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Corporate body · ca.1867-1868-

Rosedale United Church, located at the corners of Glen Road and Roxborough Drive in Toronto, was originally a Congregational Church, located at 480 Church Street near Carlton and Wood streets in the city. Founded ca. 1867-1868, the congregation moved north, building a new church at the present site in 1913, and offering its first service in the following year. In 1919 it became a Union Church, and in 1925 joined the United Church and assumed the name, Rosedale United. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Corporate body · 1834-1910

Zion Congregational Church began meeting at the Masonic Temple in Toronto in 1834, and later moved to an abandoned Methodist Church on George Street. In 1840 a chapel was erected at Bay and Adelaide Streets in the city, with the congregation later moving to 88 College Street at Elizabeth Street in Toronto. The congregation disbanded in 1910 and in 1948 the University of Toronto acquired the building.

Canada · Corporate body · 1952-1986

East Peel Pastoral Charge was formed in 1952 when Caledon East and Mono Road Pastoral Charges united. It included Caledon East, Salem Church in Albion Township, and Sandhill. It ceased to exist ca. 1986 when Caledon East United Church formed its own single-point charge and Salem and Sandhill formed a two-point charge, Salem-Sandhill Pastoral Charge.

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Barrie Congregational Church was active from at least 1899 to 1925, when it joined the United Church at union

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Fraserdale Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1964, and included Fraserdale, Island Falls and Little Long Rapids. It was discontinued in 1968 when the congregations joined Smooth Rock Falls Pastoral Charge.

Corporate body · 1925-

St. Andrew's United Church in Sudbury was established in 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian. The congregation used both of the former buildings until 1927 when it settled on the former Presbyterian Church building at Larch Street. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

CAN · Corporate body · 1925 -

St. George United Church was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian and Methodist

Corporate body · 1925-2002

Donnybrook United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed in 2002.

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Uno Park United Church was established in 1925. It formed part of a multiple point charge, Uno Park Pastoral Charge, with Milberta, Hillview , Henwood (ca. 1935-1938), Harris and Sutton Bay. Uno Park United Church closed ca. 1959 and the other congregations joined Elk Lake Pastoral Charge.

Person · 1880-1965

Jesse H. Arnup, (1881-1965) was a minister and Moderator of the United Church of Canada. He was born in Norfolk County, Ontario in 1881. He graduated from Victoria College in 1909 and received his D.D. from Wesley College, Winnipeg, in 1924. From 1910 to 1912 he was Secretary of the Layman's Missionary Movement of the Methodist Church, Assistant Secretary of Overseas Missions from 1913 to 1925, and Secretary of United Church of Canada Foreign Missions from 1925 to 1952. He served as Moderator from 1944 to 1946.

Person · 1867-1951

Herbert Whitehead Barker (1867-1951) was a banker who was active in the Congregational Union and then the United Church. He was born in Pictou, Nova Scotia. His father, Rev. Enoch Barker, was a Congregationalist minister. Herbert Whitehead Barker settled in Toronto in the 1880s, working in banking. He was Treasurer of the Congregational Union from 1920 to 1925 as well as Treasurer of the Inter-Church Forward Movement. From 1925 to 1940, Mr. Barker served as Deputy Treasurer of the United Church.

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.

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 · 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 · 1871-1963

William John Booth (1871-1963) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born at Bronte in 1871; he attended Oakville High School and Knox College. Ordained in 1900 into the Presbyterian Church, he served a number of charges in Ontario. He entered the United Church after union, and retired in 1938, living in Orangeville. He died in 1963.

Bowslaugh (family)
Family

The Bowslaugh family was a Methodist family in Ontario. Peter Bowslaugh (1756-1848) was a lay preacher on the Ancaster Circuit.