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Bethel Evangelical Association Chapel was active at least 1876-1877.

Bethel Methodist Church was established in 1878, the church became a United Church in 1925.

Bethel Primitive Methodist Church in Scarborough was established in the 1850s and was likely located near the present-day intersection of Eglinton Avenue East and Kennedy Road.

Bethel United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1959.

Bethel United Church was located in the community of Bright in Blandford Township. Bethel United Church, formerly Methodist, closed ca. 1971.

Bethel United Church, formerly Methodist, was established in 1925.

Betheda Methodist Church, was established ca. 1918. It became a United Church in 1925.

Bethesda United Church of Forest Glen was established ca. 1968, after Bethesda United Church had closed ca. 1967; it closed in 2003 and the majority of members transferred membership to Applewood United Church.

Bethesda Presbyterian Church, was established in 1856. A brick church was built on the site in 1882. The church became a United Church in 1925, with the name changing to Bethesda North United Church.

Bethesda South United Church in Hamilton Township was established in 1925, formerly Methodist.

Bethesda United Church, formerly Bethesda-Dixie Methodist Church, was established in 1925. The final service of the church was held in 1967 and the building at 1801 Dundas Street East was sold to the Bethel Evangelical Baptist Church. Assets from the church were used to start the new Bethesda of Forest Glen.

Bethesda United Church in North York was established in 1925; formerly Presbyterian. It was located in the urban community of Don Mills. The site of the original Presbyterian church was at the northwest corner of Leslie Street and Lawrence Avenue East. In 1957-58, a new church was built at 69 Larkfield Drive, just north and west of Leslie and Lawrence.

Built in 1868, bricked several years later, closed Sept. 19, 1950

Bethesda United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1969.

Bethesda United Church, located at lot 10, 6th Concession in Warwick Township, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Bethesda Methodist Church was established in 1879 with a church building opening the following year in 1880. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and formed part of Brooke Pastoral Charge until 1929. It then became part of Watford: St. Andrew's Pastoral Charge until St. Andrew's amalgamated with Central United. It was part of Watford Pastoral Charge until it closed ca. 1970

Bethune United Church, Baysville was established in 1925, formerly Presbyterian

Beulah United Church, formerly methodist, is located at 4949 Bath Rd (highway 33), between Amherstview and Millhaven. The church closed in 2002 and building is currently a private dwelling.

Beverley Hills United Church was established in 1954, two years after the establishment of the Beverley Hills Sunday School in 1952. A church, located at 65 Mayall Avenue in Downsview, was dedicated in 1957. The congregation closed in 2011 and the building was transferred to the Ghana Calvary Methodist United Church.

Bexley United Church was established in 1925; formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1965.

Robert Barnes Beynon (1864-1942) was a Methodist/United Church minister. Born in Temperanceville, Ontario, he married Altia Doane of Thornton, Ontario, and served as a minister from 1891 to 1925.

Bible Christians in England had seceded from the Wesleyans to establish a distinct Connexion in 1815. In 1831, missionaries were sent to Prince Edward Island and Upper Canada. The Canada West District was formed in 1842, but first met in 1844. It was divided into three smaller Districts at its final meeting in 1852. A General Meeting of Preachers and Representatives of these Districts was held in 1853 and again in 1854. Permission was given by the English Conference to establish a Canadian Conference, which first met in 1855. In 1865, the Prince Edward Island missions joined the this Conference. An Executive Committee was first mentioned in the published digest of Conference minutes for 1871; members included the President and Secretary of Conference, Superintendents of Districts, Editor and Book Steward, Missionary Secretary and Treasurer and General Financial Secretary. Some minor changes in membership were made leading up to 1884, when this Conference joined the other Methodist denominations to form the Methodist Church (Canada) in 1884.

Alberta Billy (-2022) was a respected Elder of the We Wai Kai Nation. In 1985 at a General Council Executive meeting on behalf of the Native Ministries Council she bravely demanded that The United Church of Canada apologize for its role in colonization and the loss of Indigenous languages, culture, and spirituality. Her demand shaped a new path towards reconciliation for The United Church and resulted in the subsequent apologies to Indigenous Peoples in 1986 and 1998. Billy passed away in 2022.

