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The Free Methodist Church is a denomination of Methodism, which is a branch of Protestantism. [1] It was founded in 1860 in New York by a group, led by B. T. Roberts, who was defrocked in the Methodist Episcopal Church for criticisms of the spiritual laxness of the church hierarchy. [2]
The Free Methodist Church's highest governing body is the World Conference, [24] which is composed of representatives, both lay and clergy, from all countries with a Free Methodist General Conference. As the church in each country develops, its status progresses from Mission District to Annual Conference to General Conference.
In 1925, the Methodist Church united with 70% of the Presbyterian Church in Canada and 96% of the Congregational Union of Canada to form The United Church of Canada. The Methodist Church with its notable benefactors the Eaton and Massey families was the sponsor of Victoria College at the University of Toronto, once and still a mainstay of intellectual rigour at that university, and the alma ...
A lay speaker is a position in the United Methodist Church for the laity.. Technically, a lay speaker is a “member of a local church … who is ready … to serve the Church... and is well informed on and committed to the Scriptures ... and the UMC” [1] Generally, lay speakers are UMC leaders on local, district, and conference levels.
The Law Society of Upper Canada and Ontario's Lawyers, 1797–1997. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4426-2337-8. OCLC 904376526. P'ng, Justin (2019). "The Gatekeeper's Jurisdiction: The Law Society of Ontario and the Promotion of Diversity in the Legal Profession". University of Toronto Faculty of Law Review. 77: 82– 107.
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Keith Elford is a former Bishop Emeritus [1] of the Free Methodist Church in Canada (FMCIC). Prior to becoming bishop in June 1997, [ 2 ] Elford was in the pastorate for 24 years, [ 3 ] serving as Senior Pastor of Calgary Free Methodist Church at the time of his appointment.
The Associated Gospel Churches can trace its origins to the 1890s, when the AGC began a group of independent churches, in Ontario, Canada, that was joined together by a charter under the leadership of Dr. P. W. Philpott. [1] In 1922, the group was named the Christian Workers' Church of Canada.