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Series consists of a photograph album of the United Church West China Mission.

Series consists of manuscripts of Freeman's writings, including poetry, a short story, script for a pageant, and correspondence.

Series consists of personal correspondence between Jim Taylor (JAFT) and his father, William S. Taylor (WST).

Series consists of records relating to Clifford's research, primarily concerning the Presbyterian Church in Canada and resistance to church union in the first quarter of the twentieth century. Record types include photocopies of articles and archival materials, as well as correspondence with research assistants.

Series consists of a notebook relating to a course on New Testament criticism, which he was likely enrolled in at Knox College, Toronto.

Series consists of records relating to Collins' productions for the United Church in British Columbia. Includes slides and script for a BC Conference production, "Take Off Your Shoes,"� which was shown as part of the 1974 ordination service. Also includes photographs of Vancouver area churches, taken during Collins' production of "These Earthen Vessels"� for Vancouver-Burrard Presbytery. Photographs of various churches and related buildings, and a recording of the dedication of Skidegate United Church, round out the content of the series.

Series consists of photographs relating to the Anglican United Campus Ministry, Student Christian Movement, and Cooperative Christian Campus Ministry (CCCM). Images depict events, activities, and people associated with those three organizations.

Series consists of records relating to McCrindle’s attendance at ceremonies, travel within the Conference, planning meetings, and liaison with various church officials and secular organizations.  Records include correspondence, itineraries, meeting notes, orders of service, and news clippings. 

Series consists primarily of letters from Gladys to family and friends, describing in detail the couple's activities and aspects of their daily life in China. Series also includes personal correspondence between the couple.

Series consists primarily of photoprints and slides. Also includes historical textual information and images on electronic media relating to the history of the hospital.

Series consists of minutes, reports, agendas, and correspondence of the National Japanese United Church Conference (1975-1990).

Series consists of MacDonald's scrapbook and photographs from her missionary work in Japan in the 1970s and 1980s.

Series consists of records, primarily minutes, correspondence, financial statements, Board policies and forms, relating to Home Missions Committee and Division of Mission in Canada on a general level. Also included are the records of the conception, election, and constitution of the Vancouver Island Presbytery Officer. The majority of the records were created by the office of the Superintendent of Home Missions prior to the constitution of the Presbytery Officer.

Constitution and by-laws, with related correspondence and other documents. Primarily covers amendments and reference material under the updated name, Naramata Centre Society, which was effective since 1971.

Series includes minutes of the Native Ministries Council, Native Ministries Division minutes, memos, and letters from Charlotte Sullivan.

Series includes: Residential School Advisory Group minutes, minutes of the Technical Implementation Group (TIG) for the Healing Fund, Healing Fund applications, correspondence, newsletters, newspaper clippings, and Information bulletins.

Series relates to Val Anderson's work as a professor of Pastoral Theology at Union College (now Vancouver School of Theology). Series consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, book reviews, reports, membership lists, proposals, clippings, book lists, pamphlets, ephemera, reference material, financial statements, memoranda, student essays, photographs, guides and other materials.

Series consists of photographs relating to SCM camps and other events, as well as to individual members.

Series consists of photographs assembled for the writing and publishing of Oliver Howard's book, Godships.

Series consists of sermons in manuscript format and in published format (i.e. copied for distribution).

Series consists of records relating primarily to McCargar's liaison with the head office of the Woman's Missionary Society (WMS) of The United Church of Canada. Also included are records relating to her association with the WMS at the Chinese United Church in Vancouver and other congregations. Documents include correspondence, reports, speaking notes, worship preparation notes, financial records, mailing lists, course outline, order of worship, poetry, and greeting cards from special events.

Series consists of records relating to church extension (i.e. the establishment and development of congregations in new areas, usually without a previous congregation). Some records relate to church-related corporations and societies, such as camps and seniors homes. Document types include grant applications, application for loans, agreements to repay, building fund and stewardship documentation, property records, correspondence, design and architectural plans, church photographs, and other financial information such as mortgage and insurance records.

Series consists of records relating to several spheres of Shaver's activities, including his work as a pastor and preacher, university chaplain, educator, church administrator, writer, and student. Document types include notes for sermons and prayers, public addresses, lecture notes, manuscripts and published articles, radio broadcast scripts, copies of minutes, administrative reports, and personal correspondence.

Series consists of records relating primarily to Booth's consulting work after retirement. Includes scripts, timecode descriptions, project schedules, speeches, reports, correspondence, and maps.

Series consists of copies of photographs relating to the church and community at Lax Kw’alaams.

Series consists of sound recordings of interviews with various people considered significant in the history of the United Church and its antecedent denominations.

Series consists of slides relating to Young People's Union events of the early 1960s.

Series consists of photographs relating primarily to BC Conference Youth and Young Adult events and exposure tours.

Series consists of records relating to student preaching placements; pastoral charges at Bella Coola, Merritt, and North Delta; as well as supply preaching. Series also contains some records relating to bible study and summer school classes, including Bracewell’s participation in the Indian Workers Institute at Union College, Vancouver (1955 and 1959). Documents include sermon notes; worship service bulletins; register of sermons, baptisms, marriages, and burials; and course notes.

