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Corporate body · 2005-

Ausable Pastoral Charge was formed on April 26, 2005 as Thedford-Parkhill-Lieury Pastoral Charge, and later re-named Ausable on January 19, 2006, with the amalgamation of Thedford Pastoral Charge and Parkhill-Lieury Pastoral Charge. It is still an active pastoral charge of the United Church of Canada and includes Thedford-Sylvan United Church and St. Paul's United Church in Parkhill.

Parkhill - Lieury Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1931 when St. Paul's United Church and Jubilee United Church, both in Parkhill, amalgamateda. It included Lieury, which had been previously part of St. Paul's Pastoral Charge, Parkhill. It was also referred to as Parkhill Pastoral Charge. It disbanded in 2005.

St. Paul's United Church, located at 236 Hastings Street in Parkhill, was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian. It amalgamated with Jubilee United Church in Parkhill ca. 1931. It formed a two-point pastoral charge with Lieury United Curch until Lieury closed in 2002. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Lieury United Church was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian. It began as McGillivray Presbyterian Church ca. 1880. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It amalgamated with St. Paul's United Church in Parkhill on Nov. 29, 2002.

Thedford United Church, located at 150 Pearl Street, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Thedford Methodist Church opened a new church in 1914. It would join the United Church of Canada in 1925 and form part of a two-point charge with Sylvan United Church. Thedford and Sylvan would amalgamate ca. 2004 to form Thedford-Sylvan United Church, using the Thedford church building. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Person · 1850-1933

Benjamin Fish Austin, (1850-1933), was a Methodist minister and Principal of Alma College who was expelled from the church on charges of heresy. He was born in Brighton, Ontario in 1850. He received his B.A. from Albert College and his D.D. degree from Victoria College in 1872. He was ordained as a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1872. Rev. Austin was Principal of Alma College from 1881 to 1897, when he resigned. He was expelled from the Church in 1899 on charges of heresy. He was a publisher and writer on spiritualism. He was pastor of Plymouth Spiritual Church, Rochester, New York, from 1906 to 1913 and in Los Angeles from 1913.

Avison, Oliver R., 1860-1956
Person · 1860-1956

Oliver R. Avison (1860-1956) was a missionary to Korea. He was born in Yorkshire, England, and came to Canada in 1866. He graduated from Toronto School of Medicine in 1887 and in 1893, Dr. Avison went to Korea under the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church of the U.S.A. He and his wife, Jennie Barnes, stayed in Korea for forty years, until 1934, when they were expelled by the invading Japanese.

Corporate body

Avonbank United Church was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian; it closed ca. 1968

Corporate body · 1968-

Avon-Putnam Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1968 with the merger of Avon and Putnam Pastoral Charges. It originally included Avon, Banner, Crampton, Harrietsfield (only for 1968), and Mossley (later named Putnam). In 1994, with the merger of Avon and Crampton congregations, it became a three-point charge with Banner, Avon-Crampton, and Putnam. It would then become a two-point charge when Avon-Crampton and Putnam amalgamated to form Reynolds Creek United Church in Putnam. It is still an active charge of the United Church of Canada.

Avon Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, and included Avon, Harrietsville and Crampton; it was discontinued ca. 1968 when Mossley and Banner were added to Avon Pastoral Charge, forming Avon - Putnam Pastoral Charge.

Putnam Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925; it included Putnam, Mossley and Banner, and was discontinued ca. 1968 when Avon-Putnam Pastoral Charge was formed

Avon United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Avon Methodist Church was established in 1858. A church building was built on lot 4, Concession 6 in North Dorchester Township in 1861. A second building was built on lot 3 in 1875. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It amalgamated with Crampton to form Avon-Crampton United Church on July 1, 1994.

Crampton United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It was previously known as Songfields's Methodist Church. A church building was constructed ca. 1860 on lot 4, Concession 3, North Dorchester Township. A larger church was constructed in 1891. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It amalgamated with Avon in 1994 to form Avon-Crampton United Church.

Corporate body · 1969

Bailieboro-Springville Pastoral Charge was formed in 1969 by Springville United Church and Bailieboro United Church (which took on members from the closed Fraserville and Bensfort congregations and changed its name to Emmanuel United Church, Bailieboro). Previously Bailieboro had been, along with Fraserville and Bensfort, points on the Fraserville Pastoral Charge, which had existed since 1925; from 1917 to that date the same three congegations had formed Fraserville Methodist Circuit, and before that had been part of South Monaghan Methodist Circuit

Person · 1850-1933

Andrew Baird Browning, (1855-1940) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister and educator. He was born near Motherwell, Ontario in 1855. He was educated at the University of Toronto, Knox College and in Europe. After a pastorate in Edmonton, he was made professor at Manitoba College in 1871. He taught for over fifty years at this Presbyterian/United Church college.

