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Corporate body · 1906-1942

The Anna Turnbull Memorial Hospital was located in Wakaw, Saskatchewan. In 1905 Rev. George Arthur established The Geneva Mission at Wakaw. Dr. Arthur and his wife initially cared for the sick in their home. In 1906 a hospital was built by the Woman's Home Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. After church union in 1925 it was operated by The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada. In 1912 a new hospital was built, which enlarged over time with a new operating room built in 1928. The hospital was operated by the WMS until 1942. In 1943 the doctors residence was sold to Dr. R. G. Scott who had been responsible for the hospital's management and financing, and in 1946 other buildings were sold.

Person · 1906-1994

Eric Winston Austin was born in Northwich, England on August 27, 1906. His family came to Canada in 1910. After graduating from medical school in 1932, he was employed for a short time at Large Memorial Hospital in Bella Bella with Dr. George Darby, and then on board the Thomas Crosby III (1932-1938) with Rev. Robert C. Scott. Dr. Austin subsequently became a physician at Wrinch Memorial Hospital in Hazelton (1938-1942). From 1942 until the end of the Second World War, he served the Royal Army Medical Corps. At war's end, he became a surgeon for the Vancouver Military Hospital, then for Vancouver General Hospital, and in later years had a private practice. Dr. Austin married his second wife, Mary Louise Hannah (nee Reid), in 1978. The couple were members of Shaughnessy Heights United Church in Vancouver. Eric Austin died on August 8, 1994.

Battle River Hospital
Corporate body · September, 1937-1954

The Battle River Hospital was located in Manning, Alberta. When the Peace River Country of northern Alberta was opened for settlement, the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada established a small hospital on the Battle River mid-way between the villages of Notikewin and North Star. It was located 65 miles from the railway in an area inhabited by about 5,000 people most of whom had moved north from dried-out sections of Alberta and Saskatchewan. The hospital was opened in September, 1937 by the WMS of The United Church of Canada with accommodation for 8 patients, and with a nurse’s residence on the second floor. When it opened Dr. Doidge was the doctor, Miss, M.E. McMurray the matron, and Miss Frances M. Clarkson the staff nurse. Changes in staff were frequent, because of the loneliness of the situation of the hospital. Before long additions were made, the hospital was enlarged to accommodate 17 patients; a new nurses residence was opened in 1946 and a doctor’s residence in 1948. At first the address of the hospital was Grmishaw, the railway station 65 miles away, but as the railway was extended north and roads opened a town grew up in the hospital area. This town was named Manning after the premier of Alberta. With the growth of the town the area could no longer be considered a pioneer community. The municipality became interested in operating its own hospital, so after considerable negotiation the WMS sold the Battle River hospital to the town in 1954.

Burns Lake Hospital
Corporate body · 1924-

Burns Lake Hospital was located at Burns Lake, British Columbia. A small hospital was opened in a farm house at nearby Francois Lake in 1919 and in 1920 some larger quarters became available at Prosser's Point (now known as Hospital Point). The staff relocated to Burns Lake in 1924. In 1931 construction began on a new 19 bed hospital. The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada, the provincial government and the Department of Indian Affairs all made substantial grants and it officially opened in 1932. Then, a new larger and better equipped building was opened in July, 1952. Another building was opened in August, 1960 by the WMS and Ministry of Health Services in the province.

Corporate body · 1959-

The first United Church Chaplain, Rev. M.J.V. Shaver, was appointed to the University of British Columbia after its creation by BC Conference in 1959. An interdenominational committee, the Anglican-United Joint Chaplaincy Committee, was formed in 1969, through the BC Conference Committee on Church and State in Education, to begin the process of creating a joint chaplaincy at UBC. In 1970 the Anglican United Campus Ministry (AUCM) was created. In 1974, the AUCM and the UBC Student Christian Movement (SCM) merged to form the Cooperative Christian Campus Ministry (CCCM) at the University of British Columbia. In 1979, the SCM left the CCCM and the United Church and Anglican Church continued to operate campus ministry at UBC through the CCCM. In 1986, the CCCM was dissolved and the partnership between the United Church and Anglican Church at UBC ended. Later that year, after a brief period without a United Church campus chaplain, the United Church Campus Ministry (UCCM) at UBC was formed. In 2021, Campus Ministry at UBC became a part of Pacific Mountain Regional Council through the formation of Campus United.

