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Webster, John, 1823-1902
Person · 1823-1902

John Webster (1823-1892) was a Methodist minister in Canada West/Ontario. He was born in London Township, Ontario, became a Methodist local preacher in 1842, and was ordained in 1851. He served circuits in Canada West/Ontario until he retired in 1892.

Corporate body · 1925-ca.1951

Webbwood Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it included Webbwood, Birch Lake, Lee Valley, Nairn Centre (after 1949) and Turbine (in 1951), and was discontinued ca. 1951 when Turbine closed, and Webbwood and Nairn Centre became part of the new Massey - Webbwood Pastoral Charge.

Webbwood United Church, located at 10 Nelson Street in Webbwood, was established in 1925, formerly Union. The Webbwood Methodist congregation was established ca. 1891 and a church building was constructed that same year. In 1917, the Methodists decided with St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Webbwood to form a Union church. The church joined the United Church in 1925. Webbwood formed part of Espanola Pastoral Charge ca. 1959 upon the closure of Massey-Webbwood Pastoral Charge. The congregation disbanded ca. 2013.

Birch Lake United Church was established ca. 1926. It closed ca. 1955.

Watt, John Robert, 1919-
Person · 1919-

John Robert Watt (1919- ) is a United Church minister, a writer and a broadcaster. He was born in Barrie, Ontario, studied at Victoria and Emmanuel Colleges and was ordained into the United Church in 1947. He served a home mission charge in Manitoba, and rural charges in Ontario, 1947-1958. He was the senior minister at Trinity United Church, Toronto, 1958-1974; and a Humber Valley United Church, Toronto, 1974-1980. He has served on the boards of various post- secondary institutions; has been a broadcaster; and has written several books.

Watson, William, 1819-1883
Person · 1819-1883

William Watson (1819-1883) was a lay minister in Weston. He was born in England and raised near York, Upper Canada. He studied at Toronto Normal School, and was a school teacher in York County and Grafton, Canada West, [184-]-[185-]. He was Superintendent of Schools for York Township, 1860-1883. At the Methodist Church in Weston, he served as class leader, local preacher, and superintendent of the Sunday School. He was a promoter of Sunday School associations, a temperance advocate and a local historian.

Person · fl. 1948-1973

Howard W. Warner was a local church historian who published And Jacob Called the Name of that Place Bethel in 1948.

Wardrope, Thomas, 1819-1914
Person · 1819-1914

Thomas Wardrope (1819-1914) was a Presbyterian minister in Ontario and Moderator of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada (Free Church). He served charges at Knox Church, Ottawa, and Chalmers' Church, Guelph.

Ward, Anne, 1906-1980
Person · 1906-1980

Anne Isabel Ward was a missionary. She was born in Granton, Ontario on January 14, 1906 and attended the Toronto Conservatory of Music, the University of Western Ontario and the United Church Training School. In 1930 she was designated as missionary and was sent to West China under the Woman’s Missionary Society. She taught at the Hwa Yin Girls’ High School in Chengtu until 1937; served as Dean of Women at the West China Union University for a brief period and became head of its Fine Arts Department. In between she taught choral work and piano. She did not leave immediately following the establishment of the Communist government in 1949 but stayed on for two more years and was one of the last missionaries of the United Church to depart from China.
After a year’s furlough, Anne Ward took up the post of General Secretary of the Dominion Board of the Woman’s Missionary Society. Under her helm, the work of the Woman’s Missionary Society and Board of Overseas Missions was unified paving the way for the creation of United Church Women and the Board of Women. She served as the first secretary of the latter board from 1962-1969. She died on September 1, 1980.

Person · 1948-

Kathleen Alice Walton (1948 - ) is a United Church minister. She graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor in Arts in 1971 and earned a Masters in Divinity from Queen's University in 1994. She served in Plevna , Ontario 1994 - 1996, Frankford, Ontario, 1996- 2007, Athens, Ontario 2008-2009, Seeley's Bay, Ontario, 2009-2011. Her husband Thomas A. Walton is also a United Church Minister. Prior to joining the ministry, Kathleen was a librarian in at Yukon College, Whitehorse.

Person · 1897-1998

Lewis Calvin Walmsley (1897-1998) was a West China missionary and educator, head of the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto, and author. He was born in Milford, Ontario and studied at Victoria College and the College of Education in Toronto where he graduated in 1919. In 1920 he was engaged to Constance Kilborn, but they parted for a year and he went on to teach mathematics at Regina College in Saskatchewan. They married in 1921 and later that year they decided to become missionaries and later sailed to the West China Mission. He was appointed principal of the Canadian School for missionaries' children in 1923 and served there until 1947. During one furlough he completed his doctoral studies at the University of Toronto (D.Paed.). In 1929 he taught pedagogy as well as social and experimental phycology at the West China Union University. He accepted an appointment as head of the East Asian Studies Department at the University of Toronto in 1949, and retired in 1963. He wrote several books about China. He also wrote a biography entitled, "Bishop in Honan : mission and museum in the life of William C. White", [ca.1974].

