{"id":370,"date":"2017-05-02T21:07:08","date_gmt":"2017-05-02T21:07:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/centretownunited.org\/new\/?page_id=370"},"modified":"2023-10-02T14:05:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-02T18:05:01","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/index.php\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"370\" class=\"elementor elementor-370 elementor-bc-flex-widget\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-vlucodt elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"vlucodt\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column 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class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Original wall covering in sanctuary<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"2 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/image003-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Centre 507\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Centre 507 Drop-In<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"swiper-slide\" role=\"group\" aria-roledescription=\"slide\" aria-label=\"3 of 3\"><figure class=\"swiper-slide-inner\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"swiper-slide-image\" src=\"https:\/\/centretownunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Studio-507-Painting-300x248.jpg\" alt=\"Studio 507 Painting\" \/><figcaption class=\"elementor-image-carousel-caption\">Studio 507 Painting<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><u>A Brief history of Centretown United<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>1925<\/strong> &#8211; The Methodist Church, Canada, The Congregational Union of Ontario and Quebec, 2\/3 of the congregations of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, and The Association of Local Union Churches merge into the United Church of Canada <a href=\"http:\/\/www.united-church.ca\"><strong>www.united-church.ca<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p><strong>1961<\/strong> McLeod United and Stewarton United amalgamate to become McLeod-Stewarton United (MSUC)<\/p><p><strong>2008<\/strong> Bell Street United joins McLeod-Stewarton United becoming Centretown United<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Our congregations helped found:<\/p><p><strong>1978<\/strong>\u00a0The Centretown Emergency Food Centre (now Centretown Community Food Centre)<\/p><p><strong>1982 <\/strong>the Daybreak Non-Profit Shelter (Ecumenical) Corporation<\/p><p><strong>1983<\/strong> Centret 507; adult drop-in centre<\/p><p><strong>1985<\/strong>, the Dalhousie Food Cupboard (now the Dalhousie Food Action Group)<\/p><p><strong>1989 <\/strong>the Centretown Laundry Co-op (now the Community Laundry Co-op)<\/p><p><strong>2012<\/strong> Studio 507\/Artistic Expressions<\/p><p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eztxknp elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eztxknp\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u00a0<\/p><p><strong><u>Bell Street United History<\/u><\/strong><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/centretownunited.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/1973-Bell-Street-Centennial-Pamphlet-with-History.pdf\">&#8212; Click here to view: 1973 Bell Street Centennial Pamphlet with 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