Corporate body · 1934-2013|1925年-1934年

(日本語版は以下に記載) (Japanese version below)
The Fraser Valley Japanese Mission was formed in the early 1930s. It was an extension of the New Westminster Japanese mission, which had begun in 1898. In 1934, the Fraser Valley Japanese Mission became a separate mission and continued as such until 1942 when the Canadian government forcefully uprooted and interned Japanese Canadians. In the late 1950s, Fraser Valley Japanese United Church was re-established, and continued until it formally amalgamated with Northwood United Church (Surrey, B.C.) in 2013.

組織歴・履歴 :
フレイザーバレー日系人合同教会 (ミッション市、ブリティッシュコロンビア州)は1930年代初期に結成された。当初は1898年にニューウエストミンスター(英: New Westminster)で行われていた日系移民ミッションの一環であったが1934年に独立。1942年のカナダ政府による西海岸在住の日系カナダ人の強制収容まで活動した。1950年代後期に再度結成され、2013年に同州サレー市 (英: Surrey) のノースウッド (英: Northwood) 合同教会と統合するまで活動を続けた。

Hafford Hospital
Corporate body · c. 1922-1941

The Hafford Hospital was first built around 1922, by the Missionary Society of the Methodist Church of Canada. The first superintendent was the Rev. G. Dorey, who would later become Moderator of the United Church of Canada (successor to the Methodist Church in Canada). Dr. S.M. Scott was the first doctor to serve the hospital, followed by Dr. Rose, who was later joined by Dr. Paulson. The Hafford Hospital Ladies Aid Society, formed 1924, was involved in raising money to support hospital activities. After financial difficulties in the 1930s, the hospital was eventually closed, in 1941, due to lack of funds. In 1946, the Municipality of Redberry and the Village of Hafford bought the building and its equipment from the Missionary Society, then re-opened it as the Hafford Union Hospital.

Hunter Memorial Hospital
Corporate body · 1903-

Hunter Memorial Hospital (also known as The Hunter Hospital) was located at Teulon, Manitoba. It was opened in 1903 by the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada. After 1925 it was operated by the WMS of The United Church of Canada. It was situated in a newly-settled area, with large group of Ukrainians who were without medical services. Dr. A. J. Hunter did much medical, social and religious work within the community. When a new 20-bed hospital was opened in 1955, an agreement was made between the WMS of The United Church of Canada and the community of Teulon to operate the hospital jointly for five years, after which time the hospital would become the responsibility of the community. The hospital is still in operation.

John Neil Hospital
Corporate body · 1926-

John Neil Hospital was located in Cold Lake, Alberta. Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) medical work was first begun by the Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1921, when a building was rented for hospital use and church services. In 1925 the medical work at Cold Lake became the responsibility of the WMS of The United Church of Canada. John Neil Hospital was opened in July 1926 through church and community funding by the WMS. It was a 10-bed hospital and named after a former minister of Westminster-Central Church in Toronto which donated much of the funds for the building. A new, larger hospital was opened on July 8, 1958.

Corporate body · 1917-

The Katherine H. Prittie Hospital (also known as Bonnyville General Hospital) was located in Bonnyville, Alberta. The hospital was initially held in the farm house of Rev. Dr. John E. Duclos with support of The Woman's Missionary Society of The Presbyterian Church in Canada in 1917. In 1925 a new building was erected by The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada, with accommodation for 15 patients. This was named the Katherine H. Prittie Hospital, and was opened in July, 1926. At first the WMS retained a doctor who lived 34 miles away, but this did not prove very satisfactory, so in 1929 Dr. H.L.P. Grafton was appointed to Bonnyville. The hospital burned in August, 1934, and was rebuilt in 1935, In the following years many changes took place in the community. The Roman Catholic Church built a larger hospital, schools were opened, and a railway was built to Bonnyville. In 1947 the Alberta Health Department began organizing the province into Municipal Hospital Districts. The future of the hospital became uncertain. The work of the Woman's Missionary Society merged with the Board of Home Mission of the United Church in 1961 and administration of the hospital eventually was passed to the Duclos Hospital Society. The hospital is still in operation today.

d. 1950

Isabella McIntosh Loveys (d.1950), known as Isabel, was a missionary to Honan and longtime Home Mission Executive Secretary of The Woman's Missionary Society of The United Church of Canada. He was born in Glengarry County, Ontario. She attended McGill University, graduating in Social Sciences. From 1903-1927 she was a missionary to Honan with the Presbyterian Church of Canada. Afterward, she began home mission work at St. Columba House, Montreal, and enlisted with the Woman's Missionary Society as a church social worker in Verdun, Quebec. She was then appointed as an Immigration Worker at the port and railway terminals of Montreal, later becoming a 'Special Colonization Agent' with the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National Railways and travelling around Canada. Afterward, she became Travelling Secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society. In 1935 she became the first Home Mission Executive Secretary of the Woman's Missionary Society. During her time with the W.M.S. she was also an active member of Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto, was a member of several committees of the Board of Christian Education, was on the executive of the Board of Evangelism and Social Service, and was a member of the Board of Home Missions, and a member of a number of Committees and Commission of the General Council. She retired from her position with the W.M.S. in 1958. She was married to Mr C. Maxwell Loveys, an official with the C.N.R. in Montreal.

