FA1043 Toronto United Church Council Fonds

FINDING AID 1043 Fonds 1043 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL

Revised by Robin Brunelle 2012

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SERIES 1: MINUTES AND REPORTS 3 Subseries 1: Minutes of antecedent bodies and committees 4 Subseries 2: Minutes of the council 4

SERIES 2: LEGAL RECORDS 5

SERIES 3: PROPERTY RECORDS 5 Subseries 1: General property records 6 Subseries 2: Records of church properties 6 Subseries 3: Records of the portable churches 16 Subseries 4: Records of the manses 16 Subseries 5: Records of sites and lots 17 Subseries 6: Records of other properties 19 Subseries 7: Deeds 19

SERIES 4: MISSION RECORDS 21 Subseries 1: Records of the Mission Boards 21 Subseries 2: Fred Victor Mission 22 Subseries 3: Victor Home for Women 23 Subseries 4: Records of other missions 24

SERIES 5: NON-CHURCH INSTITUTIONS RECORDS 25

SERIES 6: BEQUESTS 26

SERIES 7: SUBJECT / CORRESPONDENCE FILES 27

SERIES 8: FINANCIAL RECORDS 29

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FONDS 1043: TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS. – 1827-2007 -- 9.99 m of textual records. -- photographs. – architectural records

The Toronto United Church Council was established in 1892 under the Methodist Church (Canada) as the Methodist Social Union of Toronto. The Unions objectives were to “promote fellowship, social intercourse, and spiritual life among members of the Methodist Churches; Cultivate the connexional principal of Methodism; to give advice and assistance to church indebtedness and location of churches and church buildings; and in practicable ways to promote the interest of the Methodist Church in Toronto”. The Majority of its work involved responding to pleas from Toronto area churches for financial aid.

In 1894, The Toronto City Missionary Society of the Methodist Church was established. The Object of the society was to carry out city mission work in Fred Victor Mission as well as other locations around the city as deemed desirable. The directors of the society were appointed annually by the quarterly board of the participating Methodist congregations. The society directed Victor Home, Italian missions, Fred Victor Mission, and fresh air work in the city of Toronto.

In 1901 the society changed its name to The Fred Victor Mission Society of the Methodist Church, while its directives remained the same. In 1907, the name of the society was again changed in order to better reflect the work that they did. The new name was The Toronto City and Fred Victor Mission Society of the Methodist Church.

In 1912, the Methodist Social Union of Toronto amalgamated with the Toronto City and Fred Victor Mission Society of the Methodist church to create the Methodist Union of Toronto. This new Union carried out city mission, church extension and social service work in Toronto and its suburbs. It also had an advisory role in decisions such as the location of new church sites and the erection or removal of churches. Given the power to acquire property by purchase, gift or lease and money by bequest, donation or subscription, the Union was able to maintain Trust Funds and fulfill its objectives. The Loan Fund made available interest-free loans for the purchase of new sites, the construction of buildings on existing sites, and assistance to financially troubled churches.

In 1926, the Methodist Union at 141 Jarvis Street was officially replaced by the Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union of the United Church which continued the activities pursued by the Methodist Union of Toronto, the former Toronto Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, and the Missionary Society of the Congregational Church. The Union also advised on the selection of sites for new churches in the three Toronto Presbyteries (Toronto Centre, Toronto East and Toronto West). When allocating financial aid to churches, especially regarding mortgages, the Finance Committee of the Union evaluated each situation individually according to the needs and financial strength of the community involved. In order to undertake its home mission work, the Union could: acquire real or personal property; mortgage, hold or dispose of property; receive money from various sources; and maintain a trust fund.

The Union at 139 Jarvis Street in Toronto was unofficially renamed the Toronto Home Missions Committee in 1933. It changed its name officially in 1935 to the Toronto Home Missions Council of the United Church of Canada. At this time the Council also underwent a change in structure. The council was made up of representatives of the three Toronto presbyteries, and the Secretary of the Board of Home Missions. Financially, the Council was supported by the Board of Home Missions and donations of the Toronto Congregations and individuals. The Council remained at the same address, and continued to direct the same work.

In 1973 the Toronto Home Missions Council updated its objectives and changed its name to the Toronto United Church Council. The duties of the Council, according to a 1972 reprinting of its constitution, were to supervise and administer, in conjunction with the Board of Home Missions, the four Presbyteries of Metropolitan Toronto and Toronto Conference, the work of City Missions, Church Extension and other areas of evangelism and social service assigned to it; to promote welfare of the churches and missions in the Toronto Presbyteries; to have oversight of additional work of common interest such as the Victor Home for Women and Fresh Air Work; to establish, maintain and expend funds available for prosecution of this work; to receive bequests, donations and subscriptions for this TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 3

work; to present the claims of the work to the congregation of the Presbyteries concerned; and to acquire property required for its purpose. In 1973 The Fred Victor Mission began steps to become an incorporated entity. In 1984, the Fred Victor Mission became incorporated with a director appointed by the Toronto Conference Executive. The Victor Home became incorporated as the Massey Center for Women in 1989. In 2008 the Dufferin - Peel Church Extension Presbytery amalgamated with the Toronto United Church Council under the name Toronto United Church Council.

Fonds consist of the following series: minutes and reports, 1892-2007; legal records 1910-1989; property records 1843-1994; mission records 1843-1990, records of non-church institutions 1906-1993; records of bequests, 1894-1977; subject/ correspondence files, 1898-1987; financial records, 1909-1986; photographs, 1938-2010, architectural records, 1905-1989; and audio-visual records, 1948.

Some file names and numbers have been changed during revision of finding aid.

Records relating to personnel are restricted on a file by file basis for seventy-five years beyond the last dated item in the file. All researchers using these records must sign a "United Church Archives Research Agreement" (Form 26) since these records may include personal information on church staff, members, or clients.

See also United Church of Canada Toronto Conference fonds (1033).

SERIES 1: MINUTES AND REPORTS. -- 1892-2007. -- 1.59 m of textual records

Series consists of the minutes and reports of the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies and committees including the Methodist Social Union of Toronto, the Methodist Union of Toronto, Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union, Toronto Home Missions Council, and Dufferin - Peel Presbytery Church Extension Council. Records are predominately 1897-1935, and 1980-1990.

For records of Toronto City Missionary Society, Fred Victor Mission Society of the Methodist Church, and Toronto City and Fred Victor Mission Society see Series 4 subseries 1

SERIES 1/Subseries 1: Minutes of antecedent bodies and committees. -- 1892-2007 -- 1.07 m of textual records.

Subseries consists of minutes and constitutions of Methodist Social Union of Toronto, 1892-1915; constitutions, Board of Director and other committee minutes, 1912-1925; constitution and Board of Director minutes of Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union, 1926-1933; Board of Directors and Executive minutes of Toronto Home Missions Council (includes Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union), 1927- 1973; and minutes of Dufferin-Peel Presbytery Church Extension Council, 1961-2007.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Methodist Social Union of Toronto 1984.050C 24-7 Constitution 1897, 1898 1-1 Minutes 1892-1905 1-2 - - - 1905-1912

Methodist Union of Toronto 1984.050C 25-20 Constitution and by-laws 1916 1-3 Board of Directors minutes 1912-1918 3-4 - - - 1918-1929 3-1 Extension Committee minutes 1913-1923 3-2 Finance Committee minutes 1915-1923 3-3 Down Town Churches Committee minutes 1916-1923 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 4

SERIES 1/Subseries 1: Minutes of antecedent bodies and committees cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Methodist Union of Toronto (cont.) 3-5 Building Committee minutes 1913-1923 4-1 Missionary Committee 1913-1925 1984.050C 25-11 Committee on Church extension minutes 1912-1914 25-13 Minutes; certificate of registrar of deeds 1914-1927 2-1 Index by church name to action taken by Methodist ca.1901-1919 Union includes Methodist Social Union

Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union 1984.050C 25-15 Constitution and name change 1926,1933, 2013.139C 1-1 Board of Directors minutes 1926-1933

Toronto Home Missions Council 1984.050C 26-4 Constitution 1935 2013.139C 1-2 Board of Directors minutes 1933-1942 1-3 - - - 1943-1959 1-4 - - - 1960-1972 2-1 Executive minutes 1927-1953 2-2 - - - 1954-1956 2-3 - - - 1957-1958 2-4 - - - 1959-1960 3-1 - - - 1960-1961 3-2 - - - 1961-1964 3-3 - - - 1965-1968 3-4 - - - 1968-1969 4-1 - - - 1970-1971 4-2 - - - 1971-1973 1984.050C 26-5 Board of directors/executive minutes and reports 1972 26-1 - - - (unofficial) 1973

Dufferin – Peel Presbytery Church Extension Council 2010.096C 1-1 Minutes 1961-1969 1-2 - - - 1970-1989 1-3 - - - 1990-1999 1-4 - - - 2000-2007

SERIES 1/Subseries 2: Minutes of the Toronto United Church Council. -- 1981-1986 -- 52 cm of textual records.

