United Church of Canada Archives

Identity area

Identifier

ON00340

Authorized form of name

United Church of Canada Archives

Parallel form(s) of name

  • General Council Archives
  • Ontario Regional Council Archives
  • Central Ontario Conferences Archives

Other form(s) of name

Type

  • Religious

Contact area

Type

Address

Street address

40 Oak Street, Lower level

Locality

Toronto

Region

Ontario

Country name

Canada

Postal code

M5A 2C6

Telephone

416-231-7680 ext. 1101

Fax

Email

URL

www.unitedchurcharchives.ca

Note

Description area

History

Geographical and cultural context

Mandates/Sources of authority

Administrative structure

The United Church of Canada Archives in Toronto is made up of the General Council Archives, the highest legislative court and national organizing body of United Church, as well as the Ontario Regional Councils Archives which consists of Canadian Shield Regional Council, Antler River Watershed Regional Council, Western Ontario Waterways Regional Council, Horseshoe Falls Regional Council, Shining Waters Regional Council, East Central Ontario Regional Council and parts of Eastern Ontario Outaouais Regional Council. The Archives holds the records in a variety of formats of the General Council Office and those of the Regions, Communities of Faith, former Conferences and presbyteries of the Central Ontario region.

Local records are held across the country by the United Church Archives Network. Each archival facility operates independently and has unique holdings and finding aids. Please consult the Archives Directory available on our website for searching for records outside of the General Council or Ontario Regional Councils Archives' purview (https://www.unitedchurcharchives.ca/about-us/archives-staff-circle/).

Records management and collecting policies

Buildings

Holdings

The United Church of Canada Archives includes the General Council Archives and the Ontario Regional Councils Archives.

Material types within our collections include textual records, photographs, audiovisual and architectural records.

Our collections include the following:
• archival records created by The United Church of Canada, including General Council records, Conference, presbytery, and pastoral charge records from all five Conferences
• archival records created by antecedent denominations, including Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregationalist, and Union entities, prior to church union in 1925
• archival records created by individuals or organizations affiliated with The United Church of Canada, including former staff, former Moderators and ministry personnel, overseas personnel, ecumenical and inter-church organizations
• library collections include monographs, serials, pamphlets, vertical files, and directories of ministers

Finding aids, guides and publications

Please note that our archival holdings are continuously expanded upon receipt of new materials and our finding aids may have since been updated. Contact us if you have any questions or would like a current copy of a finding aid.

Access area

Opening times

The Archives is accepting researchers by appointment only from Tuesday to Thursday from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm.

Access conditions and requirements

Accessibility

The Archives is located within the Fred Victor CRC building at 40 Oak St. Upon entry, take the stairs, located to the right, one floor down. Our door is further to the right.

The building is wheelchair accessible.

Services area

Research services

Microfilm reader and book scanner available.

Reproduction services

For a fee, we offer:
High quality digital reproductions of photographs
Photocopying of textual records

Public areas

Control area

Description identifier

Institution identifier

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

Language(s)

Script(s)

Sources

Maintenance notes

Access points

Access Points

  • Religion (Thematic area)
  • Genealogy (Thematic area)
  • Indigenous Peoples (Thematic area)
  • Clipboard

Primary contact

40 Oak Street, Lower level
Toronto, Ontario
CA M5A 2C6