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*The Archives holds the records of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (and predecessors) and also the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (and predecessors). Holdings include the records of hundreds of Lutheran congregations across Canada. | *The Archives holds the records of the Eastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (and predecessors) and also the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (and predecessors). Holdings include the records of hundreds of Lutheran congregations across Canada. | ||
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====Presbyterian Church Records==== | |||
Once the largest Christian denomination in English-speaking Canada, in 1925 some 70 per cent of its congregations joined with the Methodist Church, Canada and the Congregationalist Union to form the '''United Church of Canada'''. <ref>"Presbyterian Church in Canada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Canada, accessed 26 July 2020.</ref> | Once the largest Christian denomination in English-speaking Canada, in 1925 some 70 per cent of its congregations joined with the Methodist Church, Canada and the Congregationalist Union to form the '''United Church of Canada'''. <ref>"Presbyterian Church in Canada", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presbyterian_Church_in_Canada, accessed 26 July 2020.</ref> | ||
*A few pre-1925 Presbyterian records are available through the Presbyterian Church in Canada: | *A few pre-1925 Presbyterian records are available through the Presbyterian Church in Canada: | ||
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'''The Québec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montréal-Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada''' also has its archives at Bishop's University. | '''The Québec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montréal-Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada''' also has its archives at Bishop's University. | ||
====United Church of Canada==== | ====United Church of Canada==== | ||
United Church records include Methodist, most Presbyterian, and Congregational church records dating from before the 1925 merger which formed the church. Many records are still in the hands of local clergymen. Others are at: <br> | United Church records include Methodist, most Presbyterian, and Congregational church records dating from before the 1925 merger which formed the church. Many records are still in the hands of local clergymen. Others are at: <br> | ||