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Person · 1868-1939

Melvyn Matthew Bennett (1868-1939) was a minister of the Methodist Church and later of The United Church of Canada. He was born in Sebringville, Ontario in 1868. He obtained his B.A. degree from Wesley College, Winnipeg in 1893. After a couple of years teaching, he returned to Wesley College and Victoria College. He was ordained in 1898. He was posted to the Dryden Mission in Northern Ontario. In 1899, he married Kathleen Cooper. He preached at various circuits in Saskatchewan, returning after 1925 to Ontario. Rev. Bennett retired in 1927 and died in 1939.

Person · 1903-1988

William George Berry (1903-1988) was a minister of the United Church of Canada. He was born in London, England and educated at Mount Allison University, McGill University and Oxford University. He was ordained in 1934. Rev. Berry was active in social work and served as Associate Secretary on the Board of Evangelism and Social Service. He was a member of the Inter-Church Committee on Protestant- Roman Catholic Relations and was active in union negotiations with the Anglican Church of Canada. He retired in 1971 and died in 1988.

Best, Marion
Person · 1924-

Marion Best was born in New Westminster, British Columbia. She received Nurse Training at the Royal Columbian Hospital, then worked there from 1968-1975. In 1977, she and her husband Jack Best received a joint call to the Naramata Centre in British Columbia, where she worked on programs and he worked on public relations and finances. She continued work there until 1987 when she began freelance consulting work with church and community groups, in the healthcare field. For many years, she was on the Executive of the World Council of Churches. She was also President of the British Columbia Conference, and on the United Church’s General Council Executive. A lay-leader, she served as Moderator of the United Church from 1994-1997, and in 1998 began serving as Vice-Moderator of the World Council of Churches. Best was Chair of the sessional committee that produced the 1988 recommendations on opening the ministry to gays and lesbians, in the report Toward a Christian Understanding of Sexual Orientation Lifestyles and Ministry.

Person · 1864-1942

Robert Barnes Beynon (1864-1942) was a Methodist/United Church minister. Born in Temperanceville, Ontario, he married Altia Doane of Thornton, Ontario, and served as a minister from 1891 to 1925.

Binnie, James, 1864-1944
Person · 1864-1944

James Binnie (1864-1944) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born in Parry Sound and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1892, serving in the Kingston and North Bay/Parry Sound Presbyteries. He was then a United Church minister in the Carling-Otter Lake District, 1925-1926; Toronto, St. Cuthbert's, 1927-1928; and superannuated in Toronto, 1929-1943. He married Jessie Connell in 1904.

Person · 1902-1982

Alfred Fernes Binnington (1902-1982) was a United Church minister. He was born in Toronto in 1902. He was educated at Victoria College and Emmanuel College, receiving his B.D. degree in 1931. He was ordained as a United Church minister the same year. Rev. Binnington served various churches across the country before he retired in 1967. He died in 1982.

Person

William Massey Birks (October 25, 1868-1950) was a Montreal businessman who was active in the church. He was the son of Henry Birks, founder of Birks Jewellers and held a variety of significant posts, including Vice-Presidency of Henry Birks and Company, Governor of McGill University, President of the Association of Canadian Clubs (1920), and President of the Montreal Board of Trade (1922). Birks vigorously promoted church union and was interested in church architecture.

Black, James, 1822-1915
Person · 1822-1915

James Black (1822-1915) was born in Scotland; his brother was Dr. John Black. Educated at Knox College, he was ordained by the Presbyterian Church over the congregation of Caledonia and Allan Settlement in 1853. In 1886 he resigned and moved to the City of Hamilton, and was in May, 1889 inducted into eldership. He published several sermons and lectures.

Person · 1878-1964

William Hugo Black (1878-1964) was born in Toronto in 1878, and studied at the University of Toronto and Knox College. He was ordained in Saskatchewan by the Presbyterian Church in 1906. Most of his 46 years in the active ministry were served in southern Saskatchewan. His interest in language and literature led him to leave a written record of his ministry, in The New Outlook and in local newspapers and magazines. He died in 1964.

Black, William, 1760-1834
Person · 1760-1834

William Black was born in England in 1760, and came to Nova Scotia in 1775. He was converted and began preaching at age 20. In 1789, he was ordained by the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was appointed Superintendent of Methodism in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Rev. Black died in 1834 and was known as the "Father of Methodism in the Maritimes.

Person · d. 1910

Mrs. Blackstock (d. 1910) was active in the Methodist Church. She was born Mary Hodge Gibbs. Her husband was a Wesleyan Methodist minister. She was involved in the Woman's Missionary Society and served as President of the Berkeley Street Church Auxiliary. She died 1910 April 20.

Person · 1825-1905

William Blackstock (1825-1905) was a Methodist minister in Ontario and Quebec. He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1825. He was ordained as a Wesleyan Methodist minister in 1850 and served various churches in Ontario and Quebec. Rev. Blackstock was made an honorary D.D. by Victoria College in 1896. He retired in 1901 and died in 1905.

Person · 1818-1898

Henry Flesher Bland (1818-1898) was a Methodist minister. Born in Yorkshire, England, on 1818 August 23, he started as a local preacher at the age of fifteen. He emigrated to Canada in 1858 and entered the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, serving in Quebec and Eastern Ontario. His pastorates included many of the largest Methodist Churches of that area. In 1881, he was elected President of the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada. He died at Smiths Falls on 1898 December 29 and was buried beside his wife in Cataraqui Cemetery. He was survived by five sons, two of whom (Salem and Charles Edward) were Methodist ministers. He was the author of Soul Winning (1883) and Universal Childhood Drawn to Christ (1889).

Person · d. 1928

Thomas W. Blatchford (d. 1928) was a Bible Christian/Methodist minister. He was ordained in 1883 and served circuits mainly in Southwestern Ontario until his retirement in 1917.

Person · 1873-1912

George John Blewett (1873-1912) was a Methodist minister and educator. He was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1873. He was educated at the University of Toronto and at Harvard and Oxford Universities. He was ordained into the Methodist Church in 1898. He was a professor of Philosophy at Wesley College (1901-1906), and of Ethics and Apologetics at Victoria University (1906-1912). He wrote several important works, and died in 1912.

Bond, Stephen, 1837-1920
Person · 1837-1920

Stephen Bond was born in Ontario in 1837 and entered the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1856. He held pastorates at Gananoque, Stormstead, Montreal, Petrolia, London and Seaforth. He retired in 1908 and died in 1920.

Person · [19-?]-2010

Charles F. Boorman was a United Church minister previously an officer of the Salvation Army. With the United Church, he served as hospital chaplain and chaplain and counsellor to the Hamilton Police Service.

Rev. Charles Boorman passed away on March 13, 2010.