This presentation was shown on June 23 2009 at the closing dinner of Grey Presbytery. Grey Presbytery members will become part of Northern Waters Presbytery as part of the restructuring of Toronto Conference. This is the first part of the presentation that highlights some of the presbytery's history. This is part 1
2. Prepared for the closing of Grey
Presbytery of Toronto Conference
of the United Church of Canada
June 23, 2009
By Janet Iles
3. Grey Presbytery’s 1st meeting
makes front page news
103 preaching
points
Met Tuesday,
September 15,
1925 at Knox
United Church,
Owen Sound
Reported in the Owen Sound
Daily Sun Times, September
15, 1925 p. 1 & 4 & September
16, 1925 p. 1 & 3
4. Agenda of 1st Meeting of Grey
Presbytery
• Morning – opening speeches &
constitution of the court
• Rev. D. N. Morden and Rev. Lloyd
Smith. representing the interests of
General Council, spoke in the
afternoon
5. Agenda – 1st Meeting of Presbytery
• Afternoon
– Request by Banks & Gibralter to go into
Simcoe Presbytery
– Request by Cedarville & Hopeville to keep
student minister
– Request by Rev. A.J. Orr (Annan) for change
of pastoral charge
– Discussions re keeping of congregational
records and Presbytery expenses, such as
mileage
8. First Presbytery Committees
• Home Mission and Social Service:
Rev. W.J. Scott, convener, Revs.
Edward Baker & S.C. McCormick &
Peter Muir & W.W. Stephens
• Foreign Missions: Rev. W. R.
Clements, convener, Revs. A.P.
Latter and A.J. Orr; John Legate and
Dr. W.D. Staples
9. First Presbytery Committees
• Religious Education: Rev. J.L.
McInnis, convener; Revs. R. A.
Spencer, H. Howey; James Shaw,
W.H. Miller
• Benevolent Funds: Rev. A.C.
Eddy, convener; Revs. J.E.
Anderson, C.H. Forth; James
Patterson, M. Snetsinger
10. First Presbytery Committees
• Candidates for Ministry: Rev. F.N.
Bowes, convener; Revs. Robt
Heydon, Dr. J.B. Fraser; Dr. G. H.
Guy, Wm. Martin
• Maintenance & Extension: Rev. W.J.
Gallagher, convener; Revs. W.H.
Smith, Thos. Laidlaw, J.E. Peters;
J.H. Packham, D.A. Ferguson, J.A.
Cruickshank
11. First Presbytery Committees
• Statistics: Rev. Dr. J.B. Fraser,
convener; Rev. A. Bushell &
Secretary
• Printing & Supplies: The secretary,
convener; Sydney Marin, James
Shaw
12. First Presbytery Committees
• Church Property: Rev. P.T. Pilkey,
chairman; Revs. C. E. Kenny, J.W.
Johnston; Messrs. Homer Reid,
James Douglas
13. Did you notice that the
members of Grey
Presbytery in 1925
were all men?
14. End of First Year Stats
# of members 10,707
# under pastoral care 21,915
# in Sunday Schools 8,233
Value of Church properties &
investments $975,025
Total amount raised in
congregations $205,758
“Presbytery – United Met at Durham” Flesherton Advance
September 29, 1926. digital image
15. So this is Presbytery?
Rev. Paul Dempsey 1986
Ministry & Personnel
16. So this is Presbytery?
Laurie McKnight-Walker
Christian Education
17. So this is Presbytery?
John Anderson 1986
World Outreach
18. So this is Presbytery?
Rev. Herb Wonfor
Communications
19. So this is Presbytery?
Rev. Doug Kaufman
1986
Chairperson
20. So this is Presbytery?
Willard Thurston
Secretary
21. Presbytery – March 17, 2009
Markdale United
Eating is an important part of Presbytery gatherings.
Thanks to all who have
prepared those delicious
meals.
27. Grey Presbytery Resource Centre
Muriel Lush, Herb Wonfer,
Helen Boyce, Pat Painting
Heidebrecht & Margaret Nix Shelves
Official Opening of
Resource Centre
September 20, 1988
29. Grey Presbytery Resource Centre
1992 – Rev. Hans Skoutajan &
Rev. Hans Rev. Brian Goodings
Skoutajan
leading
study
Visitors
from
Sarawak &
Massie
30. Grey Presbytery Resource Centre
Betty Robinson, Rev. Wells
Robinson & Ruth Lodge
Isabel
Hewitson
1994 – Open house
Elizabeth Lundy
31. Resource Centre Board
Roger Smith & Jack Lovering, Roger Smith 1999
Marilyn Parkin Muriel Lush
1996 Elizabeth Lundy, Betty
Heathers, Isabel Hewitson
2003
Kay Gordon, Betty
Heathers
32. Isabel
Elizabeth Hewitson
Lundy
& Roger
Smith
Joyce
McLean Rev.
David
Shearman
33. Workshops
“Writing my Story,
Sharing My Faith” with
Glenys Stow November
26, 1998
Irene Boyle,
Glenys Stow
Glenys Stow, Donna Mann,
Pam Hopwood