Subseries consists of Board of Director minutes and related records, 1972-2007; Executive minutes and related records, 1973-2007; Annual meeting minutes, 1981-1986; and other Committee records, 1981-2007.

2013.139C 4-3 Committee minutes 1984-2007 5-1 Board of Directors minutes 1972-1976 5-2 - - - 1976-1981 5-3 - - - 1981-1986 5-4 - - - 1986-1991 6-1 - - - 1992-1995 6-2 - - - 1996-2007 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 5

SERIES 1/Subseries 2: Minutes of the Toronto United Church Council cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1993.029C 1-3 Board of Directors minutes and related records 1981-1982 1-4 - - - 1983 1-5 - - - 1984-1985 2013.139C 6-3 Executive minutes 1973-1991 6-4 - - - 1995-2007 1993.029C 1-7 - - - and related records 1984-1985 2013.139C 7-1 Finance and Investment Committee minutes 1981-1992 7-2 - - - 1993-2007 1993.029C 1-6 Consultative Group on Working Relations minutes 1984-1985 and related records 1-1 Annual Meeting minutes and related records 1981-1984 (includes financial reports for 1981-1982) 1-2 Annual Meeting minutes 1985-1986 1-8 Finance Committee minutes and related records 1985-1986 1-9 Human Resources Committee minutes 1984

SERIES 2: LEGAL RECORDS. -- 1910-1989 – 10 cm of textual records. .

Series contains the legal records of the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, 1910-1989. Most of the legal papers involve the incorporations and dissolutions of those incorporations, name changes of the council and the legal jurisdiction of the council.

Methodist Social Union of Toronto 2003.135C 3-5 Legal document : declaration of trust 1910-1913

Methodist Union of Toronto 2003.135C 3-6 Legal documents re. mortgage, incorporation, 1913-1929 dissolution of incorporation etc. 1984.050C 25-14 - - - re: lease agreement of Bedford Park Hotel 1915

Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union 1984.050C 25-16 Legal documents 1926-1935 2003.135C 3-7 Legal documents and correspondence 1926-1934

Toronto Home Missions Council 2003.135C 3-8 Legal documents re: name change 1935-1968

Toronto United Church Council 2003.135C 3-9 Legal documents re. name change 1973-1989

SERIES 3: PROPERTY RECORDS. - 1843-1994 -- 5.95 m of textual records.

Series consists of the records of the properties owned by the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies. Series is divided into the following subseries: general property records 1862-1994; records of church properties 1862-1994; records of the portable churches, 1920-1979; records of the manses, 1928-1978; records of the sites and lots 1911-1990; records of other properties, 1927-1192; and deeds 1874-1959.

See Maps and Architectural Records database for blueprints, surveys and maps.

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SERIES 3/Subseries 1: General property records -- 1982-1985 -- 6 cm of textual records.

Subseries consists of insurance records of properties, 1982-1985

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1993.029C 9-3 Insurance - Property 1982-1984 9-4 - - - 1984-1985

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties. -- 1862-1994 -- 4.15 m of textual records.

Subseries consists of predominantly correspondence, dealing with church properties, 1862-1994. The files in this subseries are arranged alphabetically by name of congregation and can include insurance policies, mortgage papers, legal papers such as deeds, agreements to purchase or sell the property, loan documents and other financial records and correspondence.

The subseries includes files of the following properties: Alderwood, Armour Heights, Appleweood, Bathurst Street, Beech Avenue Methodist Church, Bethesda, Beverley Hills, Birchcliff Heights, Bloordale, Broadway, Carleton, Centennial, Central (Unionville), Century, Chinese, Christ’s Reformed Episcopal Church, Church of All Nations, Church of the Master, Cliffcrest, Clinton Street, College Street, Cosburn, Covenant, Crawford Street Methodist, Davisville, Dawes Road, Donlands, Donminster, Don Mills, Donway, Downsview, Dufferin Street, Dunbarton-Fairport, Ebenezer (Milliken), Elm Street, Elverston Park, Emery, Epworth Methodist, Euclid Avenue, Fairlawn, Fairport, Forest Grove, Forest Hill, Gerrard, Glebe, Glen Ayr, Glenmount, Grace Street, Harding Avenue, Hardwood, Hobbs Memorial Church, Howard Park, Hillcrest, Hillsdale, Humber Valley, Humbercrest, Humbervale, Hungarian, Iondale Heights, Jane Street Methodist, Kimbourne Park, King Street, Kingsway-Lambton, Knob Hill, Knox (Sutton West), Lakeview, Lansing, Lawrence Park, Leaside, Long Branch, Lyndwood, Malvern Emmanuel, Martin Grove, Mimico, Mount Dennis, Newtonbrook, North Earlscourt, Northlea, North Riverdale, North Runnymede, Northminster, Oak, Oak Ridges, Oakwood, Oriole – York Mills, Ossington Avenue, Parkwoods, Parliament Street, Perth Avenue, Pietro Valdo, Presteign, Prospect Park, Queen Street, Queensway, Regent Park, Rexdale, Rhodes Avenue, Richvale, Richview, Riverside, Rouge Hill, Royal York, Runnymede, Scarborough Junction, Seven Oaks, Sharon Hope, Silverthorn, St. Andrew’s (Markham), St. Cuthbert’s, St. Enoch’s, St. Francis ministry, St. James – Bond, St. James Islington, St. John’s, St. John’s (Scarborough), Saint Luke’s, St. Luke’s Islington, St. Mark’s, St. Matthew’s, St. Paul’s Italian, St. Paul’s (Oak Ridges), St. Stephen’s, Thistletown, Thorncliffe, Thornhill, Tretheway Park, First (Birchcliff), Victoria Park, Victoria Village, Wanstead, West Ellesmere, Wesley, Wesley Mimico, West Ellesmere, West Presbyterian, Western (Wellesley), West Hill, West Humber, West Rouge, Westennial, Westway, Willowdale, Wilmar Heights, Wilson Heights, Windermere Avenue, Woodbine Heights, Woodbine Avenue, Woodgreen, Wexford, Yorkminster, Zion, and Zion Wexford.

Records in some of the accessions were not divided into type of property records, i.e., church properties, portable churches, etc. These records are all included in this subseries.

See graphics collection for blueprints, surveys and maps.

1995.110C 1-1 Alderwood United Church 1952-1964 2003.135C 2-5 - - - 1953-1966 1984.050C 5-1 Armour Heights United Church re. Heights lot 1929-1933 1995.110C 1-2 - - - 1949-1962 1984.050C 5-2 - - - sale of Armour Blvd lots 1948-1949 5-3 - - - mortgage 1949-1961 1995.110C 1-3 Applewood United Church 1952-1964 1993.029C 2-1 Bathurst Street United Church 1980-1982 1995.110C 1-4 - - - 1981-1987 1984.050C 5-4 Beech Avenue Methodist Church. 1909 5-5 Bethesda United Church 1925-1930 1995.110C 1-5 - - - relocation to Don Mills. 1956-1968 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 7

