronto and Niagara. In 1874 he was appointed editor of the “Canadian Methodist Magazine” and Sunday School periodicals, a post he held for 34 years. Some of the works he authored include, “Catacombs of Rome,” “History of the Dominion of Canada,” “Religious progress in the nineteenth century” and “Makers of Methodism.”

Person · 1923-2007

James Clare Kellogg was a United Church minister. Born in Welcome, Ontario, he was ordained in 1948. He served the following pastoral charges: Parham, 1948; Janetville - Pontypool, 1949-1952; Cookstown, 1952-1956; Kingston (Cooke's), 1956-1960; Cornwall (Knox), 1960-1972; Belleville (Holloway Street), 1972-1976; Hudson, Que., 1976-1980; Cobourg (Trinity), 1988-1992, 1995-1996. He served as the President of Montreal-Ottawa Conference from 1965-1966, as well as the chairman of Belleville Presbytery, 1974-1975, and Montreal Presbytery, 1981-1982. He died on June 27, 2007.

Parker, William, 1880-1968
Person · 1880-1968

William Parker, born in 1880 in Yorkshire, England, was a Congregational, Presbyterian and later United Church minister. He was ordained in the Congregational Church in Michigan in 1904 and was received into the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1920. He served as the minister of Kitchener Congregational Church,1917-1919, Hilton Beach Presbyterian Church, 1919-1921, and Minden Presbyterian Church, and 1921-1925, before church union. As a United Church minister, he served the following pastoral charges: Minden, 1925-1927; Queensborough, 1927-1930; Sebright, 1930-1932, 1946-1949; Stella, 1932-1934; Enniskillen, 1934-1935; Mallorytown, 1935-1940; Inverary, 1940-1943; Smithfield, 1943-1944; Bay, 1945-1946. He died on September 10, 1968.

McCurdy, Archibald, 1927-
Person · 1927-

Archibald McCurdy (1927 - ) is a United Church minister. He completed the Canadian Officer Training at Camp Borden in 1952, obtained his B.A. from Sir George Williams University in 1954 and received his B.D. from McGill University in 1957. He was ordained by Montreal-Ottawa Conference also in 1957.
He served the following charges: Canora-Invermay Pastoral Charge, Saskatchewan Conference, 1957-1960; Stettler United Church, Alberta Conference, 1960-1966; St. Stephen’s, Hamilton Conference, 1972-1973; Church at the Crossroads, Hamilton Conference, 1973-1980.
He was Associate Secretary of the Board of Evangelism and Social Service from 1966-1971, served the chaplaincy at the Criminal Division, Provincial Court of Ontario, 1980-1983 and was coordinator of Chaplaincy Services of Toronto Conference, 1983-1990.

Person · 1926-

Gordon H. Merkley (1926-) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, 1926. Merkley graduated from Queen's University in 1949 with a B.A. in Commerce, Economics and Political Science. Following graduation he worked for a short period with the International Harvester Co. in Ottawa; and then, for nine years with the Royal Bank of Canada in Ottawa and Montreal. As a candidate for ministry, he studied at the United Theological College, in Montreal, receiving his diploma in 1962. He received his B.D. from McGill University in 1963. He was a minister at: Prince William, Fredericton Presbytery (1962-1964), Granton, Perth Presbytery (1964-1967), St. Marks- St. Andrews United Church, Elgin Presbytery (1967-1969), St. Andrews- Elgin Presbytery (1969-1973), First United Church, Grey Presbytery (1973-1979), Arkona, Lambton Presbytery (1979-1985), Princess Street United Church (1985-1991). Merkley acted as retired supply in the Kingston area from 1991-2011.

Scott, Charles J., 1924-
Person · 1924-

Charles J. Scott was born May 9, 1924 in Sydney Mines, Nova Scotia. He received his B.A. in 1946 from Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, followed by an M. Div in 1948 from Pine Hill Divinity Hall. He was ordained in 1948 and first worked in Kennecook, Nova Scotia. In 1953 he moved to the United Church in Blyth, Ontario. In 1955 he relocated to St. Paul’s United Church in Sarnia, Ontario. In 1959, he relocated to Ryerson United Church in Hamilton, Ontario. In 1964 Scott went back to school to study Psychology and went to work at the London Psychiatric Hospital as the Chaplain/Director of Pastoral Services until his retirement in 1980. There, he did a lot of additional work as an advocate for community health and community acceptance of former mental patients, he also trained clergy on how to recognize the symptoms of mental illness, and to work with mentally ill and elderly patients. After retirement, he continued work as a supply minister until August, 2008.