Person · 1898-1961

Constance Ellen Kilborn Walmsley (1898-1961) was a West China missionary. She was born in Chengdu, West China to a missionary family including her parents Retta Gifford and Omar Kilborn, and siblings Cora, Leslie and Roland. From 1911 to 1914 she attended the Ontario Ladies College in Whitby. In 1919 she graduated from Victoria College with an English Language and Literature degree. She was engaged to Lewis Walmsley in 1920, but they parted for a year and she went on to teach at Alma College in St. Thomas. In 1921 they were married and subsequently went to West China for missionary work. While there she taught at the Canadian School. She took an active part in Brownies and Guides and overall cultural and social life of the West China missionary community. During her time in China she had four children: Omar, Glenn, Enid and Marion. The family returned permanently to Canada in 1949. On furloughs and after her final return to Canada she often spoke about her missionary work at local churches.

Person · 1858-1949

William George Wallace (1858-1949) was a Presbyterian minister and administrator. He was born in Galt, Ontario and studied at the University of Toronto and Knox College. He was ordained into the Presbyterian Church in 1883, and served churches in Ontario, including Bloor St. Presbyterian Church, Toronto, which he served as its first minister, from 1888 until his retirement in 1918. He also served on the Senate and the Board of Examiners of Knox College, and as the Secretary of the Church and Manse Board of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. He was married to Margaret and had two children W. Stewart Wallace and Mrs. F.G. Maxwell-Williams.

Person · 1851-1930

Francis Huston Wallace, (1851-1930) was a Methodist minister and theologian. The son of a Presbyterian minister, he converted to Methodism as a young man. He studied at Upper Canada College, the University of Toronto, Drew University (New Jersey), Knox College, and the University of Leipzig. He was ordained in 1875 and served churches in Ontario. He was appointed Professor of New Testament Literature and Exegesis at Victoria University in 1887, and became the Dean of Theology in 1900. He continued to lecture after his retirement in 1920.

Wallace, Archer, 1884-1958
Person · 1884-1958

Archer Wallace (1884-1958) was a Methodist/United Church minister, editor and broadcaster. He was born in England in 1884, immigrated to Newfoundland in 1904 to preach, and to Canada in 1907 to study. He studied at Victoria University and the University of Western Ontario. Ordained into the Methodist Church in 1909, he served churches in Northern Ontario and Toronto until his health failed. He was appointed to the Department of Sunday School Publications in 1919, and edited youth magazines until he retired in 1954. He also wrote many inspirational books, and hosted the first United Church television programme.

Walker, William, 1856-1941
Person · 1856-1941

William Walker (1856-1941) was a Methodist/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born in Oxforshire, England and was ordained in the Methodist Church in 1881. His charges included Selkirk, 1884; Rainham, 1885-1887; Port Robinson and Chippawa, 1888-1889; Grand River, 1890-1900; Teviotdale, 1901-1903; and then Minto, Walsingham Centre, Zion, and Ponsonby. He was superannuated at Forest, 1918-1925; Bright, 1926; New Hamburg, 1926-1940. He was married to Mary Marshall.

Person · 1871-1951

Matthew T. Walker (1871-1951) was a United Brethren of Christ/Congregational minister in Ontario. He was born in Ontario, ordained in 1902 in the Church of the United Brethren in Christ and then joined the Congregational Church at their union in 1906. He was married to Blanche Rosslyn McKenney. He served at Waterloo, Belwood and Garafraxa, Frome, Zion, Hamilton, New Durham, Dracon-Metz, and Wellandport. After retirement in 1939 he was at Zion, 1939-1940; Stoney Creek, 1941-1943, 1946-1950; and Troy 1944-1945.

Waldron, Solomon, 1795-1878
Person · 1795-1878

Solomon Waldron (1795-1878) was a Methodist minister and missionary. He was born in New York State and came with his family to Upper Canada, ca. 1800. He began preaching in 1821 and served Methodist Episcopal/Methodist Wesleyan circuits throughout Upper Canada/Canada West, including several missions to Aboriginal Peoples. He retired in 1861.

Walbridge, Frances M., 1911-
Person · 1911-

Frances Walbridge (1911- ) was a missionary to Angola and Zaire. She was born at Mystic, Quebec, educated at McGill University, Cornell University, Syracuse University and United Church Training School. She was appointed by the W.M.S. to Round Lake Indian School in 1939, to Angola in 1941. In 1970, she was refused a return visa to Angola and went to Zaire. She returned to Canada in 1973 and retired in 1974.