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

2003.135C 2-6 Beverley Hills United Church (includes deed) 1955-1966 1995.110C 1-6 - - - 1955-1971 1984.050C 5-6 Birchcliff Heights Methodist Church 1917-1925 5-7 - - - 1917-1921 5-8 - - - 1924 5-9 - - - 1925 5-11 Birchcliff Heights United Church 1927-1947 1995.110C 2-1 - - - 1927-1990 1984.050C 5-10 - - - 1936-1948 2003.135C 2-7 Bloordale United Church (includes deed) 1947-1966 1995.110C 2-2 - - - 1955-1970 1984.050C 5-12 Broadway Methodist Tabernacle. 1908-1919 5-13 Broadway United Church (Tabernacle). 1926-1930 5-14 - - - 1927-1930 5-15 - - - 1927-1930 5-17 - - - 1928-1929 5-18 - - - 1929 5-19 - - - 1930-1931 5-20 Carlton Street United Church 1929 5-21 - - - re. mortgage 1930-1958 5-22 Centennial Methodist Church 1891-1908 5-23 - - - 1891-1910 2003.135C 2-24 Central United Church (Unionville) 1981 1995.110C 2-3 - - - 1986 1984.050C 6-1 Century United Church 1917-1926 6-2 - - - insurance records 1928 1995.110C 2-4 Chinese United Church 1952-1955 2-5 - - - 1956-1991 1993.029C 2-2 - - - 1978-1982 2-3 - - - 1983-1984 1984.050C 6-3 Christ's Reformed Episcopal Church re: mortgage 1903-1923 6-4 - - - 1915-1923 15-11 Church of All Nations (formerly Queen Street Church) 1927 Loan for remodelling 15-12 - - - property transfer and remodelling 1927 15-13 ------1927 15-14 ------1927 15-15 ------1927 15-16 ------1927 15-17 ------1928 15-18 - - - correspondence re. insurance and mortgage 1928-1939 1995.110C 3-1 Church of the Master United Church (includes 1958-1986 Bendale) 2003.135C 1-12 - - - (includes deed) 1959-1962 1-13 Cliffcrest United Church (includes deed) 1951-1966 1995.110C 3-2 - - - 1950-1991 1993.029C 2-4 - - - 1979-1982 1984.050C 6-5 Clinton Street Methodist Church 1888-1920 6-6 - - - mortgage 1920 6-7 Clinton Street United Church mortgage 1931 6-8 College Street Methodist Church mortgage 1910-1917

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SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1993.029C 2-5 College Street United Church 1978-1979 2-6 - - - 1981-1982 1995.110C 3-3 - - - 1980-1992 2003.135C 1-24 - - - 1991-1992 1984.050C 6-13 Cosburn United Church acquisition of property 1931-1932 1995.110C 3-4 Covenant United Church 1969-1976 1993.029C 2-7 Covenant United Church – Oriole (formerly Covenant 1979-1982 United Church) 1984.050C 6-15 Crawford Street Methodist Church 1905-1923 6-16 - - - 1921-1922 6-14 - - - 1922 6-17 - - - sale of Crawford Street Church and parsonage 1922

6-18 - - - 1923 6-19 Davisville Methodist Church 1916-1925 6-22 Dawes Road United Church 1946-1951 6-23 - - - 1952 2003.135C 1-25 Donlands Avenue Methodist Church (includes deed) 1917-1924 1993.029C 2-8 Donlands United Church 1983-1984 1995.110C 3-5 - - - 1986-1987 2003.135C 1-2 Donminster United Church 1961 1995.110C 3-6 - - - 1961-1986 1993.029C 2-9 - - - 1983 1984.050C 7-4 Don Mills Methodist Church 1919-1925 7-1 Don Mills United Church 1928-1931 7-5 - - - 1926-1927 7-6 - - - 1927-1929 7-7 - - - 1930 7-8 - - - 1930 7-9 - - - 1931 7-10 - - - 1931 7-11 - - - 1932-1933 7-3 - - - 1932-1954 7-12 - - - 1934-1947 7-13 - - - 1950-1951 7-14 - - - 1952-1953 7-2 - - - Mortgage documents 1931-1933 7-15 - - - Mortgage correspondence 1954-1955 7-16 ------1956-1957 2003.135C 1-3 Donway United Church(includes deed) 1953-1955 1995.110C 3-7 - - - 1953-1965 1993.029C 2-10 - - - 1983 1995.110C 4-1 Downsview United Church 1961-1979 1984.050C 7-17 Dufferin Street Mission 1889-1929 7-18 Dufferin Street United Church 1929-1961 1995.110C 4-2 Dunbarton – Fairport United Church 1974-1989 1993.029C 2-11 - - - 1980-1983 3-4 Ebenezer United Church (Milliken) 1974-1979 2-12 - - - 1980-1983 2-13 - - - 1980-1981 1995.110C 4-3 - - - 1978-1989 1984.050C 7-24 Elm Street United Church 1918, 1929 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 9

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 8-5 Elverston Park United Church 1929 8-6 - - - Purchase of Site 1928-1929 8-7 ------1929, 1930 8-8 - - - mortgage correspondence 1949-1953 1995.110C 4-4 - - - 1956-1974 2003.135C 2-8 - - - (includes deed) 1957-1961 1995.110C 4-5 Emery United Church 1950-1978 2003.135C 2-9 - - - 1962-1965 1984.050C 8-9 Epworth Methodist Church 1901 8-11 Euclid Avenue Methodist Church 1889-1925 8-10 Euclid Avenue United Church 1881-1926 8-20 Fairlawn Avenue Methodist Church 1920-1924 8-21 Fairlawn United Church 1934-1935 2003.135C 1-14 Fairport United Church (includes deed) 1965 1995.110C 5-1 - - - 1974-1986 2003.135C 1-4 Forest Grove (includes deed) 1957-1958 1995.110C 5-2 - - - 1958-1971 1984.050C 8-22 Forest Hill United Church 1943-1946 8-23 Gerrard United Church 1925-1939 8-24 - - - 1929-1939 6-20 Glebe United Church (formerly Davisville Road 1930-1934 Methodist Church) mortgage 2003.135C 1-15 Glen Ayr United Church(includes deed) 1959-1966 1993.029C 2-14 - - - 1978-1980 1995.110C 5-3 - - - 1959-1989 1984.050C 9-1 Glenmount Methodist Church 1911-1923 9-2 - - - 1911-1916 9-3 Glenmount United Church 1925-1926 9-4 - - - 1926-1953 9-5 - - - 1926 9-6 - - - 1926 9-7 - - - 1932-1933 9-8 - - - 1942-1949 9-9 - - - 1950-1953 9-10 - - - 1954-1956 1984.050C 9-11 Glenmount United Church (cont.) 1957-1958 6-9 Grace Street United Church (formerly College Street 1939 Methodist) 6-10 - - - 1930 6-11 - - - 1929-1930 6-12 - - - 1930-1931 9-12 Harding Avenue United Church 1946-1956 9-13 - - - sale of Harding Avenue property 1947-1956 9-14 - - - 1956 9-15 Hardwood United Church sale of property 1938-1964 9-16 Hobbs Memorial Church 1919-1926 9-17 - - - Kent Road property 1919-1925 9-18 - - - Transfer of Kent Road property 1926 9-19 Howard Park Methodist Church 1925 2003.135C 2-10 High Park United Church 1955 1995.110C 5-4 Hillcrest United Church 1962-1978

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SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 11-26 Hillsdale United Church (formerly North Earlscourt 1927-1930 Methodist 12-1 - - - financial correspondence 1928-1938 10-1 Humber Valley United Church 1953-1955 10-2 - - - 1950-1953 10-3 - - - 1953-1957 10-4 - - - 1953-1956 10-6 Humbercrest Methodist Church (formerly Jane Street 1918-1925 Methodist, and Baby Point Methodist Church) 10-7 - - - 1913-1924 10-8 Humbercrest United Church 1929-1939 10-9 - - - 1932-1939 1995.110C 6-1 Humbervale United Church 1958-1978 2003.135C 2-11 - - - 1959-1967 1995.110C 6-2 Hungarian United Church (Church of All Nations) 1948-1990 2003.135C 2-1 - - - (includes deed) 1967-1968 1993.029C 2-15 - - - 1980-1984 1995.110C 6-3 Iondale Heights United Church 1954-1975 2003.135C 1-16 - - - (includes deed) 1955-1966 1984.050C 10-5 Jane Street Methodist Church (later became Baby Point 1914 Methodist Church, Humbercrest Methodist Church and Humbercrest United Church) 10-10 Kimbourne Park United Church 1928-1950 10-11 - - - mortgage 1949-1954 1993.029C 2-16 - - - 1983 1984.050C 10-12 King Street United Church sale to Redemption Tiding 1943-1953 Tabernacle 10-13 - - - 1943-1946 10-14 - - - 1947-1950 10-15 - - - mortgage 1951-1952 10-16 - - - transfer of property to Riverside United Church 1953-1954 10-17 Kingsway-Lambton site 1913 10-18 Kingsway-Lambton United Church 1929-1936 10-19 - - - establishment of new church 1929-1940 1995.110C 6-4 Knob Hill United Church 1953-1976 2003.135C 1-17 - - - (includes deed) 1954-1966 1993.029C 2-17 - - - 1973-1976 2003.135C 2-25 Knox, Sutton West United Church 1990 1-1 Lakeview United Church (includes deed) 1925-1963 1995.110C 7-1 - - - 1932-1994 2003.135C 1-5 Lansing United Church (includes deed) 1925-1953 1995.110C 7-2 - - - 1949-1962 1984.050C 11-1 Lawrence Park Community Church 1945-1955 11-2 - - - insurance records 1948-1949 11-3 - - - property purchase 1945 11-4 - - - financial records 1946-1950 11-5 - - - mortgage and loan 1948-1949 11-6 ------1950 11-7 ------1951-1952 11-8 ------1953-1955 11-9 Leaside United Church 1926-1959 11-10 - - - mortgage 1926-1936 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 11

