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Henry Flesher Bland (1818-1898) was a Methodist minister. Born in Yorkshire, England, on 1818 August 23, he started as a local preacher at the age of fifteen. He emigrated to Canada in 1858 and entered the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, serving in Quebec and Eastern Ontario. His pastorates included many of the largest Methodist Churches of that area. In 1881, he was elected President of the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada. He died at Smiths Falls on 1898 December 29 and was buried beside his wife in Cataraqui Cemetery. He was survived by five sons, two of whom (Salem and Charles Edward) were Methodist ministers. He was the author of Soul Winning (1883) and Universal Childhood Drawn to Christ (1889).

Salem Goldworth Bland (1859-1950) was a Methodist minister and educator. He was born at Lachute, Quebec, in 1859. He was a son of the Rev. Henry F. Bland. Educated at Queen's University and the Wesleyan Theological College (Montreal), he served his first circuit in 1880 and was received on trial by the Montreal Conference of the Methodist Church of Canada in 1881. Ordained by the same Conference in 1884, he had a colourful career in church, educational and journalistic work. He served various pastorates in Quebec and Eastern Ontario between 1884 and 1903, receiving a D.D. from Queen's University in 1900. In 1903 he was appointed Professor of Church History and New Testament Exegesis at Wesley College, Winnipeg. In 1917 he was dismissed from the staff of Wesley College, and in 1919 he moved to Toronto. He served Broadway Methodist Tabernacle, Toronto, from 1919 to 1923, and Western United Church, Toronto, from 1926 to 1928. Dr. Bland retired from the ministry in 1929 and for almost twenty years thereafter contributed regularly to the Toronto Star Weekly and Daily Star, and most notably to The Observer. He wrote two books, The New Christianity (1920), and Life of Rev. James Henderson (1927). He was a pioneer of the social gospel movement in Canada. He died on 1950 February 6.

Thomas W. Blatchford (d. 1928) was a Bible Christian/Methodist minister. He was ordained in 1883 and served circuits mainly in Southwestern Ontario until his retirement in 1917.

Blenheim Evangelical Association Mission was active from at least 1876 until 1922, when the Evangelical Church was formed; it included Plattsville and Blenheim Township (now part of Blandford - Blenheim Township).

Blenheim Methodist Church was first constructed in Blenheim in 1856 on lot no. 7 and formed part of Rondeau Circuit, or Blenheim Circuit. Rondeau Wesleyan Methodist Circuit was formed ca. 1860; it included Rondeau (now Blenheim) and Harwich, and was discontinued in 1874 when the Methodist Church of Canada was formed. A new church was constructed 1881 at George Street. It joined the United Church in 1925.

Blenheim United Church, located at 49 George Street in Blenheim, was established in 1932 when Erskine United Church and Chatham Street United Church, both in Blenheim, amalgamated. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.
Chatham Street United Church, located at the corner of George and was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Blenheim Methodist Church was first constructed in Blenheim in 1856 on lot no. 7 and formed part of Rondeau Circuit, or Blenheim Circuit. Rondeau Wesleyan Methodist Circuit was formed ca. 1860; it included Rondeau (now Blenheim) and Harwich, and was discontinued in 1874 when the Methodist Church of Canada was formed. A new church was constructed 1881 at George Street. It joined the United Church in 1925.
Erskine United Church was established in 1925; formerly Presbyterian. The United Presbyterian Church in Harwich was established in 1853. In the 1890s a building was constructed in Blenheim. The church joined the United Church in 1925.

George John Blewett (1873-1912) was a Methodist minister and educator. He was born in St. Thomas, Ontario, in 1873. He was educated at the University of Toronto and at Harvard and Oxford Universities. He was ordained into the Methodist Church in 1898. He was a professor of Philosophy at Wesley College (1901-1906), and of Ethics and Apologetics at Victoria University (1906-1912). He wrote several important works, and died in 1912.

Bloomfield Methodist Church was established in 1823, it became a United Church in 1925.

Bloomfield Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it has included Bloomfield United Church and West Lake United Church.
Bloomfield United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.
West Lake United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed in 1967.
Bloomfield Methodist Circuit was established in 1878 when Bloomfield and Cherry Valley Methodist Circuit was split into two circuits; it included Bloomfield Methodist Church and West Lake Methodist Church. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925.
Bloomfield Methodist Church was established in 1823.
West Lake Methodist Church was established circa 1876.

Established in 1886, Bloor Street Presbyterian Church became Bloor Street United Church in 1925.

Bloor Street United Church in Toronto was established in 1925; formerly Bloor Street Presbyterian Church. It is located at 300 Bloor Street West at Huron Street, two blocks east of Spadina Road. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

The Presbyterian congregation in Bluevale was established in 1854 with services held at the school. A church building was erected in 1907 and named Knox Presbyterian Church. The Methodist and Presbyterian churches joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 to form Bluevale United Church.

