TORONTO, May 8, 2024
/CNW/ - A worship service in the historic Metropolitan United
Church will kick off a year-long celebration of the 100th
anniversary of The United Church of Canada, which was formed by an Act of
Parliament on June 10, 1925. Its
first General Council meeting was held in the Mutual Street Arena,
not far from Metropolitan UC.
The in-person service will also be livestreamed nationally on
The United Church of Canada's
YouTube channel. Celebratory cupcakes and refreshments will be
served outside, under a big tent, following the service.
The Centennial will be celebrated across the nation on
June 10, 2025.
WHEN: Sunday, June 9, 2024,
4 p.m.
WHERE: Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen St E,
Toronto, ON M5C 2Z3
WHAT: Photo opportunity or interview
WHO: Rev. Dr. Michael
Blair, General Secretary; former Moderators and General
Secretaries
BACKGROUND
The United Church of Canada was
formed by an Act of Parliament in 1925, through a union of
Methodist, Presbyterian, Congregational, and other Christian
churches. It is one of the first ecumenical unions in the world to
bring together major Christian denominations into one body. It is
the largest Protestant denomination in Canada, with a membership of more than
330,000, and has a rich, progressive, and continuing history of
welcoming all in the name of Christ.
Metropolitan United Church has been an anchor in the heart of
Toronto for more than 200 years.
It serves a diverse congregation drawn from across the city and
around the world. As an Affirming church, everyone is welcome,
inclusive of faith, race, class, gender, sexual orientation, or
ability.
Based in Kitchener, Ont., on
the ancestral lands of the Haudenosaunee, the Anishinaabeg and the
Chonnonton peoples.
SOURCE United Church of Canada