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First Missions - Canada
East Ontario & West Quebec
September 21, 2025

East Ontario & West Quebec (a combined field)
See also Quebec


When did the workers first arrive? The first Workers arrived in Montreal, Quebec, in 1904 and traveled from there to Manitoba. They were Harry Oliver, Tom Craig, John Doak and George Buttimer.

Who was the first to profess? 

Who was the first native to go in the work?  

When & Where was the first meeting? 
When & Where was the first baptism?

When & Where was the first convention? The first Conventions were held in Toronto in 1906 and Holland Landing in 1908.
Where have subsequent conventions been held?
Where is the convention currently held? 

Who have the Overseers been?  Jack Jackson; Andrew Blair 1972–1973; Carson Cowan 1978–1997; George Poole 2003–2004; Carson Wallace 2009—.

What is the official language? English

1906–1907: First and Only 2x2 Church Building Erected. Alfred Magowan informed Jack Carroll about the construction of a church/meeting house in Gesto, Ontario, Canada, "At Gesto, Ontario, in the year 1906–1907 … I saw the church or meeting house put up by a grateful community after a spiritual 'moving of the waters' under the ministry of James Jardine and Willie Edwards … When William Irvine heard about it, he made that strange pronouncement: 'All public worship is an abomination to God.' " (April 6, 1954, Letter by A. Magowan). From that time on, no church buildings were constructed or used for Fellowship Meetings; portable halls continued to be used for Gospel Missions.

An early history account titled "Southern Quebec Gospel History 1908–1920" is posted on the website TellingTheTruth.info in History, Pioneering Missions, North America, Canada.

Additional or corrected information on this country will be very welcome. 



TTT Editor's Note: In the absence of a written account, the above information has been compiled by the TTT Editor from various sources. Corrections or additions are most welcome; as well as other historical accounts for this country Email TTT

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