The Rosedale War Memorial Hospital was located in Matheson, Ontario. The small hospital first opened in 1922, financed partly by funds from the Forward Movement of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Woman's Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, and a service club called the Rosedale Hospital Circle in the Rosedale area of Toronto. Accommodation soon became inadequate to meet this need for hospital services in the area. In 1934 a bequest of $25,000 was left to the Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada by Mrs. George A. Bingham, whose husband had been an outstanding surgeon in Ontario. The gift was designated for a new hospital at Matheson, to be named "The Dr. George A. Bingham Memorial Hospital." In 1954 the new hospital was opened to be operated jointly by the Woman Missionary Society and local committee. In 1958 the community took over the complete operation of the hospital under the new Ontario Hospital Services plan. The WMS equity in the building was made a gift to the community. The WMS relationship with the hospital terminated December 31, 1958. The hospital is still operational.

Blinkley United Church, was established as a sunday school in 1833. Church services began in 1904. In 1925 the church became a united Church. The church is located in the west end of the City of Hamilton at 1570 Main Street West. It is still an active congregation.

James Binnie (1864-1944) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born in Parry Sound and was ordained in the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1892, serving in the Kingston and North Bay/Parry Sound Presbyteries. He was then a United Church minister in the Carling-Otter Lake District, 1925-1926; Toronto, St. Cuthbert's, 1927-1928; and superannuated in Toronto, 1929-1943. He married Jessie Connell in 1904.

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.

Birch Cliff United Church in Scarborough was established ca. 1951, formerly First United Church. First United Church was established in 1925, formerly Birchcliff Union Congregational Church. In 1951 the church was re-named Birch Cliff United Church. In 1998, Scarborough was amalgamated with Metropolitan Toronto to form the present day city of Toronto. The congregation closed on November 30, 2003.

Birch Lake United Church was established ca. 1926; it closed ca. 1955

Birchcliff Bluffs United Church in Toronto was established on November 30, 2003 with the amalgamation of Birch Cliff United Church and Birchcliff Heights United Church. It is located at the former Birch Cliff United Church at 33 East Road at Warden Avenue and Kingston Road. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Birch Cliff United Church in Scarborough was established ca. 1951, formerly First United Church. First United Church was established in 1925, formerly Birchcliff Union Congregational Church. In 1951 the church was re-named Birch Cliff United Church. In 1998, Scarborough was amalgamated with Metropolitan Toronto to form the present day city of Toronto. The congregation closed on November 30, 2003.

Birchcliff Heights United Church in the former city of Scarborough, now Toronto, was established in 1925; formerly Birchcliff Heights Methodist Church, which was established in 1917. It was originally located on Willingdon Avenue at South Woodrow Boulevard and then in 1925 the church re-located two blocks south to Highland Avenue and South Woodrow, just north of Danforth Avenue, about half-way between Birchmount Road and Kennedy Road. Birchcliff Heights United Church amalgamated with Birch Cliff United Church to become Birchcliff Bluffs United Church in 2003.

Established in 1916, Birchcliff Heights Methodist Church, joined the United Church in 1925.

Birchcliff Heights United Church was established in 1925, formerly Birchcliff Heights Methodist Church. Birchcliff Heights United Church amalgamated with Birch Cliff United Church to Form Birchcliff Bluffs United Church in 2003. In 1998, Scarborough and the rest of Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated to form the current city of Toronto.

William Massey Birks (October 25, 1868-1950) was a Montreal businessman who was active in the church. He was the son of Henry Birks, founder of Birks Jewellers and held a variety of significant posts, including Vice-Presidency of Henry Birks and Company, Governor of McGill University, President of the Association of Canadian Clubs (1920), and President of the Montreal Board of Trade (1922). Birks vigorously promoted church union and was interested in church architecture.

