Richmond Street began as a splinter congregation coming out of the Adelaide Street Methodist Church (1832), forming the George Street British Wesleyan Church in the city. In 1837 the group returned to Adelaide Street, but in 1840 they again left that congregation. In 1845 a new building was erected on the south side of Richmond Street, between Yonge and Bay streets, the Richmond Street Methodist Church (also considered the 'Cathedral' of Toronto Methodism, because many other churches can draw their roots from this congregation). From 1847 to 1871 the congregation was also known as Toronto West, and in 1872 as Toronto Second. In 1888 the congregation re-located to a building on McCaul Street, opposite Grange Road, and the congregation became known as New Richmond Street or McCaul Street Methodist Church. In 1905 the Toronto Conference reluctantly agreed to the congregation's request that the building be sold to pay off the mortgage.
Runnymede Presbyterian was established in 1906 .In 1925 the Runnymede Community Church (part of the Council of Local Churches) joined with minority groups from Runnymede Presbyterian and Morningside Presbyterian churches to form Runnymede United Church. The majority of the Runnymede congregation remained with the Presbyterian Church. Runnymede Presbyterian is still an active congregation in the Presbyterian Church of Canada.
St. James Square Presbyterian Church was an early Presbyterian Church in Toronto, originally known as Second United Presbyterian Church about 1853. In 1857 a church was opened at Victoria and Gould streets in Toronto, and the congregation took the name, Gould Street Presbyterian around 1861. This building was sold in 1877 and the congregation moved to St. James Square, taking that name in 1879. It joined with the United Church in 1925.
St. Matthew's began as a Sunday School in 1956. In 1957 the church moved to a portable building on the site of the current building. The building was built in the early 1960's. the church is located at 333 Crosby Ave, Richmond Hill. The church is still an active congregation.
established in 1890's, the Western Congregational Church was located at 335 Spadina Avenue between Baldwin Street and D'Arcy Street. in 1922 the building became a Synagogue for the Hebrew Men of England.
Central United Church is located at 1 King Street and Weston Road, in the neibourhood of Weston in Toronto. Central was founded in 1821, and the church has occupied the same site on Weston Road since that time. Formerly, Methodist, the first building was a log structure built in 1821, a larger brick church was constructed in 1849. The present building was dedicated in 1887. Central is still an active congregation in the United Church of Canada.
Zion-Wexford Church, at 2162 Lawrence Avenue East in Scarborough, began life in 1842 as a Primitive Methodist congregation meeting in a small building called Twaddle's Chapel in Wexford, Ontario. In 1876 a stone church with the name 'Parsonage Church' was built on the present site, and the Primitives joined the Methodist Union of 1884. A dispute led the congregation to join with the Presbyterian Church in 1888-1889, and it was as a Presbyterian congregation (renamed Zion) that it joined the United Church in 1925. In 1954 the name Wexford was prefixed to the congregation's name to distinguish it from other Zion churches in the Toronto Presbytery, as Metropolitan Toronto was formed and the geographic name Wexford disappeared from maps. In 2002, Zion-Wexford amalgamated with Wilmar Heights and became Wexford Heights United Church.
Ebenezer United Church was established in 1925. The church was formerly a Primitive Methodist church which began in 1843. In 1858 the old straw and mud church was replaced with a brick building. In 1925 the church became a United Church. Due to dwindling membership the church closed, it's last service was held June 7th, 1998. After the church closed it was decided that the building held historical significance and interested community members and members of the Historical Society carried out rennovations on the property and had the site incorporated under the Ontario Historical Society. The site is still in operation under the name Ebenezer, Toronto Gore Historical Foundation.
Emmanuel Evangelical United Brethren Church, was established ca. 1840. in 1968 the church joined the United Church and became Emmanuel United Church.
Fifty United Church, formerly Methodist, was established in 1925. The town of Winona became part of Stoney Creek and then part of the amalgamated City of Hamilton. The church is still an active part of the United Church of Canada.
The Falkenburg Methodist Church was established ca. 1870. The community was established due to the construction of the Muskoka Road and the access to the waterways. Later the railway station was built to the south in Falkenburg Station and the growth of the community began to dwindle.
Gutherie Presbyterian Church was established ca. 1865. In 1925 the church became a United Church.
Guthrie United Church, formerly Presbyterian, was established in 1925.
Half Moon Bay is a natural rock bay formation on Bostwick Island that has been transformed into a summer place of worship for all. On Sunday afternoons during the summer, worshippers who come to Half Moon Bay, remain in their boats to sing hymns, listen to guest speakers and participate in a non-denominational Christian service. The "Cathedral" is inspirational, humbling and natural. David Wallace of Boston, Mass., owner of the property, died in 1904 and bequeathed Half Moon Bay to be held in trust as a place of worship.
Hallowell Methodist Church was established as early as 1816, it became a United Church in 1925.
Hawk Junction United Church was established in 1925.
St. Andrew's United Church, formerly Presbyterian, was established in 1925. Services began in 1826. The current church was constructed in 1886. In 1925 the Methodist congregation located across road, closed and the congregation joined to form St. Andrew's United Church. The congregation is still active.
St. Andrew's United Church was established in 1925, it closed in 2001.
Laskay Methodist Church was established in 1887, it became a United Church in 1925.
Cambridge Street Methodist congregation traces its origins to the presence of Wesleyan Methodists in Lindsay as early as 1833, though the church that would be called Cambridge Street Methodist was not built until 1871. In 1925, Cambridge Street Methodist Church joined with some members of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church to form First United Church in Lindsay.
Linwood Presbyterian Church, was established ca. 1884. The Church became a United Church in 1925.
Long Point United Church was established in 1925.
Lynedoch Methodist Church was established in 1884, it became a union church ca. 1901.
Harrowsmith Methodist Church was established in 1857, it became a United Church in 1925.
Morpeth United Church, formerly Methodist, was established in 1925.
Downsview Methodist Church was part of Downsview Methodist Circuit. The Circuit included Downsview, Fairbank (to 1914), Elia, andAsbury (from 1917 to 1947). It became a United Church in 1925.
The Agnes Street Bible Christian Church joined the Methodist Church in 1882.
Bellefair Methodist Church was established in 1905, it became the Bellefair United Church at the time of union in 1925. It was located at 2 Bellefair Avenue, on the corner of Bellefair and Queen Street East, in the Beach area of Toronto, just north of Kew Gardens.
Berkeley Street Methodist Church became the Berkeley Street United Church in 1925.
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.
Broadview Avenue Congregational Church was established circa 1883 on Broadview Avenue (formerly Don Mount). In 1925 it joined the United Church of Canada amalgamating with Simpson Avenue Methodist Church.The Broadview building was sold in that year.
Centennial-Rouge United Church, located at 6540 Kingston Road in Scarborough, was formed in 1971 with the amalgamation of Centennial United Church in Scarborough and Rouge Hill United Church in Pickering. The church held its final service on June 26, 2011.