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The Presbyterian Church in Canada is a Protestant Christian denomination in Canada. Presbyterian churches in Canada were started in the late 16th century by Scottish and French Huguenots immigrants. These churches became orgainized into four denominations in the early 1800s. The four denominations merged in 1875 as the Presbyterian Church in Canada. It became one of the largets Protestant denominations in English-speaking Canada by the early 20th century. In 1925, 70% of the Presbyterian congregations merged into the United Church of Canada. The Presbyterians who did not join in the union continued using the name Presbyterian Church in Canada.

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  • Central Presbyterian Church and Grand River (Galt, Ontario, Canada)

    Central Presbyterian Church in Galt, Ontario

  • Rev Bruin Romcas Comisco, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia

    Rev Bruin Romkes Comingo, 1st Presbyterian Minister ordained in Canada, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church (Lunenburg)

  • General Assembly Presbyterian Church of Canada (HS85-10-33084)

    General Assembly Presbyterian Church of Canada in 1917

  • First Presbyterian Church of Vancouver, Picnic in North Vancouver July 1891

    First Presbyterian Church of Vancouver, Picnic in North Vancouver July 1891 featuring Vancouver Mayor T.S. Baxter

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