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 11-13 Leaside United Church mortgage 1943-1951 11-14 - - - 1953-1957 11-11 - - - Leaside Building Project 1937-1940 11-12 ------1941 1995.110C 7-3 Long Branch United Church 1928-1967 1984.050C 11-15 - - - 1951-1957 11-16 - - - purchase of manse 1952 1995.110C 7-4 Lyndwood United Church 1953-1979 1984.050C 11-17 - - - manse 1955-1957 2003.135C 1-18 Malvern Emmanuel United Church (includes deed) 1974-1994 1993.029C 3-1 - - - 1975-1980 3-2 - - - 1981-1982 3-3 - - - 1981-1983 2003.135C 2-12 Martin Grove United Church 1965-1966 1984.050C 11-18 Mimico Methodist Church 1891-1924 11-19 - - - financial correspondence 1924 11-23 Mount Dennis Methodist Church 1918 1995.110C 7-5 Newtonbrook United Church 1957-1968 1984.050C 11-24 North Earlscourt Methodist Church 1911-1912 11-25 North Earlscourt United Church financial 1912-1926 correspondence 2003.135C 1-6 Northlea United Church 1948-1955 1984.050C 12-2 North Riverdale United Church re. Cough Avenue 1929 2003.135C 2-13 North Runnymede Methodist Church 1921 1995.110C 7-6 North Runnymede United Church 1948-1959 7-7 - - - 1956-1966 1984.050C 12-3 - - - insurance 1934-1941 2003.135C 1-7 Northminster United Church 1953-1966 1995.110C 8-1 - - - 1953-1973 1984.050C 12-4 Oak United Church legal records 1942-1953 12-5 - - - new building project 1953 12-6 ------1954 12-7 ------1954 1995.110C 8-2 Oak Ridges United Church 1955-1979 1984.050C 12-12 Oakwood Avenue Church (Methodist) re: property 1916-1926 12-13 Oakwood United Church 1926-1946 12-14 - - - transfer of property 1926-1927 12-15 ------1927 12-16 - - - financial correspondence 1928-1930 1995.110C 8-3 Oriole – York Mills United Church 1958-1971 8-4 Ossington Avenue United Church 1961-1983 8-5 Parkwoods United Church 1958-1987 2003.135C 1-8 - - - 1966 1993.029C 3-5 - - - 1973-1982 1984.050C 12-17 Parliament Street United Church legal records 1925-1941 12-18 - - - financial correspondence 1941-1953 12-19 - - - leasing of church auditorium 1950 12-20 Perth Avenue Methodist Church legal records 1912 1995.110C 9-1 Perth Avenue United Church 1971-1977 1993.029C 3-6 Pietro Valdo United Church 1973-1979 1984.050C 12-21 Presteign United Church 1950-1953 12-22 - - - correspondence re: erection of church 1952-1953 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 12

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

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1984.050C 12-23 Presteign United Church mortgage 1956-1957 12-24 - - - 1958-1959 1984.050C 12-25 - - - loan, grant for manse 1959-1961 2003.135C 2-14 Prospect Park (includes deed) 1917-1977 1984.050C 15-4 Queen Street Methodist Church (formerly Wesley 1884-1888 Church) 1984.050C 15-5 - - - 1894-1923 15-6 - - - mortgage 1920 15-7 - - - sale of Methodist Church 1923-1924 15-8 - - - leasing of the old Methodist Church 1924 2003.135C 2-2 Queen Street United Church (formerly Queen Street 1889-1961 Methodist) 1984.050C 15-9 - - - 1927-1930 1993.029C 3-7 - - - 1956-1975 1984.050C 15-10 - - - correspondence re. remodelling 1927 8-15 Queen Street United Church (formerly Euclid Methodist) 1925-1929 8-12 - - - 1929-1930 8-13 - - - remodelling 1929 8-14 ------1929-1930 8-16 ------1929 8-17 ------1929 8-18 ------1930-1935 8-19 - - - problems with congregation 1934-1937 2003.135C 2-15 Queensway United Church (includes deed) 1923-1964 1995.110C 9-2 - - - 1953-1979 9-3 Regent Park United Church (formerly Oak United 1954-1985 Church) 1984.050C 12-11 - - - 1955 1993.029C 3-8 - - - 1975-1979 4-1 - - - 1980-1983 4-2 - - - history of building 1984 1984.050C 12-8 - - - legal and financial records including Oak Building 1953-1955 project 12-9 - - - new building project 1954 12-10 ------1954-1955 2003.135C 2-16 Rexdale United Church (includes deed) 1953 1995.110C 9-4 - - - 1953-1976 1984.050C 12-26 Rhodes Avenue United Church 1933-1952 1993.029C 4-3 - - - 1978 1984.050C 12-27 - - - mortgage and loan 1928-1933 12-28 - - - correspondence re. mortgage payments 1948-1952 13-1 Richvale United Church 1940 2003.135C 2-17 Richview United Church 1954-1972 1995.110C 9-6 - - - 1956-1985 2000.107C 1-1 - - - 1985 2003.135C 2-18 Riverside United Church(includes deed) 1949-1957 1995.110C 10-1 - - - 1951-1981 1984.050C 13-2 - - - legal records re. land purchase 1928-1929 13-3 - - - finance and property records 1929-1950 1995.110C 10-2 Rouge Hill United Church 1961-1974 2003.135C 1-19 - - - 1963

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SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 13-4 Royal York Road United Church 1943-1957 13-5 - - - transfer of property; deed, mortgage 1948 13-6 - - - correspondence re. mortgage payments and 1951-1952 extension 13-7 ------1953-1954 13-8 ------1955 13-10 ------1956 13-9 - - - correspondence 1956 13-11 Runnymede United Church Correspondence re. loan 1933 1995.110C 10-3 Scarborough Junction United Church 1958-1979 10-4 Seven Oaks United Church 1967-1978 10-5 Sharon Hope United Church 1988-1993 1984.050C 14-7 Silverthorn Methodist Church purchase of property 1913-1916 (Rosethorn and Rogers Road) 14-6 Silverthorn United Church 1911-1927 14-8 - - - sale of property 1926 14-9 ------1926-1927 14-10 - - - (Scott Road) 1920-1926 14-12 - - - purchase 1924 14-13 - - - finance correspondence 1931-1951 14-11 - - - mortgage correspondence 1951 1995.110C 10-6 St. Andrew’s United Church(Markham) 1978-1987 1984.050C 13-12 St. Cuthbert's United Church 1928-1931 2003.135C 2-3 St. Enoch’s United Church (includes deed) 1927-1991 1984.050C 13-13 - - - St. Andrews Fund correspondence 1951-1953 13-14 - - - sale of the Old St. Andrew's United Church 1951-1953 13-15 - - - mortgage payments and discharge 1954-1958 1993.029C 4-4 - - - sale of building 1978 1984.050C 13-16 St. Giles United Church transfer of property 1941-1942 13-17 ------1943 1993.029C 4-5 St. Francis United Church 1978-1983 2000.107C 1-2 St. Francis Ministry 1985 1984.050C 13-18 St. James - Bond United Church legal and financial 1930-1931 records 13-19 - - - financial assistance and transfer of property 1930 correspondence 13-20 ------1931-1932 13-21 St. James - Islington United Church 1951-1954 13-22 - - - 1951-1955, 1960 1995.110C 10-7 - - - 1953-1979 2003.135C 2-19 - - - 1953-1955 1984.050C 13-23 - - - purchase of Laurel Avenue lot (proposed church 1951 site) 13-24 - - - purchase of Burnhamthorpe property 1954 13-25 - - - sale of Laurel Avenue property 1954-1955 1995.110C 10-8 St. John’s United Church 1956-1981 1993.029C 4-6 - - - 1973 1984.050C 13-26 St. John's United Church (Scarborough) new portable 1956-1959 church 13-27 - - - 1956-1959 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 14