Person · 1852-1929

Edward Norcliffe Baker (1852-1929) was a Methodist/United Church minister and educator. He was born in Oakville, Ont. He was twice married, first to R. Meek in 1881, and then to Sarah Jane Axford in 1904. He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1875 and served in the Toronto, Huron and Colborne Districts, serving at Sault Ste. Marie from 1911-1913. From 1913-1927 he was Principal of Albert College.

Baker, Edward, 1870-1952
Person · 1870-1952

Edward Baker (1870-1952) was a Methodist/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born in Birmingham, England and came to Canada at age sixteen. He graduated from Victoria College and was ordained into the Methodist Church in 1903. He served charges at Sundridge, Huttonville, Little Current, Markham, Cochrane, Newtonbrook, Meaford and Dundalk. He retired in 1936, whereupon he was made Minister Emeritus at Meaford.

Corporate body · 1925-

Ballantrae - Lemonville Pastoral Charge was established in 1925, formerly Methodist

Lemonville Methodist Circuit included Ballantrae and Bethesda; it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925

Ballantrae United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist

Lemonville United Church was establisheded in 1925, formerly Methodist

Lemonville Methodist Church was established in the nineteenth century; it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925

Corporate body

Baltimore Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925; formerly Methodist and Presbyterian; it included Baltimore and Bethesda (now Bethesda South) in Hamilton Township.

Person · 1912-1953

Lynden Harold Winter Barclay (1912-1953) was a minister in the United Church of Canada. He attended high school at Glebe Collegiate in Ottawa. After graduation he attended McGill University, receiving a B.A. in 1932. He then earned an M.A. in Education at Queen’s University in 1934. He graduated from Emmanuel College in 1941 and was soon ordained into the United Church. He took some further post-graduate work at Union Theological Seminary in 1942. He was a minister at Radville, Saskatchewan 1942-1944; Kenogami, Quebec 1944-1948 and Woodroffe in Ottawa from 1949-1951. He took a study leave in 1942 and was studying for his doctorate of theology at Emmanuel when he was killed in a car accident in 1953. His parents were Dr. and Mrs. G.O. Barclay who served at Bell Street in Ottawa for over 40 years.

Barker, Enoch, d.1921
Person · d.1921

Enoch Barker (d.1921) was a Congregationalist minister in Ontario and Nova Scotia. He served the following charges: Speedside, Newmarket, Pictou, Fergus, Milton (Nova Scotia), Cornwallis, and Toronto.

Person · 1872-1953

Rev. George Wesley Barker (1872-1953) was a Methodist and then a United Church minister in Ontario in the first half of the twentieth century.

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.

Barnes, Joseph, 1863-1943
Person · 1863-1943

Rev. Joseph Barnes (1863-1943) was a Methodist and then United Church minister in Ontario at the end of the nineteenth century and in the first half of the twentieth century. Born in Lincolnshire, England, he came to Canada at the age of sixteen and settled in Belleville. He was educated at Victoria University and was ordained in 1896. Rev. Barnes served at Kinmount, Mountain Grove, North Port, Ameliasburg, Courtice, Tamworth, Odessa, Atherley, Wooler, Scugog Island, Milford and Greenwood. He was first married to Charlotte E. Lousley, and upon her death, he married Emma Quinn. Rev. Joseph Barnes died in 1943.

Barnley, George, 1816-1904
Person · 1816-1904

George Barnley (1816-1904) was a Methodist missionary to Hudson Bay. He was ordained as a Methodist minister in 1839. Between 1840 and 1848, he served as a missionary to Hudson Bay. He subsequently returned to England and worked there for another forty years.

Barrass, Edward 1821-1898
Person · 1821-1898

Rev. Edward Barrass (1821-1898) was born in Durham, England. He worked in mines as a child, and was called to ministry of the Primitive Methodist Church in 1841. In 1853 he emigrated to Canada where he worked throughout the country until he was superannuated in 1891. He was an avid author, and published many volumes on church history and general life. He contributed to such publications as the Christian Guardian, and Canadian Methodist Magazine and was also very involved in the Temperance Movement.

Corporate body

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