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Subseries reflects Pidgeon’s role in the formation of The United Church of Canada and includes documents and correspondence relating to his work as chair of the Presbyterian Union Committee.

Subseries consists of 24 lectures delivered by Pidgeon, primarily for divinity students at Union College.

Subseries consists of lessons plans from the International Sunday School Lessons, as well as related correspondence and printed material.

Throughout his later career, Pidgeon conducted a radio ministry from the pulpit of Bloor Street United Church. His sermons brought considerable response, most of which is contained in the second subseries.

Subseries consists of typed and manuscript copies of prayers and services delivered by Pidgeon. Most of the prayers and services were used on multiple occasions, indicated by a date added to the back of each one. The date range used below is reflective of the span of time for which these prayers were used. For example, a prayer may have first been used in 1923, and again several more times until the last in 1948.

This subseries consists of approximately 1560 sermons and addresses which contain a considerable amount of information on the people and movements that shaped Pidgeon’s life and thought.

Subseries consists of Sunday school and Bible class lessons, and notes on biblical education.

Subseries consists of 68 sermons delivered after Pidgeon’s formal retirement from ministry.

Subseries consists of publications produced by the Periodical Department. This includes the Woman's Missionary Society Annual Reports and the Missionary Monthly.

Subseries consists of Pidgeon’s notes on biblical passages, other theological topics, and contemporary church issues.

Subseries reflects Pidgeon’s role in the early development of The United Church of Canada and includes documents and correspondence relating to his work as the church’s first moderator and as a representative of the church to British and other international churches.

Subseries consists of Pidgeon’s general correspondence, calls to various churches, and material pertaining to the Oxford Group Movement.

Subseries consists of the records of Cora Kilborn, daughter of Omar and Retta Kilborn, and includes some correspondence, primarily from family members, and a photograph album documenting her time as a medical missionary in China and the Hospital for Women and Children in Chengdu, Sichuan.

Victor Home began unofficially as early as 1900, at the Fred Victor Mission, where expectant mothers were accepted by the deaconess. In the minutes of the Fred Victor Mission Society of the Methodist Church this work was informally referred to as “rescue work”. In 1904, it was decided to make this a separate mission department and Victor Home for Women was opened under the name “Door of Hope” at 295 Jarvis Street. In 1904, the old Metropolitan Church parsonage at 266 Jarvis Street was acquired after it was decided that more space was required to carry out the work of the home. In 1913, 341 Jarvis Street was purchased for the Home to expand their work which included a Well Baby clinic. In 1939 Victor Home was run by a 16 member management executive that reported to the Toronto Home Missions Council.Until 1957, adoptions for mothers at the homes were arranged by the Victor Home. At this time, in response to legal actions taken against the home and the Toronto Home Missions Council in 1956, it was decided to temporarily transfer adoption processes to the Children’s Aid Society. In 1958 this arrangement was made official.
In 1989 Victor Home for Women was incorporated as Massey Center for Women. Subseries consists of Board of Directors records, 1983-1986; general correspondence, 1935-1982; Housing Project records, 1986-1988, Task Force records, 1986-1989; property records (including deeds), 1887-1990.

Subseries consists of Elizabeth Hart's academic writings including her thesis on Milton and Wesley, as well as other published papers.

Subseries contains records of the Executive including minutes of annual, executive and staff meetings, correspondence, correspondence of the responsible Associate Secretary, Robert Plant, and annual reports 1971-1997.

Subseries consists of Elizabeth Hart's research, notes, and drafts of her devotional book on Charles Wesley's hymns. Also consists of Gerald Hobbs and Pauline Webb's editing of and correspondence about the book after Hart's death.

The Department of Media Services and later Media Resources participated in interchurch and interfaith broadcasting throughout it’s history, adopting this area of work from it’s predecessor the Department of Broadcasting. In the early years the Department was a participant in Interchurch Broadcasting and later Interchurch Communications: a channel for main-line Christian denominations. Later the Department was involved in Vistion TV and interfaith network for religious programming developed from a call for application from the CRTC.

Subseries consists of ICB and Interchurch Communications Committee minutes, reports, and correspondence as well as United Church correspondence with other participating denominations, and reports on cable television projects. Also included are files on Between Ourselves, a radio show produced by ICB, and records pertaining to the formation and operation of the Canada Interfaith Faith Network and Vision TV.

