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The Presbyterian Church in Canada (French: Église presbytérienne du Canada) is a Presbyterian denomination, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. The United Church of Canada claimed the right to the name from 1925 to 1939.
Today most mainline Presbyterian churches administer Communion by either passing the elements or by intinction. Over subsequent centuries, many Presbyterian churches modified these prescriptions by introducing hymnody, instrumental accompaniment, and ceremonial vestments into worship. However, there is not one fixed "Presbyterian" worship style.
The United Church was founded in 1925 as a merger of four Protestant denominations with a total combined membership of about 600,000 members: [4] the Methodist Church, Canada, the Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, two-thirds of the congregations of the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the Association of Local Union Churches, a ...
The 4Cs is led by a National Board of Directors, representing different areas of the country and coordinated by the Chairman and the National Pastor who give spiritual oversight to the broader Church. The denomination meets annually at a National Conference, which confirms a new location (West, Maritimes or Central Canada) for the following year.
In 1925, about 70% of Presbyterian churches across Canada joined the new United Church of Canada, although the split in Toronto was closer to 50-50.This is a list of churches within the present boundaries of Toronto that have been part of The Presbyterian Church in Canada since June 1925.
St. Giles Presbyterian Church in Ottawa, Ontario, was established in 1925 by non-concurring Presbyterians from several Ottawa churches. The congregation started by opening a Sunday school on January 18, 1925, with 57 pupils. Soon after, they began holding worship services in the Seventh-day Adventist Church on Fifth Street.
St. Andrew's Church (Quebec City) St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Lunenburg) St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Victoria, British Columbia) St. Paul's Presbyterian Church Merigomish; St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Glace Bay
Presbyterian Church in Canada; R. Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America; U. United Church of Canada This page was last edited on 30 May 2021, at 01:14 ...