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 13-28 St. John’s United Church (Scarborough) building 1954-1955 project 13-29 - - - 1954-1955 13-30 - - - mortgage payments and discharge 1956-1960 1995.110C 11-1 St. Luke’s United Church (351 Sherbourne) 1959-1961 1993.029C 4-7 - - - 1973-1975 1995.110C 11-2 St. Luke’s – Islington United Church 1954-1990 11-3 St. Mark’s United Church 1955-1983 2003.135C 1-20 - - - 1964-1970 1993.029C 4-8 - - - 1971-1978 4-9 - - - 1974-1980 4-10 - - - 1982-1983 1995.110C 11-4 St. Matthews United Church 1956-1979 2003.135C 2-26 St. Matthew’s United Church (Richmond Hill) 1967 1995.110C 12-1 St. Paul’s Italian United Church 1956-1962 2003.135C 2-27 St. Paul’s, Oak Ridges (includes deed) 1960 2-4 St. Stephen’s United Church (includes deed) 1911-1956 1995.110C 12-2 - - - 1925-1981 12-3 Thistletown United Church 1963-1979 2003.135C 2-20 - - - 1968-1989 1984.050C 14-17 Thorncliffe Park United Church construction of 1964-1967 permanent building 14-20 - - - 1964-1965 14-21 - - - 1965 14-18 - - - 1965-1966 14-19 - - - 1965-1967 14-22 - - - 1966-1967 1995.110C 12-4 Thornhill United Church 1979-1990 13-1 Tretheway Park United Church 1951-1969 1984.050C 14-23 First United Church,(Birchcliff) (formerly Union 1924-1926 Congregational Church, Birchcliff) 14-24 - - - 1928-1937 14-25 - - - financial correspondence 1932-1934 1995.110C 13-2 Victoria Park United Church 1949-1962 2003.135C 1-21 - - - 1952-1953 1995.110C 13-3 Victoria Village United Church 1956-1961 2003.135C 1-9 - - - 1966-1967 1-22 Wanstead United Church (includes deed) 1914-1966 1984.050C 14-26 - - - 1930-1952 1995.110C 13-4 - - - 1952-1975 1984.050C 14-27 - - - completion of church improvements 1929-1930 14-28 - - - financial correspondence of completed church 1932-1947 1984.050C 14-29 West Ellesmere United Church Portable church and 1954-1955 manse 15-1 - - - construction of a portable church 1954-1957 15-2 - - - correspondence re. purchase and furnishing of 1955-1960 manse 15-3 Wesley Methodist Church (Queen Street) 1862-1880 1995.110C 14-1 Wesley United Church (Queen Street) 1961-1972 1984.050C 11-20 Wesley United Church, Mimico (formerly Mimico 1927-1934 Methodist Church) 11-21 - - - financial correspondence 1927-1932 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 15

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 11-22 Wesley United Church, Mimico financial 1933-1935 correspondence 1995.110C 14-3 West Ellsmere United Church 1956-1974 1984.050C 16-1 West Presbyterian Church 1884-1908 16-2 - - - mortgage correspondence 1887-1906 16-3 - - - sale of Claremont Street Mission (160 Claremont 1912-1937 St.) to the Methodist Union 16-4 ------1921-1929 16-9 Western United Church (Wellesley Street) 1929-1933 correspondence re. lease to welsh congregation 16-10 - - - (410 College Street) 1929-1942 2003.135C 1-23 West Hill United Church (includes deed) 1949-1966 1995.110C 14-4 - - - 1954-1987 14-5 West Humber United Church 1962-1980 2003.135C 2-21 - - - 1966-1974 1995.110C 14-6 West Rouge United Church 1956-1971 2003.135C 2-22 Westennial United Church 1989-1991 1995.110C 14-2 - - - 1990-1991 2003.135C 2-23 Westway United Church 1958-1967 1995.110C 14-7 - - - 1958-1979 2003.135C 1-10 Willowdale United Church(includes deed) 1928-1931 1995.110C 15-1 - - - 1931-1963 15-2 Wilmar Heights United Church 1953-1969 1984.050C 16-14 Wilmar Heights construction of portable church 1952-1953 16-12 ------1954-1955 16-13 ------1954-1957 1995.110C 15-3 Wilson Heights United Church 1952-1976 1984.050C 16-15 - - - construction of portable church 1952 16-16 ------1953 16-17 - - - Insurance correspondence 1953-1954 16-18 Windermere Avenue United Church 1912-1928 16-11 - - - 1947-1950 16-19 - - - purchase of property 1912-1916 16-20 - - - mortgage 1926-1936 16-21 Woodbine Heights Methodist Church 1917-1924 16-23 - - - purchase of church property and parsonage 1918-1924 16-22 Woodbine Heights United Church 1918-1926 16-24 Woodbine Avenue United Church 1931-1950 17-1 - - - 1926 17-2 - - - 1926-1931 1995.110C 15-4 Woodbine Avenue United Church 1932-1977 1984.050C 17-3 Woodgreen Tabernacle of the Methodist Church legal 1916 records re. loan 17-4 Woodgreen United Church 1928-1929, 1959 17-5 - - - 1928-1959 17-6 Wexford United Church 1930-1950 1995.110C 15-5 Yorkminster 1954-1966 2003.135C 1-11 - - - 1959-1964 2000.107C 1-3 Yorkminster – Oriole Mills merger 1967, 1984 1993.029C 5-2 - - - 1983-1984 5-3 - - - chattels 1984 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 16

SERIES 3/Subseries 2: Records of church properties cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1993.029C 5-4 Yorkminster – Oriole Mills correspondence 1982-1984 5-5 - - - appraisal and sale of property (395 Old Yonge 1984 Street) 1995.110C 15-6 Zion 1950-1972 1984.050C 17-7 Zion Wexford United Church 1930-1960

SERIES 3/Subseries 3: Records of portable churches. --1920-1979 -- 27 cm of textual records

Portable churches were temporary structures placed at a church site for the congregation to meet in until such a time as it had enough of a regular congregation to financially support the construction of a permanent church building. Once a permanent structure was built the portable would be dismantled and relocated to another church site where it was needed.

Subseries consist of correspondence, legal and financial records, 1920-1979, regarding the purchase and sale of portable churches by the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, including: Applewood, Bay Ridges, Birchmount, Bloordale, Calvary, Church of Covenant, Dawes Road, Emery, Emmanuel (South Aurora), Glen Ayr, Hillcrest, Humbervale, Knob Hill, Northminster, Parkwoods, Richview, St. Luke’s – Hedges, St. Matthew’s, Thorncliffe, West Humber and Westway.

1995.110C 22-1 Applewood 1953-1956 22-2 Bay Ridges 1965-1975 22-3 Birchmount – Cass 1963-1978 22-4 Bloordale 1956-1963 22-5 Calvary 1959-1973 22-6 Church of Covenant 1965-1972 22-7 Church of the Master 1958-1963 1984.050C 6-21 Dawes Road Site proposed portable church 1920 6-24 - - - demolition of Dawes Road Portable Church 1953 1995.110C 22-8 Emery 1962-1976 22-9 Emmanuel – South Aurora 1963-1979 22-10 Glen Ayr 1959-1966 23-1 Hillcrest 1964-1971 23-2 Humbervale 1959-1966 1995.110C 23-3 Knob Hill 1955-1959 23-4 Northminster 1957-1964 23-5 Parkwoods 1962-1965 23-6 Richview 1959-1962 23-7 St. Luke’s – Hedges 1956-1961 23-8 St. Matthews 1957-1958 23-9 Thorncliffe 1957-1966 23-10 West Humber 1961-1968 23-11 Westway 1958-1959

SERIES 3/Subseries 4: Records of the manses. -- 1928-1978 -- 38 cm of textual records.

