Egerton Franklin Armstrong was born in Goderich, Ontario on December 6, 1874 and died July 25, 1965. After graduating highschool in Goderich, Armstrong attended Victoria University in Toronto, where he graduated in Arts in 1898 and in Theology in 1901. After leaving College he spent his probation serving the Tuckersmith circuit in the Goderich district and Wellington Avenue, Windsor, Ontario, in the Windsor district of the Methodist Church. He was ordained in 1901. After ordination, he was stationed in the Methodist Church at Tupperville (June 1901), Ethel (1905), Charing Cross (1907), Victoria Avenue Chatham (1910), Essex (1914), Wingham (1917), Wallaceburg (1921). After Union he served the charges of Listowel (1925), Bowmanville (1931) and Blenheim (1936). He retired from Blenheim in 1939 and resided in London, Ontario. There, he supplied at Pilgrim United Church London from 1940-1950, and took charge of the church from 1952. He was chairman of the Essex and Wingham Districts in the Methodist Church and of the Perth Presbytery in the United Church.
Robert Cornell Armstrong, (1876-1929), was a Methodist missionary to Japan. He was born in Carleton County, Ontario in 1876. He received his B.A. in 1903 and his M.A. in 1911 from Victoria University. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1914. He served as a missionary to Japan from 1903 to 1910. Between 1912 and 1915 he was Professor of Philosophy and Comparative Religions at Kwansei Gakuin University, and Dean from 1915 to 1919. In 1919 Robert Cornell Armstrong was appointed missionary of Central Tabernacle, Tokyo. As well, he lectured at Aoyama Gakuin Seminary, spoke at Conference and Bible events, and served as Secretary for the National Christian Council of Japan. He wrote articles and four books on Japanese religion and philosophy. He died in Tokyo.
Arnstein Evangelical United Brethren Church was established in 1887 as part of the Arnstein and Perry Sound Mission (including Mills, Deer Lake, Rye) of the Evangelical Association. A log church building was constructed in 1888 and a frame church was later built in 1905. In 1966, the congregation had been served by the Fellowship of Evangelical Baptists. It did not join the United Church of Canada.
Arntfield United Church was established in 1939. It closed ca. 1958.
Alice Dorey (1883-1979) was a teacher, a writer, a poet, and the wife of United Church Moderator Very Rev. George Dorey. Alice Ann Dent was born in Cowansville, Quebec. She taught at a school for the deaf in Montreal and wrote poems which were published in Canada, the United States, England, Australia, and some which were translated into Hungarian and Italian. She also wrote book reviews and occasional articles for The United Church Observer.
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.
Arthur Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it included Arthur, Comnock, Union Church in Arthur Township, and Kenilworth Union United Church in Arthur Township was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1971.
Arthur United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist.
Arva United Church, located at 14340 Medway Road in Arva, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Methodists first built a church in Arva in 1857.It was part of St. John's Methodist Circuit. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It became a single-point charge in 1986. On June 25, 2017, it amalgamated with Siloam United Church in London to become Siloam United Church at 1240 Fanshawe Road East in London
Arva - Hyde Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1962 when Melrose United Church closed and Arva Park United Church and Hyde Park United Church remained from the Arva - Hyde Park - Melrose Pastoral Charge, which was originally known as the St. John's Pastoral Charge. It closed on January 1, 1986 when Arva and Hyde Park split into two separate charges.
Hyde Park United Church, located at 1560 Hyde Park Road in London (formerly Hyde Park), was established 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian. Both the Methodist and Presbyterian churches in Hyde Park were formed in 1875 and built churches in 1876. The two churches joined together to form the United Church of Canada in 1925 and the newly founded congregation used the Presbyterian building. It closed on September 26, 2010 and the congregation amalgamated with Riverside United Church in London.
Arva United Church, located at 14340 Medway Road in Arva, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Methodists first built a church in Arva in 1857.It was part of St. John's Methodist Circuit. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925. It became a single-point charge in 1986. On June 25, 2017, it amalgamated with Siloam United Church in London to become Siloam United Church at 1240 Fanshawe Road East in London.
Melrose United Church was established in 1925, formerly, Methodist. The Melrose Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1820 in what is now Lobo Township, on Concession 3, Lot 14. The church building was erected sometime between 1820 and 1825. It was damaged by a tornado in 1870. A new church was built in 1872, near the old site. It joined the United Church in 1925. The church disbanded in 1961.
As One That Serves, more commonly known as AOTS, was a men's service club with church sponsorship. It was founded by Dr. Herbert Riggs, a member of the Kerrisdale Methodist Church, in 1923. The AOTS movement expanded to a national level and a Central Council was established in 1939. AOTS did not officially become affiliated with the United Church until 1952. Two early projects in B.C. were prairie relief during the 1930s and the Polytechnic School for unemployed men, which was started in Vancouver in 1935. The AOTS was also involved in youth work.
