This week in Christian history: Charles Spurgeon’s final sermon, United Church of Canada founded

By Michael Gryboski, Editor
Sunday, June 07, 2026

United Church of Canada founded – June 10, 1925

The official launch of the United Church of Canada, which occurred on June 10, 1925 at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | Public Domain

This week marks the anniversary of the launch of the United Church of Canada, reportedly the largest Protestant denomination in Canada, at the Mutual Street Arena in Toronto, Ontario.

The UCC was the byproduct of a merger of multiple denominations, including the Methodist Church, Canada, the Congregational Union of Canada, most of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the General Council of Union Churches.

“The movement for church union began with the desire to coordinate ministry in the vast Canadian northwest and for collaboration in overseas missions,” explained the modern UCC.

“Congregations in Indigenous communities from each of the original denominations were an important factor in the effort toward church union.”

The UCC views itself as a "uniting" church, as other denominations have affiliated with the Church since its official launch, including the Synod of The Wesleyan Methodist Church of Bermuda and The Evangelical United Brethren Church.