Social justice work at Toronto Conference was the responsibility of particular Conference Committees, including Church in Society and World Affairs (previously World Outreach) and their subcommittees. Conference Minister of Christian Development supported the work relating to social justice at the Conference level in 1988. In 1998, a new position of Conference Minister for Social Justice and Ethnic Ministries took on this work. Following the reorganization of Toronto Conference in 2009, a new position of Social Justice Animator was created.

Series consists of general correspondence, predominantly of the Conference Minister for Social Justice and Christian Development, 1988-1993, 2004-2005; and correspondence/subject files relating to social justice issues, locally, nationally and internationally, including: aboriginal rights, 1990-2008; accessibility issues, 1992-1993; Afghanistan war, 2007; affirming congregations, 204; Canadian Ecumenical Anti-Racism Network, 2002-2005; Caribbean and North American Council for Mission, 2005; child poverty, 006; Coordinating Committee of Ontario Conferences, 1992-1994; Democratic Republic of Congo, 2003; Dove Tales, 2003-2005; Economy, 1994; Faith-based schools, 2007; Gulf War, 1990-1991; International AIDS Conference, 2005-2006; Iran, 2007; Justice Global and Ecumenical Relations, 2002-2009; marriage, 2003-2005; Metropolitan Action Committee on Violence Against Women and Children, 2004-2005; Minimum wage, 2007; Oka, 1990; Operation Christmas Child, 2002-2005; Royal Commission on Learning, 1994-1994; September 11, 2001; Tsunami, 2005; Social Justice Network of Ontario Conferences, 2004-2009; Social justice events, 1999-2006, and United Church Women, 2003-2004.

See also records of the Executive Secretary (Series 3) and records of the Church in Society Committee and World Affairs Committee (Series 4).

Subseries consists of minutes, correspondence of Division of Mission, 1971-2011; Committee of Christian Education Coaching Conference minutes and reports, 1933-1934; minutes, correspondence and reports of Christian Development Committee, 1982-2010 (including the subcommittees: Ministry with Adults, 1991-1996; Ministry with Children, 1991-2010; Ministry with Families, 1994-1996; Ministry with Men, 1993; Ministry with Older Persons, 1984-1993; Ministry with Persons with Disabilities, 1998-2009; Ministry with Youth and Young Adults, 1979-2010; and Youth Forum, 1982-2010); minutes and correspondence/subject files of Church in Society Committee, 1976-2008; Evangelism and Worship Committee, 1978-2000; Event Planning Committee minutes, 2002-2003; minutes, correspondence and reports of Fairfield Museum Committee, 1959-1999; Five Oaks Planning Committee minutes, 1987-2001; Mission Education Committee study, 1989-1990; Native Ministries Committee, 1978-1993; minutes and correspondence of Refugee Committee (includes Essex Presbytery Refugee Support Committee), 1987-1997; Resource Development Team (Five Oaks Event) correspondence, 1979-1999; minutes, correspondence and reports of Rural Life Committee, 1976-2008; and correspondence/subject files, created generally by Conference Minister of Mission or Programs and Education and the Executive Secretary, on the following topics: agriculture, 1987; Alcohol and Drug Concerns, 1979-1984; A.O.T.S., 1979-1995; biotechnology, 2000; Canadian Girls in Training (C.G.I.T.), 1981-2000; changing role of men and women, 1981-1988; Christian initiation, 1981-1982; church growth, 1978-1980; Confessing Our Faith program, 1983-1988; Cross Cultural Learners Centre, 1981-1987; seniors pensions, 1985; disability, 1980-1984; environment, 1981-1990; Festivals of Faith, 1977-1982; foster parents, 1982; free trade, 1986-1988; gambling and lotteries, 1977-1984; GATT-Fly, 1979-1980; Healing Fund, 1997-2002; human rights, 1980-1988; Lambton United Church Centre, 1988-2000; marriage preparation, 1982-1986; Metro Core Ministry, 196-1981; miscellaneous issues, 1991-1992; native concerns, 1990-2000; Nestle boycott, 1979-1982; nuclear power, 1979-1980; peace and disarmament, 1981-1989; Peacemaking Fund, 1988; plant breeders’ rights, 1981-1984; pornography, 1977-1987; prison reform, 1982-1988; public housing, 1978; Pearce Williams Christian Centre, 1989-1999; refugees, 1995-2002; religion in public education, 1978-1988; sexuality, 1994; social assistance, 1985-1987; social service cutbacks, 1982; Southwestern Ontario Coalition for Development, 1978-1985; special events, 1983-1984; Sunday School, 1976-1993; Sunday shopping, 1988; tax reform, 1987; and unemployment, 1982-1987.

Subseries consists of personnel files of deceased and/or retired ministers and of Lay Staff Associates who have terminated their work for London Conference, 1974-2013.