Smeaton Hospital
Corporate body · 1933-1951

Smeaton Hospital was located in Smeaton, Saskatchewan. It was opened in 1933 and was a small, eight-bed unit. The Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada supplied nurses and gave a grant to the doctor in the district. In accordance with the suggestion of the Health Services Planning Commission of Saskatchewan a Union Hospital Board was formed; under this board a new hospital was built. With a larger hospital nearby, The WMS hospital was closed in May 1951, and the building sold to the Board of Home Missions of the United Church for use as a manse

St. Andrew's Hospital
Corporate body · [1899]-1929

St. Andrew's Hospital was located in Atlin, British Columbia. In March, 1898 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Toronto formed a committee to send trained Christian nurses to the Klondike. The following year, Elizabeth Mitchell and Helen Bone of the Women's Home Missionary Society (WHMS) of the Presbyterian Church in Canada were the first missionaries/nurses sent. Medical work was first performed in a primitive cabin and tent. In 1900 a hospital was erected, named St. Andrew's Hospital. The original committee, known as the Atlin Nurses Committee became of the nucleus of the WHMS in 1903. In 1904 an arrangement was made for joint support of the hospital by the WHMS and community. The hospital continued under the Presbyterian Church and after 1925 The United Church of Canada until the year 1929 when it became self-supporting and was taken over entirely by the community. In 1969 the building was bought by the University of Michigan State for a Field Station.

Person · 1883-1957

Rev. Dr. John Thomas Stephens (1883-1957) was a minister with the Methodist Church (Canada), then the United Church of Canada) who spent most of his career working with home missions. After union, he worked in Saskatchewan: Biggar (1925), Calder (Ukrainian, 1926-1930), Regina (Settlement House, 1931-1933), and Alberta: Edmonton (All Peoples Mission, 1934-1951), he was retired ministry in Edmonton (1952), North Burnaby (1953-1955), and White Rock (1956-1957). He was one of the organizational leaders of All People's Mission in Edmonton, and was involved with the opening of the Bissell Institute. He died in August, 1957.

Corporate body · 1996-2018

Fairlawn Neighbourhood Centre, located at 28 Fairlawn Avenue in Toronto was formed in 1997 by Fairlawn United Church to provide opportunities for all people within the neighbourhood to “support and celebrate one another, feel valued and nourished, strive towards personal wellness and experience the joy of giving.” The outreach ministry was incorporated in January 1998 during which time oversight moved from Fairlawn United Church to a designated board of directors. The Fairlawn Neighbourhood Centre operated more than 300 programs targeted to preschoolers, youth, adults and seniors. Weekly programming included fitness, creative play, music enrichment, drama, bridge, wellness education and community workshops. Due to a decline in programming interest, the Board of Directors voted to discontinue all programming as of June 30, 2016. Members of the Fairlawn Neighbourhood Centre voted at the annual meeting in September 2016 to dissolve the corporation.

Corporate body · 1930-1947

(日本語版は以下に記載) (Japanese version below):
The BC Conference Oriental Committee established a separately incorporated United Church Oriental Missions Society in 1930. The primary role of the Society was to hold, manage, maintain, sell and convey property relating to the missions acquired in trust for The United Church of Canada. By 1935, the Oriental Committee perceived its own role as unnecessary, as most of its former work was now being handled by other Conference committees and courts. The Oriental Missions Society continued to hold annual general meetings, but was dissolved in 1947.

組織歴・履歴 :
1930年にBC総会オリエンタル布教活動委員会は別組織として合同教会オリエンタル人布教会 (英: United Church Oriental Missions Society) を成立させた。布教会の主な役割はカナダ合同教会が入手した様々な不動産の管理及び購買であった。が、1935年ごろには総会内の他会が各々の不動産を管理し始めたため、役割を失っていき、1947年に解散。また、解散されるまで年次会議を開催していた。