Bluevale United Church, located at 89 Queen St in Bluevale, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian. The Methodist Church in Bluevale was dedicated on September 24, 1865. The Presbyterian congregation in Bluevale was established in 1854 with services held at the school. A church building was erected in 1907 and named Knox Presbyterian Church. The Methodist and Presbyterian churches joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 to form Bluevale United Church. It formed part of a three-point charge with Ebenezer in Morris Township and Whitechurch. In 1985, Bluevale separated from Whitechurch to form two separate charges. On July 1, 1986, Bluevale charge amalgamated with Walton Pastoral Charge to form Walton-Bluevale Pastoral Charge with Duff's church in Walton. This charge then separated ca. 2014. Bluevale once again became a single-point charge. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Ebenezer United Church in Morris Township was established in 1925. It closed ca. 1985

Blyth United Church, located at 442 Mill Street in Blyth, was established ca. 1934 when Queen Street United Church and St. Andrew's United Church, both in Blyth, amalgamated. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Bobcaygeon Presbyterian Church, known as Knox Presbyterian, was funded as early as 1836. the first building was built around 1867, was destroyed by fire un 1899. A new building was opened in 1901. The church did not join the United Church and remains an active congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Canada.

Bobcaygeon-Providence Pastoral Charge was formed April 1 1998 following the separation of Dunsford United Church from the charge. It included Bobcaygeon and Providence Church in Red Rock. Bobcaygeon-Dunsford-Providence Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1969 when Bobcaygeon from Bobcaygeon Pastoral Charge joined Dunsford and Providence Church in Red Rock from Dunsford-Providence Pastoral Charge. Bobcaygeon Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it included Bobcaygeon, Providence Church in Red Rock, Robinson's Church in Fairbairn, Zion Church in Nogies Creek, Bethel Church in Verulam Township, Eden Church in Verulam Township and St. John's Church in Verulam Township, and was discontinued ca. 1969. Dunsford Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it included Dunsford, Salem Emily Church in Emily Township, St. David's Church in Verulam Township and St. John's Church in Verulam Township, and was discontinued ca. 1966. Dunsford-Providence Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1966; it included Salem Emily Church in Emily Township and Providence Church in Red Rock; when Salem Emily Church in Emily Township from Dunsford Pastoral Charge closed, Dunsford from Dunsford Pastoral Charge joined Providence Church in Red Rock from Bobcaygeon Pastoral Charge; it was discontinued ca. 1969. Trinity United Church was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist. Dunsford United Church was formed in 1925, the union of former Methodist and Presbyterian congregations. Providence United Church in Red Rock was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist. Zion United Church in Nogies Creek was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1938. Robinson's United Church in Fairbairn was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1963. Salem Emily United Church in Emily Township was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1966. St. John's United Church in Verulam Township was formed in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1963.

Bolton United Church, located at 8 Nancy Street in Bolton, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Wesley Methodist Church in Bolton, also known as Bolton Methodist Church, was established in 1876 and was originally part of the Albion East Methodist Circuit. The church was built that same year. It would later become a three point charge with Shiloh Church in Albion Township and Castlederg. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 as part of the Bolton Pastoral Charge with Castlederg as well as Macville and Palgrave (beginning in ca. 1953). In 1958, it became a single-point charge. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Bond Head - Newton Robinson Pastoral Charge was formed in 1925; formerly Methodist Emmanuel United Church Bond Head. was established in 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian
Newton Robinson United Church, located County Rd. 27, in the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. It disbanded on January 18, 2015.

Bond Head was established in 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian.

Stephen Bond was born in Ontario in 1837 and entered the ministry of the Wesleyan Methodist Church in 1856. He held pastorates at Gananoque, Stormstead, Montreal, Petrolia, London and Seaforth. He retired in 1908 and died in 1920.

Charles F. Boorman was a United Church minister previously an officer of the Salvation Army. With the United Church, he served as hospital chaplain and chaplain and counsellor to the Hamilton Police Service.

Rev. Charles Boorman passed away on March 13, 2010.

William John Booth (1871-1963) was a Presbyterian/United Church minister in Ontario. He was born at Bronte in 1871; he attended Oakville High School and Knox College. Ordained in 1900 into the Presbyterian Church, he served a number of charges in Ontario. He entered the United Church after union, and retired in 1938, living in Orangeville. He died in 1963.

Alan Leonard Borland (1923- ) was a United Church minister. He was born in Peterborough in 1923. He graduated from Emmanuel College in 1951 and was ordained in Peterborough. Rev. Borland is married to Rev. Judith Borland.

Boston Presbyterian was established. In 1868 the cornersone was laid for the present stone church, and the first service was held in 1879. The church did not join the United Church, and remains an active member of the Presbyterian church of Canada.

Bothwell United Church, located at 178 Elm Street in Bothwell, was established in 1925, formerly Methodist and Presbyterian. The Methodist church esas etsablished in 1874 with services being held in a boarding house in the community. Later that year, a church building was erected. The Elm Street Methodist Church joined the United Church in 1925. It formed part of Bothwell Pastoral Charge, later known as Bothwell-Wabash Pastoral Charge, with Armstrong (until ca. 1966) and then Wabash beginning ca. 1969.