Gainsboro (Gainsborough) Evangelical Association Circuit was formed ca. 1876 that included the Evangelical Churches Bismarck, Bethel and Aftercliffe Station; in 1925 the Circuit became known as Aftercliffe Station and remained until the Evangelical Church became the Evangelical United Brethren (EUB) Church in 1946; under the EUB, Bethel and Bismarck were part of the Campden Charge.
Bismarck Pastoral Charge formed in 1987, formerly the Bethel-Bismarck Pastoral Charge established ca. 1975; Bethel and Bismarck United Churches had previously operated under the Campden Pastoral Charge, in 1968 upon union with the United Church, as well as Lincoln Rural Pastoral Charge; when Bethel closed the charge became a single point as the Bismarck Pastoral Charge.
Bismarck United Church was formed in 1968, formerly Evangelical United Brethren; the Bismarck Evangelical Church was first built ca. 1883 and later in 1946 became the Bismarck Evangelical United Brethren Church, until union with the United Church in 1968 and remained as the Bismarck United Church until its closure in 2015.
Bethel United Church was formed in 1968, formerly Evangelical United Brethren; the Bethel Evangelical Church began ca. 1870s and later in 1946 became the Bethel Evangelical United Brethren Church, until union with the United Church in 1968 and remained as the Bethel United Church until its closure in 1987.

James Black (1822-1915) was born in Scotland; his brother was Dr. John Black. Educated at Knox College, he was ordained by the Presbyterian Church over the congregation of Caledonia and Allan Settlement in 1853. In 1886 he resigned and moved to the City of Hamilton, and was in May, 1889 inducted into eldership. He published several sermons and lectures.

John Black (1818-1882) was a pioneer Presbyterian minister. He was born in 1818 in Scotland. He graduated from Knox College in 1848. Rev. Black ministered to the Scottish community at Kildonan, Manitoba from 1852 to 1882, and aided the establishment of Presbyterian missions among natives in Saskatchewan. He received an honourary D. of D. from Queen's University in 1876. He died in 1882.

William Hugo Black (1878-1964) was born in Toronto in 1878, and studied at the University of Toronto and Knox College. He was ordained in Saskatchewan by the Presbyterian Church in 1906. Most of his 46 years in the active ministry were served in southern Saskatchewan. His interest in language and literature led him to leave a written record of his ministry, in The New Outlook and in local newspapers and magazines. He died in 1964.

William Black was born in England in 1760, and came to Nova Scotia in 1775. He was converted and began preaching at age 20. In 1789, he was ordained by the Methodist Episcopal Church. He was appointed Superintendent of Methodism in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland. Rev. Black died in 1834 and was known as the "Father of Methodism in the Maritimes.

Blackstock - Nestleton Pastoral Charge was established in 1972, including Blackstock United Church and Nestleton United Church.
Nestleton United Church was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist Church.
Caesaria United Church was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it joined Nestleton United Church in 1971.
Cadmus United Church was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed in 1970.
Salem Methodist Church was established ca. 1855; it united with Carmel Church to form Nestleton Methodist Church in 1900.

Mrs. Blackstock (d. 1910) was active in the Methodist Church. She was born Mary Hodge Gibbs. Her husband was a Wesleyan Methodist minister. She was involved in the Woman's Missionary Society and served as President of the Berkeley Street Church Auxiliary. She died 1910 April 20.

William Blackstock (1825-1905) was a Methodist minister in Ontario and Quebec. He was born in Buffalo, New York in 1825. He was ordained as a Wesleyan Methodist minister in 1850 and served various churches in Ontario and Quebec. Rev. Blackstock was made an honorary D.D. by Victoria College in 1896. He retired in 1901 and died in 1905.

Blackwell United Church, located at 1825 Blackwell Road in Sarnia Township, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The Blackwell Methodist Church was constructed in 1880 and it joined the United Church in 1925 as part of the Point Edward Pastoral Charge. In 1955, a new church building was constructed and the original church was made into a heritage site. It held its final service June 29, 2014.