Subseries consist of correspondence, legal and financial records, 1928-1978, regarding the purchase and sale of manses by the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, including: Alderwood, Applewood, Bethesda, Beverley Hills, Birchcliff Heights, Birchmount, Bloordale, Calvary (Newmarket), Church of Covenant, Church of the Master, Donminster, Donway, Elverston Park, Glen Ayr, Hillcrest, Humbervale, Iondale Heights, Knob Hill, Northminster, Oak Ridges, Parkwoods, Queen Street, Rexdale, Richview, Riverside, Scarborough Junction, St. James Islington, St. John’s, St. Luke’s St. Mark’s,

TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 17

SERIES 3/Subseries 4: Records of the manses.

St. Matthew’s, Thorncliffe, Tretheway Park, Victoria Park, Victoria Village, West Hill, West Humber, Westway, Wilmar Heights, and Wilson Heights.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1995.110C 24-1 Alderwood 1954-1963 24-2 Applewood 1954 24-3 Bethesda – Don Mills 1957-1958 24-4 Beverley Hills 1955-1972 24-5 Birchcliff Heights 1960-1970 24-6 Birchmount – Sheppard 1966-1971 24-7 Bloordale 1958-1967 1984.050C 5-16 Broadway 1928-1938 1995.110C 24-8 Calvary (Newmarket) 1961-1966 24-9 Church of the Covenant 1965-1970 24-10 Church of the Master 1959-1970 24-11 Cliffcrest 1953-1971 24-12 Donminster 1961-1977 24-13 Donway 1955-1963 24-14 Elverston Park 1957-1964 24-15 Glen Ayr 1960-1978 24-16 Hillcrest 1966-1972 25-1 Humbervale 1969-1965 25-2 Iondale Heights 1955-1964 25-3 Knob Hill 1956-1964 25-4 Northminster 1957-1967 25-5 Oak Ridges 1956-1967 25-6 Parkwoods 1961-1967 1984.050C 15-19 Old Queen Street (70 Grange Avenue) 1928-1930 15-20 - - - 1930-1935 1995.110C 25-7 Rexdale 1956-1967 25-8 Richview 1959-1971 25-9 Riverside 1955-1964 25-10 Scarboro Junction 1957-1969 1995.110C 25-11 St. James, Islington 1953-1957 25-12 St. John’s 1957-1971 25-13 St. Luke’s 1958-1973 25-14 St. Mark’s 1967-1972 25-15 St. Matthews 1958-1960 25-16 Thorncliffe 1964 25-17 Tretheway Park 1950-1958 26-1 Victoria Park 1951-1964 26-2 Victoria Village 1958-1968 26-3 West Hill 1956-1966 26-4 West Humber 1961-1971 26-5 Westway 1958-1959 26-7 Wilmar Heights 1954-1967 26-8 Wilson Heights 1955-1961

SERIES 3/Subseries 5: Records of the sites and lots. -- 1911-1990 -- 76 cm of textual records.

One of the functions of the Toronto United Church Council was to locate areas of urban growth and to decide where within these areas of development to locate a church. Prospective church sites were TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 18

SERIES 3/Subseries 5: Records of the sites and lots cont. purchased, sometimes prior to any development, in anticipation for where a church would be needed. Council would sometimes purchase multiple sites in an area and allow a congregation to decide where it would like the church to be located, with the unneeded sites then sold.

Subseries consist of correspondence, legal and financial records, 1911-1990, regarding the purchase and sale of the sites and lots of the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies. Most of the Union and Mission Council's land was purchased and only a small portion was bequeathed. Files are arranged alphabetically by property name.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 17-8 Argyle Avenue purchase of property 1946-1948 1995.110C 16-4 Bathurst – Steeles 1959-1982 16-3 Bay Ridges 1962-1969 1984.050C 17-13 Bayview and Steels site 1957-1961 1995.110C 16-1 - - - (Clovermanor) 1957-1965 1984.050C 17-9 Bayview - Cicero (Burleigh Heights) lot 1957 1995.110C 16-2 - - - 1957-1959 1984.050C 17-10 Bayview - Noel property 1947-1953 17-11 - - - Sale of property 1954-1955 17-12 - - - sale of property 1956 17-14 Beverly Hills Site (Nagel and Datchet) 1953-1955 17-15 - - - purchase of site 1953 17-16 - - - sale of property 1954-1959 1995.110C 16-5 Birchmount and Huntingwood 1969-1973 16-6 Birchmount – Cass 1964-1979 17-1 Birchmount – Sheppard 1959-1976 1984.050C 17-17 Borden Street (#314) 1913-1922 17-18 - - - sale of property 1936 1995.110C 17-2 Castleton 1957-1966 1984.050C 17-19 Courcelette Road 1924-1940 1995.110C 17-3 Don Valley Village site 1963-1975 17-4 Finch – Kennedy 1956-1980 17-5 - - - 1980-1988 17-6 Finch – Victoria Park 1962-1976 18-1 Greenwin Gardens (Keele – Finch) 1962-1971 18-2 Hedges – Martingrove (Kingsway Baptist Church) 1955-1983 1984.050C 17-21 Humbermede Site (Coral Gables and Hibiscus) 1958-1961 17-22 - - - sale of site 1958 17-23 - - - sale of site 1959-1961 17-24 Iroquois Acres Site - acquisition of church site 1957-1959 18-5 Lawrence Avenue West and Otter Crescent property 1946-1951 acquisition and sale 1995.110C 18-3 Malvern 1977-1990 18-4 Martingrove – Albion 1966-1977 18-5 - - - (southeast corner) 1969-1978 1984.050C 18-6 Monteith Street (#28) mortgage and insurance records 1949-1950 18-7 - - - mortgage 1951-1952 1995.110C 18-6 Oriole – Old Colony 1957-1966 1984.050C 18-8 Ostend Avenue property 1911-1927 18-9 - - - sale of property 1925-1926 18-10 - - - sale of property 1927 1995.110C 18-7 Regency Park 1975-1986 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 19

SERIES 3/Subseries 5: Records of the sites and lots cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1995.110C 9-5 Richmond Gardens site 1963-1972 1984.050C 18-11 Richview site purchase of Morrissey Farm 1959-1965 1995.110C 19-1 - - - Morrissey Farm property 1959-1965 19-2 - - - sideroad 1953-1962 1984.050C 14-1 Silverthorn Heights (Kenora Crescent) 1917-1922 14-2 - - - property records 1918-1922 14-3 - - - insurance records 1928-1945 14-4 - - - correspondence re. mortgage 1923-1926 14-5 - - - correspondence re. finance 1929-1947 14-14 Silverthorn Church sites (Trowell Avenue and Kane 1925-1948 Avenue) 14-15 - - - purchase of property 1921-1948 14-16 ------1927-1929 1995.110C 19-3 Thorncliffe Park 1961-1990 19-4 Thornwillow (Ash Drive/Calvary Newmarket) 1958-1989 1984.050C 18-12 Wrenson Road property 1920-1926 18-13 - - - purchase of property and mortgage 1922-1923 18-14 - - - sale of property and building restrictions 1924-1925 18-15 - - - restriction on property 1925 18-16 - - - sale of property 1926 18-17 - - - partial discharge of property 1926

SERIES 3/Subseries 6: Records of other properties. -- 1927-1992 -- 10 cm of textual records.

Subseries consists of the correspondence, legal and financial records regarding properties that were owned or leased by the council but did not have any further association with the United Church of Canada, including: Gibson House, 1929-1930; Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Spadina Avenue), 1928-1960; and Toronto Dance Theatre, 1927-1992.

1984.050C 8-25 Gibson House correspondence re. leasing 1929-1930 16-6 Hebrew Men of England Synagogue (Spadina 1928-1938 Avenue, formerly Western Congregational Church) 16-5 - - - re. Sale to Hebrew Men of England congregation 1933-1948 16-7 - - - mortgage correspondence 1939-1959 16-8 - - - quit claim deed 1959-1960 1995.110C 12-5 Toronto Dance Theatre (formerly St. Enoch’s) 1927-1992

SERIES 3/Subseries 7: Deeds. -- 1874-1959 -- 23 cm of textual records.

Subseries consist of deeds of properties owned by the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, including Toronto churches, empty lots purchased by the Council as well as non-church institutions under the jurisdiction of the Council.

For mission records see series 4

Arranged alphabetically by name of church, site or institution.