Asbury and West United Church in North York was established in 1947 upon the union of Asbury United Church in North York and the Toronto congregation of West United Church. The new congregation used the Asbury building which is located at 3180 Bathurst Street at Woburn Avenue, just north of Lawrence Avenue.
Asbury United Church in North York was established in 1925; formerly Asbury Methodist Church. It was located at 3180 Bathurst Street at Woburn Avenue, just north of Lawrence Avenue. Asbury was a point on the Downsview Methodist Circuit (from 1917 onward) and on the Downsview Pastoral Charge. In 1947 Asbury United Church united with West United Church to form Asbury and West United Church in the Asbury building.
West United Church in Toronto was established in 1925; formerly West Presbyterian Church, which was established ca. 1860 and held services in a building on the corner of Queen Street West and Spadina Avenue. Shortly after 1860, the congregation moved a few blocks west to Dennison Avenue and Wolseley Street (just north of Queen). In 1912 the congregation moved to a new building at College Street and Montrose Avenue (near Ossington Avenue). The congregation was expanded in 1928 with the addition of Clinton Street United Church; In the 1940s, West United started to consider re-locating to north Toronto, and, upon the invitation of Asbury United Church in North York, united with that congregation in 1947 to form Asbury and West United Church in the Asbury building.
Clinton Street United Church in Toronto was established in 1925; formerly Clinton Street Methodist Church. The church was located at the intersection of Clinton Street and Jersey Avenue, just north of College Street and about half-way between Bathurst Street and Ossington Avenue. In 1928 Clinton Street United Church became part of West United Church.
Ashfield - St.Helen's Pastoral Charge was established in 1969 with the amalgamation of Trinity United Church in Ashfield and St. Helen's United Church.
Calvin United Church in St. Helen's was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian. The first Presbyterian Church in the community was built in 1859; a new church was then constructed in 1898. The church joined the United Church in 1925. It was a part of St. Helen's Pastoral Charge with Whitechurch until ca. 1957, and then became part of Ashfield - St. Helen's Pastoral Charge in 1969. It closed on July 1, 1985 with its members amalgamating with Lucknow United Church.
Trinity United Church in Ashfield Township was established in 1969 with the amalgamation of Hackett's, Zion and Blake's in the Hackett's building. It became a point on the Ashfield-St. Helen's Pastoral Charge. With the closure of Calvin Church in St. Helen's in 1985, Trinity United joined Dungannon Union Pastoral Charge.
Hackett's United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist.Hackett's appointment was established in 1853 as a preaching point of Ashfield Methodist New Connexion Church Circuit beginning from 1869-1874. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and formed part of Ashfield Pastoral Charge. It closed in 1969 with the formation of Trinity United.
Blake's United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist.It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and formed part of Ashfield Pastoral Charge. It closed in 1969 with the formation of Trinity United.
Zion United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and formed part of Ashfield Pastoral Charge. It closed in 1969 with the formation of Trinity United.
Rev. Elmer E. Ashley was a United Church minister serving in the twentieth century. Elmer Ashley was born in 1909 or 1910. He was ordained in the Maritime Conference of the United Church of Canada. He served various charges in Saskatchewan, New Brunswick and Ontario. He retired in 1977 to Fenwick, Ontario. Rev. Ashley died in 2004.
Ashton-Munster Pastoral Charge was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It is still an active pastoral charge of the United Church of Canada.
The Deaconess Association met for a first conference in 1926, and assisted deaconesses in their duties and in caring for their needs. The Fellowship of Professional Women was formed between 1938 and 1939 to bring together a fellowship of women in full-time employment in the United Church as missionaries, deaconesses, Christian education directors, evangelists, teachers, nurses, doctors, and executive secretaries; and to strengthen the viewpoint of such workers in the development of Church policy.
The Fellowship of Deaconesses and Other Women Workers was established in 1963, a union of the Deaconess Association and the Fellowship of Professional Women in The United Church of Canada, all voluntary associations. This Fellowship was dissolved in 1971 upon the establishment of the Association of Professional Church Workers, made up of men and women working in a professional capacity in the Anglican and United Churches.
Athens-Addison Pastoral Charge disbanded and each congregation formed its own single-point charge in 2013 and the final dissolution took place in 2014.
Athens United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It formed part of Athens Pastoral Charge with Glen Elbe (until ca. 1953) and Addison. The charge would change its name to Athens-Addison Pastoral Charge ca. 1987. The charge disbanded and each congregation formed its own single-point charge in 2013. Athens United Church is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.
Athens Methodist Circuit was established in 1884 when the Farmersville (Athens) Methodist Episcopal and Wesleyan Methodist joined the Methodist Church Canada; it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925.
Farmersville Methodist Episcopal Church was established in 1842; it joined the Methodist Church Canada in 1884. Farmersville Wesleyan Methodist Circuit was established in 1850; it joined the Methodist Church Canada in 1884.
Atwood Methodist Church was formed in 1871 and was located one half mile north of the village. A new building was erected at the corner of John and King streets in 1916. The congregation joined the United Church in 1925.