Zion Presbyterian Church in Bothwell was established as early as 1863 as a mission station along with Florence. By 1876, it was shown as a congregation of the Presbyterian Church. It joined the United Church of Canada in 1925 and was first known as Zion United Church and formed a two-point charge with Cairo. It then amalgamated with Elm Street United Church ca. 1926-1927 to form Bothwell United Church.

George Ernest Bott was born in Blackwater, Ontario in 1892 and was a missionary in Japan for 31 years. He graduated from Victoria University in Arts and Divinity and was ordained as a Minister of the Methodist Church in 1921. Shortly afterward he married Edith Clark, and they left almost immediately for missionary work in Japan, stationed first to Tokyo and then to Kofu. They remained there until 1942 when, on the outbreak of the Pacific War, they were repatriated via the "Gripsholm." After the war, in 1946, Dr. Bott was asked to take charge of LARA (Licensed Agencies for Relif in Asia) and became a field director of Church World Service in Japan, representing the United Church of Canada Board of Overseas Missions in its work for relief in Japan. He and another missionary were the first two foreign missionaries to return to Japan in March, 1946. Bott remained in Japan until his death on March 5, 1952.

Moderator of the United Church of Canada, 2018 to 2022.

Bowerman's United Church was established in 1925; formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1968.

Isaac Graham Bowles (1867-1951) was a Methodist/United Church minister in Ontario. He was ordained in the Methodist Church in 1896 and served throughout northern and southern Ontario. He served at Toronto, Wellesley Church, 1921-1925; Toronto, Yonge Street Church, 1925-1929; Livingston Church, Hamilton, 1929-1938. He was married to Ida Louise Gerolamy.

Reverend Newton Ernest Bowles (1877-1970) was born and raised in Peel County. He was ordained by Toronto Conference in 1904. He graduated in Arts from Victoria College, Toronto in 1903, and completed his B.D. course in 1907. He was a missionary to China from 1906-1930. He was first stationed in Jenshow in 1906, and in 1908 moved to Kiating where he soon took over duties of the evanglistic and educational work of the station, including outstation supervision. For some years he had charge of the work in connection with the Alexander Sutherland Memorial Church in Chengtu, and was closely associated with the Chinese Conference during its early formative days. Bowles married fellow missionary Miss Muriel Wood in 1912, and the couple had five children, all born in Chengdu; George Herbert, Muriel Margaret, Newton Rowell, Elizabeth Joy and Olive Gertrude. Upon retirement as a Missionary in 1930, he continued work for the United Church in Niagara, Toronto West, Simcoe, and Lindsay Presbyteries until 1948. Newton Ernest Bowles is the brother of Richard Pinch Bowles, former chancellor of Victoria University, Toronto, 1913-1930.

Bowman United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. Bowman Methodist Church was established circa 1845; it joined the United Church of Canada in 1925.

Bowman-Bethesda Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1953 when Bowman and Bethesda Churches left the Ancaster Pastoral Charge

The Bible Christian Circuits in Canada began as missions based out of England. In the early 1850's the Canadian missions were self supporting and in the mid 1850's they became the Canadian Conference of the Bible Christian Church.
Bowmanville Bible Christian Church consisted of the preaching points in of the town of Bowmanville, village of Haydon, Tyrone in Darlington Township, Bethesda in Darlington Township, Salem in Darlington Township, Providence in Darlington Township, as well as the village of Orono and the village of Leskard in Clarke township. In 1884 the Canadian Conference of the Bible Christian Church joined the various Methodist churches to form the Methodist Church of Canada. The preaching point in the town of Bowmanville was located at the intersection of Queen and Division Streets, and became Queen Street Methodist Church.

The Bowslaugh family was a Methodist family in Ontario. Peter Bowslaugh (1756-1848) was a lay preacher on the Ancaster Circuit.

Box Grove United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist. The church amalgamated with Zion-Cedar Grove, in that building, and became Heritage United Church in 2004.

Boyd United Church was formed in 1925; previously Presbyterian. It was part of a four-point pastoral charge with Hawkesville, Linwood, and Wellesley. It closed in 1947.
Boyd Presbyterian Church, known as the Boyd Church, was established in 1859 by Rev. James Boyd. Until 1888, it was connected with Zion Presbyterian Church (Wellesley, Ont.). From 1888 to 1928, it was part of a two-point pastoral charge with Millbank.

John Melville Boyd (1906- ) was a United Church minister in Ontario and a church administrator. He was born in 1906 in Shallow Lake, Ontario. He was ordained in 1935 and in the same year married Muriel Lane. He served at Elk Lake, Swastika, Bolton, Earlscourt United Church, Toronto and Wesley Centre, Hamilton. Rev. Boyd also served on the Board of Home Missions of the United Church.

S. Wesley Boyd (1884-1968) was a Methodist/United Church minister. He as born in Metcalfe, Ontario. He received his Bachelor of Divinity degree from the Wesleyan Theological College in Montreal in 1910, the same year that he was ordained. He went on to earn his Doctor of Theology degree from United Theological College in 1931. He served at Dundela, Algonquin, Westboro, Magog, Sutton and Cowansville, as well as supplying in Coaticook and Sherbrooke after his retirement in 1946.