Person · 1896-1975

Milton R. Sanderson (1896-1975) was born on a farm in the Bowmanville, Ontario area. He joined the army and was discharged from the 136th Battalion due to a heart ailment. Then, he became a probationer for ministry in the Methodist Church, serving a 3-point charge at Sheguindah, Manitoulin Island for two years before enrolling at Victoria College. He was ordained in June, 1924. His first charge was at Birchcliffe Heights (Toronto) from 1924-1928. From there, he continued work at St. Cuthbert’s United Church for 12 years. He served North Parkdale United Church from 1941 until North Parkdale and Erskine United merged to form Emmanuel United in 1960. He was Emmanuel’s first minister and remained there until his retirement in 1966. Post-retirement, he worked at Kingsway-Lambton as their visiting minister until 1975. Sanderson was an usher at the inaugural service of the United Church of Canada. He served as Toronto Conference President, Chairman of Toronto West Presbytery, Secretary of Toronto East Presbytery, Secretary of the Conference Committee on Christian Education, and Chairman of the Christian Education Committee of Toronto West Presbytery. He acted several times as a delegate to General Council.

Person · d. 1956

George Brockwell King was born in Orillia, Ontario and died in Toronto on June 2, 1956. After years spent in Public and High Schools he registered as a student in Victoria College of the University of Toronto. He was received as a candidate for the Christian ministry in the Methodist Church and was ordained in 1911. Pursuing his studies for the Ph.D. degree he and his wife went to Germany and enrolled at the University of Leipzig, but his studies were interrupted by the outbreak of the First World War. They returned to Canada where he taught Hebrew at Victoria College, while earning at honours degree at Harvard University. He became Editor of the “Canadian Journal of Religious Thought” until 1929 when he was appointed Professor of New Testament and Church History at United College, Winnipeg, and succeeded to the office of Dean of Theology a few years later. In 1947 he retired from his office as Dean in Winnipeg and in the meantime was honoured with election as President of the Manitoba Conference of the United Church of Canada, he was later Chairman of the Winnipeg Presbytery.

Person · 1863-1946

Rev. James Robert Aikenhead was born in Toronto in 1863, and died at the age of 83, June 16, 1946. Aikenhead entered the ministry at age 21 and his charges in Toronto included Westmoreland Avenue United Church, King Street United Church, Davenport Road United Church. Aikenhead’s wife was Elizabeth Dimsdale who was the first woman evangelist to be appointed by the Toronto Conference of the Methodist Church in 1885. His daughter, Gertrude Aikenhead was superintendent of the Fred Victor home for Girls, and he also had a son, James Aikenhead.

Person · 1874-1965

Egerton Franklin Armstrong was born in Goderich, Ontario on December 6, 1874 and died July 25, 1965. After graduating highschool in Goderich, Armstrong attended Victoria University in Toronto, where he graduated in Arts in 1898 and in Theology in 1901. After leaving College he spent his probation serving the Tuckersmith circuit in the Goderich district and Wellington Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, in the Windsor district of the Methodist Church. He was ordained in 1901. After ordination, he was stationed in the Methodist Church at Tupperville (June 1901), Ethel (1905), Charing Cross (1907), Victoria Avenue Chatham (1910), Essex (1914), Wingham (1917), Wallaceburg (1921). After Union he served the charges of Listowel (1925), Bowmanville (1931) and Blenheim (1936). He retired from Blenheim in 1939 and resided in London, Ontario. There, he supplied at Pilgrim United Church London from 1940-1950, and took charge of the church from 1952. He was chairman of the Essex and Wingham Districts in the Methodist Church and of the Perth Presbytery in the United Church.

Clark, George, 1841-1937
Person · 1841-1937

George Clark was born in Hull, England in 1841 and came to Canada in 1854. He was ordained in 1870. During his forty-five years of active ministry he served in the following Charges: Blythe, Blenheim (1881-1882), Welland (1883), St. George (1885-1887), Milton, Wiarton (1903-1904), Georgetown (1908-1910), Thorold (1894-1896), Stoney Creek (1905-1907) and at Zion Tabernacle (1891-1893) and Charlton Avenue in Hamilton. He retired in 1911, and died at age 96 in 1937.

