Fonds F1039 - United Church of Canada Toronto Don Valley Presbytery fonds

Presbyteries in the United Church of Canada are courts of the Church within geographical boundaries made up of a number of Pastoral Charges. Presbytery membership consists of ordained ministers of the Charges within the Presbytery, United Church lay persons, and corresponding members. A grouping of Presbyteries within a larger geographical area make up a Conference, a higher court of the Church. The functions of the Presbytery include: overseeing Pastoral Charges within its bounds, including the designation of new Charges; receiving and disposing of petitions and appeals from lower governing bodies or courts; transmitting the above to higher bodies or courts; licensing lay persons recommended after examination; overseeing education of students looking forward to ministry and supervision of members of the Order of Ministry within its bounds. Toronto Don Valley Presbytery was established in 1986 along with Toronto South Presbytery and Toronto Scarborough Presbytery, when Toronto Area Presbytery was discontinued. It closed in 2009 with the reorganization of Toronto Conference. The area once covered by Toronto Don Valley Presbytery is now included in Toronto Southeast Presbytery.