See also series 4 subseries 1

1984.050C 19-7 Property and legal records (includes deed) 1843-1925 19-12 - - - 1874-1908 19-13 - - - 1948-1966 5-9 Legal records re. incorporation 1984-1987 19-14 Property correspondence 1907 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 23

SERIES 4/subseries 2: Records of the Fred Victor Mission cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1984.050C 19-15 Property correspondence 1949-1951 19-16 - - - 1952-1954 19-17 - - - 1955-1957 19-18 - - - 1958-1960 19-8 Property record : site description of Fred Victor 1931-1934 mission 19-11 Property correspondence re. maintenance 1936-1938 24-4 Correspondence 1920 19-9 - - - 1927-1953 1995.110C 20-1 - - - 1958-1990 20-2 - - - 1964-1966 1984.050C 19-10 Correspondence re. grievance against Fred Victor 1936 mission 1993.029C 5-6 - - - re. emergency assistance centre 1978 5-7 Annual reports, newsletter, and correspondence 1981-1983 5-8 - - - 1983

Series 4/subseries 3: Records of Victor Home for Women. -- 1887-1990. – 45 cm of textual records.

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.

1993.029C 6-3 Board of Directors minutes, reports and financial 1983-1984 Statements 6-5 - - - 1984-1986 6-2 Correspondence 1976-1982 6-6 - - - 1985-1986 2018.071C TR-1 Newsletter [Vol. 12, No. 2, May 1960] 1960 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 24

Series 4/subseries 3: Records of Victor Home for Women cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1995.110C 27-8 Housing Project 1986-1988 1995.110C 28-1 Victor Home Housing Task Force records 1986 28-2 - - - 1987-1988 1995.110C 28-3 - - - 1988 28-4 - - - 1989 2003.135C 3-1 Deeds, surveys and trust agreements with Massey 1887-1975 family 1984.050C 22-27 Deed (226 Jarvis Street) 1905 25-1 Property records 1905-1920 18-1 - - - (Jarvis Street Houses #341, 343, 1936-1956 345, 347) 1995.110C 20-3 - - - 1947-1990 1984.050C 18-2 Property records re. sale of property 1952 18-3 - - - financial correspondence 1953-1954 18-4 ------1955-1957 1995.110C 28-5 Insurance inspection report 1955 1984.050C 25-3 Mortgage correspondence 1914 25-4RR Correspondence re. finances and staff 1935-1936 25-5RR Correspondence re. finances, staff, property, 1937 proposed public hall on Jarvis Street, and a list of girls staying. 25-6RR Correspondence re. finances and reorganization 1938-1939 2013.177C TR-1 Correspondence re. seasonal newsletters 1965-1972 1993.029C 6-4 Analysis of Victor Home by the Board of Evangelism 1971 and Social Service 6-1 Reports, addresses and operating budgets (1976 1976-1980 and 1978) 1984.050C 25-2 Financial statements and memoranda 1936-1939

Series 4/Subseries 4: Records of other missions. -- 1827-1954 -- 18 cm of textual records Subseries consist of legal, property and correspondence records of missions run by the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, including Bay Street Chinese Church, 1945-1954; Elm Street Italian Mission, 1827-1939; Fred Victor annex, 1843-1925, Gledhill Avenue Methodist Mission, 1921-1923; and Victor Industrial Institute, 1903-1911.

Bay Street Chinese Church 1984.050C 8-3 Records (previously Elm Street Italian mission) 1945-1953 8-4 - - - sale of Property 1953-1954

Elm Street Italian Mission 1984.050C 7-19 Records (includes deed) 1827-1859 7-20 - - - (includes deed) 1860-1869 7-21 - - - mortgage documents 1870-1879 7-22 - - - 1880-1899 7-23 Records 1900-1939 8-1 - - - 1928-1937 8-2 - - - 1930-1939

Fred Victor Annex 1984.050C 19-1 Legal records re. property transfers (Jarvis-Bennet ) 1843-1868 19-2 - - - (Dunn) 1880-1892 19-3 - - - (Harrington) 1893-1898 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 25

Series 4/Subseries 4: Records of other missions cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Fred Victor Annex (cont.) 1984.050C 19-4 Legal records re. property transfers (Callighen) 1893-1925 19-5 - - - 1910-1925 19-6 - - - 1926-1931 21-26 Property records 1887 21-27 - - - 1892 21-28 - - - 1898 21-29 - - - 1912 21-30 - - - 1913

Gledhill Avenue Methodist Mission 1984.050C 8-26 Church legal records and correspondence 1921-1923

Victor Industrial Institute 1984.050C 25-7 Legal documents re. establishment 1903-1909 25-8 - - - 1910-1911 25-9 - - - letters patent 1910 25-10 - - - correspondence re. establishment 1909-1910

SERIES 5: RECORDS RELATING TO NON-CHURCH INSTITUTIONS. -- 1906-1993. -- 58 cm of textual records. Series consist of correspondence, reports, scrapbooks, and other records regarding camps, homes and special ministries, 1906-1993, including: Bloor – Bathurst Friendship Centre, Camp Big Canoe, Cedar Glen Camp and Conference Centre, Christian Resource Centre, Home First Society Association, Ina Grafton Home, Malvern Cemetery, Massey Centre, Opportunity House, Scugog Camp, Sparrow Lake Camp, St. Christopher House and St. Matthew’s – Bracondale House. Records are predominantly property records.

1993.029C 7-4 Bloor - Bathurst Friendship Centre property records 1980-1983 8-6 Camps - general correspondence 1983-1985 2003.135C 3-2 Camp Big Canoe (Camp Ahshunyoong) property 1960-1965 records 1995.110C 20-4 - - - 1968-1987 1993.029C 7-5 - - - 1981-1986 7-6 - - - 1986-1988 1995.110C 26-8 - - - camp attendance record 1929-1931 26-9 ------1932-1934 1995.110C 20-5 Cedar Glen Camp and Conference Centre property 1967-1987 records 1993.029C 7-7 - - - 1983-1984 8-1 - - - 1985 1993.029C 8-2 - - - property records 1986

1995.110C 20-6 Christian Resource Centre property records 1986-1993 20-7 Home First Society Association (West Avenue) 1988-1991 property records 20-8 Ina Grafton Home property records 1982 21-2 Malvern Cemetery property records 1983-1991 2003.135C 3-3 Massey Centre property records 1929-1989 1995.110C 21-3 Opportunity House (Bowden Street) property records 1966-1982 21-1 Scugog Camp property records (includes North and 1960-1984 South) TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 26

SERIES 5: RECORDS RELATING TO NON-CHURCH INSTITUTIONS cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1995.110C 27-3 Scugog Camp property records (includes North and 1962 South) 27-4 - - - 1964 27-5 - - - 1965 1999.116C 1-1 - - - scrapbook 1980-1984 1999.116C 1-2 - - - 1985-1993 2000.107C 1-4 - - - population research project 1990 1995.110C 26-10 Scugog Camp (North) insurance inspection reports 1955, 1962 26-11 - - - camp report 1948 26-12 - - - 1960-1962 26-13 - - - 1963 26-14 - - - 1964 26-15 - - - 1965-1966 27-1 - - - 1967 27-2 - - - 1968-1970 27-6 Scugog Camp (South) insurance inspection report 1955 21-4 Sparrow Lake Camp property records 1906-1979 21-5 - - - 1920-1938 27-7 - - - insurance inspection report 1955 1993.029C 8-3 - - - 1985-1987 10-7 St. Christopher House 1943-1969 10-8 - - - 1980-1982 10-9 - - - 1983 10-10 - - - 1984-1986 5-1 St. Matthew’s – Bracondale House 1979-1982

SERIES 6: BEQUESTS. -- 1894-1977. – 11 cm of textual records.

Series consists of the legal, financial records and correspondence regarding bequests to the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, 1894-1977.

1984.050C 20-6 Bellamy, Cecilia Gertrude 1929, 1937 20-7 Crowe, Nellie 1937-1938 20-8 Dongh, Fanny 1927-1932 20-9 Hamilton, Marie Garner 1934 20-10 Hildred, John 1928-1937 20-11 Kirk, Benjamin 1930-1938 20-12 Knowlton, Walter 1936 20-13 Langford, Alexander 1931-1935 20-14 Massey Family re. estate 1894-1924 20-15 Massey Family re. estate 1927 20-16 Maxwell, Jane H. 1935-1937 20-17 Parker, William Henry 1945-1947 20-18 Ramsey, William J. 1947 20-19 Robinson, Hannah M. 1935-1938 20-20 Rolling, William Thomas 1937-1938 20-21 Walton, George A. 1915-1924 20-22 Miscellaneous estates 1936-1939 1993.029C 6-7 - - - 1961-1977

TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 27

SERIES 7: SUBJECT/CORRESPONDENCE FILES. -- 1898-1987. -- 52 cm of textual records. .