Series consists of records relating to events that the Vancouver Young People's Union (YPU) organized and participated in. Records include photographs from a YPU camp.

Series consists of correspondence between Elizabeth Hart and others regarding a mix of personal, academic, and publishing matters.

Series consists of photographs relating to Vera Bell's work as nurse at Wrinch Memorial Hospital in Hazelton (1956-1961) and as matron at Queen Charlotte Islands Hospital (1961-1963).

Series consists of records relating to the Rev. Frank Fidler's ministry within the United Church of Canada, including his service as Boys' Work Secretary for BC Conference (1928-1931); pastoral work at Bloor Street United Church in Toronto (1934-1940) and at Glebe United Church in Ottawa (1940-1949); and work at General Council as Secretary of the Christian Education Department (1949-1971). Also included are records relating to Marguerite Fidler's involvement with the Woman's Missionary Society. Record types include correspondence, research papers, conference planning materials, and publications.

Series consists of photographs relating primarily to the Japanese church community in and around Steveston (Richmond, B.C.) and Powell Street (Vancouver, B.C.) Photographs also depict the Yoshioka family and Rev. [Robert?] Wilkinson and his family, taken at Shizuoka, Japan, around 1917.

Series consists of records relating to Fong Dickman’s preaching at churches he served between 1898 and 1946. Records include handwritten sermons in traditional Chinese, some dated 1936.

Series consists of biographical files relating primarily to clergy who have served the United Church and its antecedent denominations within British Columbia.

Series consists of various training handouts, resources, and materials for the Canadian Urban Training program. Also consists of the CUT operation manual.

Series consists of records relating to the meetings and planning work of the Seniors Working Group. Includes terms of reference, meeting minutes, reports, and grant submissions.

Series consists of records relating to Lydia Gruchy's family correspondence throughout her life and after her death. Documents include education certificates and diplomas, photographs of the Gruchy family, news articles about Lydia Gruchy, the will of her father Charles Gruchy, family records, and letters of personal correspondence.

Series includes Baptismal records, 1930-1960; Burial records, 1939-1957; and Marriage records, 1940-1958, including some correspondence.

Series consists of records relating to Searcy's preaching at Crescent United Church (Surrey, BC), South Arm United Church (Richmond, BC), and University Hill Congregation (Vancouver, BC). Records include typescript sermons.

Series consists of records relating to Harrison's teaching and worship leadership activities at the Vancouver School of Theology. Includes lecture notes, sermons, and orders of service.

Series consists of a draft of Stott's semi-fictional account of life in the Cariboo in the early 20th century.

Series includes logs of the Iwyll, Thomas Crosby III and IV, and the Melvin Swartout I, the latter including related reports, 1919-1948: Invoices and correspondence relating to the construction of the Thomas Crosby III, 1926-1928; West Coast Missions correspondence, 1926-1934; and a Master's certificate, 1927.

Series consists of records relating to magazine and journal articles for churches and secular organizations. Series contains the following subseries: The United Church Observer articles (1970-1981, 2000); United Church of Canada writings (1976-1990); Writings for religious papers other than the Observer (1974-2006); and Writings not related directly to the Church (1963-1987). Documentary forms include correspondence, research notes, interview transcripts, and draft and published versions of articles and resources.

Series consists of records relating to the establishment of a fund for ministry to isolated Indigenous communities the northwest coast. Records include report and recommendation of the Central Mainland Marine Mission Endowment Fund Committee, correspondence and appeals, excerpts from Conference Executive minutes, and terms of reference for the Thomas Crosby Fund.

Series relates to the couple's academic research and professional lives. Includes clinical notes, reports, and reprints of medical articles that were written by Dr. Edison Cunningham himself or other professionals in the field. Series also includes some of Dr. Gladys Cunningham's notes from her public addresses, a selected bibliography, and some copies of letters she wrote to other colleagues. Also included are a few letters of recommendation written by the two doctors, photographs of patients from China (mainly with eye diseases), and the financial records of their private practice in Vancouver.

Series consists of records relating to the events sponsored by the Seniors Working Group and its community partners. Event topics included advanced care planning, navigating support services, dementia, aging well in community, prayer, compassionate listening, and home care. Document types include advertisements, agendas, handouts, evaluations, background materials, and photographs.

The minutes and agenda of the Annual Meetings of the Society and its Board of Directors are in the form of books printed and distributed to those attending the meetings. From the most recent accrual, annual meeting minutes from 1995 and 1999 are missing. The majority of minute files for boards and committees include an interfiling of supporting documents that include notes, memos, reference material, and select meeting minutes from other committees. The interfiling has been maintained to preserve its original order and context. Files often overlap in dates because of interfiling, and because they have been gathered from various employees who have kept different supporting documents. In addition, correspondence files of the relevant committee have been arranged alongside minutes because of their tie in creation and ability to provide context for each other.