United Church of Canada
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The United Church of Canada is the largest Protestant church in Canada. The history of the United Church of Canada began in 1925 with the merger of four Protestant denominations: the Methodist Church,
Example of a United Church in a small community (West Montrose, Ontario; built c. 1907)
Bloor Street United Church in the process of redevelopment. A condominium tower and offices for the General Council will be built on its premises.
Students of United Church-operated Brandon Indian Residential School in 1946. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada stated that the school "took on many of the aspects of a jail."
George C. Pidgeon, the first moderator of the United Church of Canada
Methodist Church (Canada)
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The Methodist Church was the major Methodist denomination in Canada from its founding in 1884 until it merged with two other denominations to form the United Church of Canada in 1925. The Methodist Ch
United Church of Canada
…the largest Protestant church in Canada. The history of the United Church of Canada began in 1925 with the merger of four Protestant denominations: the Methodist Church (Canada), the Congregational Union of Canada, two-thirds of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the Association of Local Union Churches…
Metropolitan Methodist Church in 1896
The Red Deer Industrial School, operated by the Methodist Church, had one of the highest residential school mortality rates in Canada. Photo circa 1914.