Fonds F3719 - Gwyn Griffith fonds

Gwyn Griffith is a social worker, educator and lay woman of the United Church of Canada known for her work at the Centre for Christian Studies. Griffith grew up in the United Church, her father was Rev. J.E. Griffith as her mother was Bona Griffith (nee Mills), one of the earliest professional lay workers in the church. In her early life she participated in and took leadership roles at Canadian Girls in Training and the Student Christian Movement. In the 1960s and 1970s she worked as a social worker at the YWCA in Metropolitan Toronto and at the National level. In 1970s she enrolled at the Centre for Christian Studies and post graduation she volunteered on various committees and on the council. In 1980 she completed her Doctor of Education at OISE and returned to the Centre of Christian Studies to teach and later became principal from 1982 to 1991. After her work as principal she continued to volunteer at CCS. Most notably, she researched the history of the school which culminated in a publication. From 1988 to 1994 she served on the Committee of Theology and Faith.