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A 9 page overview of the history of this long-standing institution. This paper discusses the merger that occurred between Methodist, Presbyterian, and Congregationalist to form the United Church and describes how element of each are still visible in contemporary worship. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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largest of those denominations, however, is the United Church of Canada. With around 3 million members and in excess of 3,500 congregations, the United Church of Canada has a
tremendous impact on many aspects of Canadian life (The United Church of Canada, 2008). That impact, in fact, extends back to the development of the country (The United Church
of Canada, 2008). Although the United Church of Canada was only inaugurated in 1925, it roots reach much further back in time (The United Church of Canada, 2008).
The United Church is actually the product of a union between three primary players in the countrys earliest history. Those players are the Methodist Church of Canada, the Congregational
Union of Canada, and 70 per cent of the Presbyterian Church of Canada (The United Church of Canada, 2008). Goodwin and Reimer (2004, 121) describe this union as "the
ecumenical capstone that solidified Canadas position as the most ecumenical North American country". Interestingly, while these three religious veins have merged into one, however, there are still distinct elements
of each visible in contemporary worship. The history behind the merger of Presbyterians, Congregationalists and Methodists into the United Church of Canada if
fascinating in itself. The Presbyterian component of the merger originated with French Hugenots fleeing to Canada to escape persecution after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes (The United
Church of Canada, 2008). They were joined by Scottish and Irish Presbyterians (The United Church of Canada, 2008). In Nova Scotia the Presbytery of Truro was formed (in
1786) and then the Presbytery of Pictou (in 1795) (The United Church of Canada, 2008). These two groups merged into the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Nova Scotia
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