Series consist of the general correspondence records, reports, and records of specific projects to which the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies had connections, 1898-1987. Records are arranged by body that oversaw or created the material.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Methodist Social Union of Toronto 1984.050C 24-3 Annual Meeting Banquet programmes 1898-1910

Methodist Union of Toronto 1984.050C 24-2 Festival of the Lilies programs 1902-1922 1993.029C 5-10 Pamphlet : “The Challenge” vol. 1 no. 1 Sept. 1913 1984.050C 24-6 Pamphlets: The Methodist Union of Toronto [1915, 1917, 1918?]

Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union 1984.050C 25-19 correspondence 1931-1950 25-17 Downtown Committee of Toronto East Presbytery 1931 reports, questionnaires and correspondence

Toronto Home Missions Council 1984.050C 25-18 Correspondence re: Canadian Bank of Commerce, 1935-1949 signing privilege 4-2 Records of dates of first services, constitutions, 1940-1968 dedications, building costs, manses 4-3 - - - 1940-1968 4-4 - - - 1940-1968 4-5 Capital Campaign – New Churches Extension and 1950-1960 Downtown Rehabilitation 4-6 - - - 1950-1960 4-7 - - - 1950-1960 4-8 - - - 1950-1960 4-9 The Appeal of the Toronto Home Missions Council 1956 (Church fundraising) re: –w/o agreement w/o proposal 4-10 - - - re. early mail information 1957 4-11 - - - re. creation of canvas committee, the canvas plan 1957 4-12 - - - initial gifts, arrangements and host chairman 1957 elected and instructed 4-13 - - - re. survey materials and results 1957 4-14 Clergy co-operation effort. Minister’s luncheon – Casa 1957 Loma 4-15 - - - re. selection of counselling personnel 1957 4-16 - - - loyalty dinner – organization, publicity, programme 1957 presentation, head table 4-17 - - - counsellors instruction [1957] 4-18 - - - re. distribution of mass information 1957 4-19 - - - re. counsellors reporting system 1957 4-20 - - - re. tabulation of progressive and final results 1957 4-21 - - - re. sector plan results 1957 4-22 - - - re. United Church clergy’s unabridged opinions 1957 4-23 - - - re. continuing programme 1957 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 28

SERIES 7: SUBJECT/CORRESPONDENCE FILES cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Toronto Home Missions Council (cont.) 1984.050C 4-24 Clergy co-operation effort. Minister’s luncheon – Casa 1957 Loma miscellaneous records 1999.116L 2os-1 Inter Presbytery Committee for Metro Church Planning 1968-1969 scrapbook 1993.029C 10-1 Committee of Fifteen records includes Proposal For the 1970 Integration of the Work of the Four Metro Presbyteries and the TUCC report 1999.116L 1-3 "Study of United Church Needs in Northern 1972 Scarborough" commissioned by Toronto Area Presbytery and Toronto Home Missions Council

Dufferin and Peel Church Extension Council 2013.139C 7-3 Church Planning Study 2004

Toronto United Church Council 1993.029C 8-5 Board of Directors correspondence 1985-1986 11-2 - - - correspondence re. Toronto Area Presbytery 1975-1979 11-3 ------1978-1983 11-4 ------1984-1986 11-7 - - - correspondence re. Toronto Conference 1976-1983 11-8 ------1984-1987 9-1 Planning and Research records re. Fire Code Retrofit 1984-1985 11-13 United Church Development (York Presbytery) Ltd., 1975-1982 Board of Directors records 1999.116L 1-4 Various Reports and Guidelines (includes 1976-1982 Being Faithful: mission strategy for the United Church in metro Toronto - Oct.1979 Fostering new and renewed communities of faith in the 80’s in the metropolitan Toronto region – June 1980 The regional church concept - Oct.1982 A community of faith serving diverse communities: Thornhill U.C and the Thornhill – Vaughan area. 1982. The feasibility study for united church ministry in the Agincourt north community Apr. 1976 Sharing responsibility for new church development The report of the Planning and research committee: TUCC June 1975-June 1976. Planning for more effective ministry. (Inter presbytery planning committee) n.d. A look at four united Church in a multi-cultural society (prepared for the West Presbytery task Force) Dec. 1979. ) 1993.029C 9-10 Working Group on New Church Development 1980-1987 (includes reports: Directions: a mission strategy for the metro United Church, 1980-1985, and Potential for Congregational Development for The United Church in the North-West Scarborough and South – West Markham Area. [n.d.])

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SERIES 7: SUBJECT/CORRESPONDENCE FILES cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

1993.029C 10-5 Mission Strategy Project - Toronto Area Presbytery 1981-1983 Committee 10-4 - - – Toronto West Presbytery Committee 1981-1983 9-8 - - - 1981-1985 11-11 - - - re. officer position 1984 9-9 Mission Strategy Project – York Presbytery 1983-1984 Committee 10-2 Regional Church Concept records 1983 11-1 Stewardship of Church Property event 1983-1984 11-6 Correspondence re. Toronto Area Presbytery Urban 1983 Ministries Co-ordinator 11-14 - - - 1983-1984 11-5 - - - 1984-1986 9-2 Installation and Covenanting Service for Toronto 1984 United Church Council 11-9 Toronto Conference Working Group on New Church 1985-1986 Development 11-10 Toronto United Church Emergency Refugee Relief 1985-1986 Committee 8-4 Committee on Adequate and Affordable Housing 1986-1987

SERIES 8: FINANCIAL RECORDS. –- 1909-1986 -- 17 cm of textual records.

Series consist of the financial records and related correspondence of the Toronto United Church Council and its antecedent bodies, including special funds, 1909-1986. Records are subdivided by originating body.

Methodist Union of Toronto 1984.050C 20-1 The Endowment Fund of the Methodist Union of 1922-1935 Toronto correspondence and financial statements 24-1 Financial statements 1912-1915, 1918-1919, 1921, 1924 25-12 Annual report 1909

Toronto Church Extension and Mission Union 1984.050C 20-3 Trust Funds of the United Church legal document & 1927-1928 financial statements 20-4 - - - correspondence 1927-1928 20-5 - - - correspondence re: transfer of Trust Funds 1928-1944

Toronto Home Missions Council 1984.050C 20-2 The Endowment Fund of the Methodist Union of Toronto 1936 correspondence and statements 26-3 New Church Extension and Donation Rehabilitation 1948-1967 Fund financial report 4-25 Financial statement 1960 26-2 - - - 1971-1973

Toronto United Church Council 1993.029C 8-8 Financial statements 1981-1983 7-1 St. Enoch’s Trust Fund 1982-1983 TORONTO UNITED CHURCH COUNCIL FONDS 30

SERIES 8: FINANCIAL RECORDS cont.

Acc. No. Box/File Title Date

Toronto United Church Council 1993.029C 9-6 St. Enoch’s Trust Fund, King – Bay Chaplaincy 1982-1983 7-2 Treble Trust Fund 1970-1983 11-12 - - - 1985-1986 9-5 - - - Jane – Finch Ministry 1982-1984 7-3 Welfare and Relief Fund 1985-1986 10-3 - - - 1983-1985 9-7 Correspondence re. Mills and Mills fees and 1984-1985 statements 8-7 Camp Capital budget records 1985-1986

SERIES 9: PHOTOGRAPHS. – 1938-2010. – 180 photographs

Series consists of photographs created and/or collected by Toronto United Church Council, including images of church properties and buildings, 1938-2010. For item-level descriptions, see United Church of Canada Archives catalogue at https://catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca.

SERIES 10: ARCHITECTURAL RECORDS. – 1905-1989. – 65 maps, 13 architectural drawings

Series consist of the maps and architectural drawings of church properties and buildings within the jurisdiction of the Toronto United Church of Canada and its predecessors, 1905-1989. For item-level descriptions, see United Church of Canada Archives catalogue at https://catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca.

SERIES 11: AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDS. – 1948. – 2 audio discs: vinyl

Series consists of recorded sermon broadcasts from Fred Victor Mission, 1948. For item-level descriptions, see United Church of Canada Archives catalogue at https://catalogue.unitedchurcharchives.ca.