Joint Committee on Church Union

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Type of entity

Corporate body

Authorized form of name

Joint Committee on Church Union

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Description area

Dates of existence

ca.1903–1925

History

The Joint Committee officially convened in April 1904, in Toronto, bringing together appointed representatives from the Congregationalist, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches, to negotiate church union. Meetings continued through to 1908, when the terms written in the Basis of Union were agreed upon and sent to the negotiating churches, for discussion and approval. By 1912, both the Congregationalists and the Methodists had agreed to the terms. The decision was more contentious for the Presbyterian Church, though in 1916, their General Assembly decided to go ahead with the union.
Between 1916 and 1925, the Joint Committee worked to complete the union and defeat those opposing it, including the newly formed Presbyterian Church Association.

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Internal structures/genealogy

The Joint Committee on Church Union consisted of over 100 members appointed to each of the separate union committees of the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist Churches (all having been formed by 1903).

General context

Relationships area

Related entity

Murray, Walter Charles (1866-1945)

Identifier of related entity

SCAA-UASC-0003

Category of relationship

associative

Dates of relationship

ca.1903–1925

Description of relationship

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Occupations

Control area

Authority record identifier

SCAA-UCCS-0081

Institution identifier

SCNUCSC

Rules and/or conventions used

Status

Draft

Level of detail

Dates of creation, revision and deletion

2018?: drafted for SAIN.
2021: revised in MemorySask.

Language(s)

  • English

Script(s)

Sources

United Church Saskatchewan Conference Archives finding aid GS-168, section A.381.IX; C.T. McIntyre, "Unity Among Many: The Formation of the United Church of Canada, 1899-1930", in "The United Church of Canada: A History" (edited by Don Schweitzer), 2012.

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