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Following the union in 1925, General Council set up a Committee on Church Worship to prepare a Book of Common Order for the United Church of Canada. In 1958 the book was revised into three categories: ministers conducting public worship, the use of the people, and thirdly for use in church courts. ... Read more

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Chapters: United Church Observer, Grace Tv, S-Vox, Joytv, Crossroads Christian Communications, Riverside Country. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 22. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The United Church Observer is an independent Canadian denominational magazine, reporting on national and international issues of faith, justice, ethics, daily living and pop culture. It has a total readership of approximately 135,000 (based on PMB and Totum Research Inc. studies), with a paid circulation of 60,000 copies distributed by subscription and newsstand sales. Founded in 1829, The Observer is the oldest continuously published magazine in North America and the second oldest in the English speaking world. Begun as a weekly Methodist newspaper, The Christian Guardian, with educator and political activist Egerton Ryerson as the editor, the publication was regarded as a major voice in the life of a growing country: as today, it commented not only on matters of religion in Canada but education and political affairs. Ryerson went on to serve in government and is credited with founding the public school system in Upper Canada. When the United Church of Canada was formed in 1925, Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregationalist publications, including The Christian Guardian, merged into The New Outlook. By 1939, though, the publication was renamed The United Church Observer to aptly celebrate the growing, confident young denomination. The Observer has had only five changes in editorial leadership: Rev. A.J. Wilson (193955); Rev. Al Forrest (195579); Hugh McCullum (198090); Muriel Duncan (19902006); and the current editor, David Wilson. Since 1987, The Observer has been independently incorporated, which sets it apart from major North American denominational publications. Although the magazine sets its ow...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=9031978 ... Read more