Subseries includes Mission Support Committee minutes and other records, 1981-2014; general correspondence concerning block/mission support grants, 1977-2001, Common Fund, 1984-2004; new church development and redevelopment, 1975-1988, and technology grants, 2001-2007; real property mission support file (includes Fairfield Museum, Kettle Point, Oneida and St. Clair), 1973-1993; applications, correspondence, reports, and financial records of Mission Support Grants recipients (including Conference bodies, local churches, mission units and community organizations), 1973-2006; applications and correspondence with recipients (including local churches, and community organizations) of Capital Assistance Funds, 1976-2003; minutes and correspondence of the Ventures in Mission Steering Committee, 1982-1986; and applications, correspondence and reports of recipients of Ventures in Mission funding for church development/redevelopment, 1982-2000. Files were predominantly created and maintained by the Conference Minister for Mission and associated committees.

Subseries consists of the minutes, correspondence, reports and other records of Conference committees whose work related to mission and stewardship, including: Mission Committee (also known as Mission in Canada Committee), 1977-1992; Subcommittee on French-English Relations, 1983-1992; Mission Support Grant Committee, 1984-1997, 201-2017; Stewardship Committee, 1988-1996; World Outreach Committee, 1987-1995; Inter Church – Inter Faith Subcommittee, 1991-1996; and Mutuality in Mission Subcommittee , 1997-1999

Subseries consists of minutes, correspondence and other records relating to the Ministry, Personnel, and Education/Settlement/Internship Committee and its antecedent bodies, 1981-2018, and minutes and other records of Internship Sub-Committee, 1988-1991

The position of Conference Minister for Pastoral Care and Counsel was created in 1975 to consult pastoral charges with personnel matters, to provide administrative support in the area of Ministry, Personnel and Education, and to be a liaison with the Presbytery Pastoral Relations Committees. This position had been later named, Personnel Officer, Conference Minister for Personnel Policy and Support and then lastly Personnel Minister. There were at times two positions responsible for personnel.

Series consist of correspondence and subject files relating to personnel, created predominantly by the Conference Minister for Pastoral Care and Counsel, and later the Personnel Officer, 1976-2003; Conference Staff reviews, 1975-1994; and ministry personnel files, 1974-2003.

See also records of the Executive Secretary (Series 3) and records of the Ministry, Personnel and Education Coordinating Group and subcommittees (Series 4)

Subseries includes Woman’s Missionary Society School for Leaders records, 1935-1970; United Church Women minutes, 1962-2019, including Alma College scrapbooks, [1948?]-1986.

Subseries consists largely of correspondence files dealing with loans and grants to congregations and institutions that were assisted by the Board.

Subseries consists of Section I: Papers of the Board of Overseas Missions Associate Secretary relating to West China, which consists of correspondence, reports, and documents from the Board Secretaries and the missionaries dealing with medical, educational and evangelistic work and matters of finance, property, mission staffing and conditions and the Mission Press, 1925-1952; Section II: West China Union University which consists of correspondence, reports and minutes of various committees of West China Union University, 1926-1954; and Section III: Minutes of the Mission Councils (1929-1949) and West China Union University Bodies (1910-1950), Section IV: Records of Canadian School (1925-1968).

Subseries consists of correspondence of the Secretary of the mission and other missionaries; reports of missionaries; reports of Kwantong Synod, Church of Christ in China; minutes of Executive and Mission Council, 1933-1950 (incomplete) and; South China mission deeds.

Subseries consists of records of the Board Secretaries re China in general, 1928-1951, including records re medical issues, opium, silver exchange and Shanghai; correspondence and reports of the Christian Literature Society for China based in Shanghai, 1930-1948; Council on Christian Literature for Overseas Chinese, 1951-1952 (re its founding); China Christian Educational Association, 1927-1948; National Christian Council of China, 1925-1951.

Records are not listed publicly because they are subject to solicitor client privilege.

Subseries consists of minutes of meetings, 1947-1980.

Subseries consists of research reports and briefing materials for meetings of the Committee and its
Executive; correspondence of the Secretary, 1958-1978.

Subseries consists of general office files of Christopher Ferguson (Executive Minister/Ecumenical Officer, 2002-2003), Richard Chambers (Associate Executive Minister, 2002-2006), and Omega Bula (Executive Minister/Ecumenical Officer, 2004, Executive Minister, 2005-2012).

Subseries consists of general records from the Ecumenical Desk, and records of partnerships (correspondence, reports, narratives) from 1978-2013.