Person · 1888-1972

Frederick John Gardiner was born in April, 1888 in Oreston, Devon, England and while initially a stonecutter, qualified as a local preacher in the Wesleyan Methodist Church in that area. He emigrated to Canada in 1913 and was accepted as a student missionary by the Canadian Methodist Church and assigned to Southey, Saskatchewan. In Spring of 1914 he was accepted as a candidate for the ministry serving his two year probation at Southey, while also completing Arts studies at Regina College. During World War One, he served in the First Battalion C.M.R’s. Post-war, he moved to Toronto, receiving theological education at Victoria College and graduating in 1923. He was ordained by Saskatchewan Conference in 1923 and served many places in that conference (Rock Haven, Cutknife, Kipling, Griffin, Piapot, Eastend, Rouleau, Young pastoral charges) until he moved to Hamilton in 1948. He served in Hamilton Conference (Armou, Lyndoch pastoral charges) from 1948 until his retirement in 1958. After retirement, he continued as a chaplain at Green Acres Home for the Aged in Newmarket. He died November 7, 1972.

Gardiner’s wife Gladys was also active in the Church, and was a representative to York Presbytery from St. Paul’s Church.

Ibbott, Thomas H.
Person

Rev. Thomas H. Ibbott was a Methodist Minister who worked in the Ayr and Paris Plains region.

Person · 1905-1986

Charles Whitney Leslie was born in Middlesex County, in 1905. From 1923-24 he worked in the Liverton Charge of the London Conference of the Methodist Church. He received a B.A. from Victoria College in 1930, and a diploma from Emmanuel College in 1933. He was ordained in Wesley, London Conference in 1933. From 1938-1940 he pursued post-graduate studies at Harvard University. He worked at Victoria College from 1941-1955 working in various positions, mainly in the field of Ethics. He also worked as a Professor at Emmanuel College from 1945-1949, teaching in Religion and Christian Ethics, and Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion. He served the following charges: Corinth: North Babylon and North Hall (1933-1934), Richmond-Corinth: North Hall, Fairview, Summer's Corners (1934-1936), Ruthven - Oneida and Trinity (1936-1938). Leslie died in 1986.

Person · 1876-1972

Rev. W. J. Mortimore was born in Exeter, Ontario October 8, 1876. Graduating from Victoria College, he was ordained by the London Conference of the Methodist Church in 1902. He volunteered with several other young men in response to an appeal from the Foreign Missions Board to establish work in eight walled cities in West China. He was first appointed to Kiating, then Penghsien and Chungchow areas between 1902 and 1920. From 1920 on he was the Secretary-Treasurer of the West China Mission and lived most of that time in Chengtu. In 1927 he remaned behind in Chengtu when anti-foreign feeling again broke across the land and missionaries as well as doctors were evacuated to safety to down river ports. He returned to Canada in the fall of 1928 and was awarded a Doctorate of Divinity by Victoria College, and accepted pastoral charges in Auburn and Oakland. In 1938, following semi-retirement, he assisted in St. Clair United, Toronto and in Erskine United and Victoria Hospital in London until his full retirement in 1953. Mortimore died November 12, 1972.

Person · 1892-1952

George Ernest Bott was born in Blackwater, Ontario in 1892 and was a missionary in Japan for 31 years. He graduated from Victoria University in Arts and Divinity and was ordained as a Minister of the Methodist Church in 1921. Shortly afterward he married Edith Clark, and they left almost immediately for missionary work in Japan, stationed first to Tokyo and then to Kofu. They remained there until 1942 when, on the outbreak of the Pacific War, they were repatriated via the "Gripsholm." After the war, in 1946, Dr. Bott was asked to take charge of LARA (Licensed Agencies for Relif in Asia) and became a field director of Church World Service in Japan, representing the United Church of Canada Board of Overseas Missions in its work for relief in Japan. He and another missionary were the first two foreign missionaries to return to Japan in March, 1946. Bott remained in Japan until his death on March 5, 1952.