Area Secretaries were Lee Holland (East & Central Africa, 2001-), Wendy Gichuru (East & Central Africa and the Middle East, 2003), Gary Kenny (South Africa, 2002-2003).

Program Coordinators were Wendy Gichuru (East & Central Africa, and the Middle East, 2004-2009), Gary Kenny (South Africa & Emergency Response, 2004-2009). In 2010 the Africa Desk jointed the Partners in Mission Unit. The Program Coordinator was Wendy Gichuru (Africa and Middle East, 2010-2013).

Jay Scott, Nyambura Githaiga, Kimberly Bennett, Diane Mitchell, Josie Forcadilla were Administrative Support/Program Assistants.

Subseries consists of records of Area Secretaries, Program Coordinators and Administrative Support/Program Assistants, 1998-2013; records of Africa Area Committee, 1995-1998.

Subseries consists of unit records re partners in specific nations in Africa: Angola, 1999-2012; Botswana, 1998-2010; Congo, 1999-2012; Eritrea, 1994-2001; Ethiopia, 1998-2005; Kenya, 1991-2015; Lesotho, 1995-2013; Mozambique, 1998-2012; Namibia, 1999-2010; Rwanda, 1992-1996; South Africa, 1999-2012; Sudan, 1989-2012; Tanzania, 1995-2012; Zaire, 1999-2000; Zambia, 1991-2012; Zimbabwe, 1999-2013.

The United Church of Canada’s involvement with partnerships with the Middle East began in the Justice, Global and Ecumenical Relations Unit in 2003. Work in the Unit was overseen by Area Secretaries (2002-2004), then Program Coordinators (2005-2010). In 2003, work was coordinated by an Area Secretary for South Asia/Pacific Islands and Middle East. In 2004, the Middle East fell under the work of the Area Secretary for East & Central Africa and The Middle East. From 2005-2009, work related to the Middle East was coordinated by a Program Coordinator for East & Central Africa and the Middle East.

From 2010 until the end of 2012, work related to the Middle East was part of the Partners in Mission Unit. The Africa and Middle East program was overseen by Program Coordinator, Wendy Gichuru.

In 2013, the Communities in Ministry and Partners in Mission units were merged to create Church in Mission. In the Church in Mission Unit, work related to Africa and Middle East was a part of Church in Partnership, the work divided up by Team Leaders and Program Coordinators.

Subseries consist of records re partners in Middle East: Afghanistan, 2005-2012, Iraq, 2005-2009; Israel/Palestine, 2009-2010; Jerusalem, 2003-2012; Lebanon, 2012.

Subseries consists of Ecumenical Organizations and Partnerships based in Canada, 1991-2012; Ecumenical Organizations relating to Africa, 1991-2012; Ecumenical Organizations relating to the Middle East, 1996-2012.

Subseries consists of records of ecumenical organizations and partnerships, based in Canada and in Asian Countries. Includes narratives, reports, correspondence and funding.

Subseries consists of general office files relating to this cluster (correspondence, reports, minutes, general documents.

The purpose of the education and exposure visits was to foster a deeper involvement in issues of system justice by developing a relationship with a global partner in their own context.

Twinning was a project of the DWO which was developed, coordinated and resourced by the Education for Engagement program of the division in 1996. Twinning was a program for people in congregations or groups of The UCC who wished to enter into a long-term, sustained and mutual relationship with a congregation or group of a UCC overseas partner church or organization and vice versa.

The United for Peace Campaign launched in 2007. The campaign was developed out of deep concern for the people of Israel and Palestine. The campaign’s goal was to raise funds to support non-violent ways to seek peace with justice for the Israeli and Palestinian communities and the ethnic populations within their nations. The focus of the campaign was later broadened to reflect the UCC’s fundamental commitment to peace and support for all who work toward a just peace in Canada and other parts of the worlds.

Subseries consists of scholarship administration files, and files re scholarship students, Anne Duncan Gray scholars.

The Migration and Refugees portfolio goal was education, leadership/congregational development, policy development, and advocacy with the United Church for the rights of refugees, internally displaced & migrants with the federal government & internationally.

Subseries consists of records of Heather MacDonald (Program Coordinator: Refugees, Immigration and Justice, 2002-2004, Program Coordinator: Race Relations, Refugees and Immigration Advocacy, 2005-2006).

Subseries consists of records of David Hallman (Program Coordinator: Creation/Environment, Energy/Environment) and includes some records of Richard Chambers.

Subseries contains historical financial documents, budgets and Finance Planning Committee minutes 1968-1998.