The Methodist Church of Canada was a united church formed in 1880 and comprising most former Methodist denominations in Canada. It soon responded to overtures for further denominational union from the the recently also united and somewhat larger Presbyterian Church in Canada, formed in 1875. These discussions in due course led to the formation in 1925 of the United Church of Canada, which was and is the largest Protestant denomination in Canada. The Methodist Church with its notable benefactors the Eaton and Massey families was the sponsor of Victoria College at the University of Toronto, once and still a mainstay of intellectual rigour at that university and the alma mater of many of Canada's leaders and most famous thinkers. The Presbyterian Church in Canada is the name of a Christian church, of Protestant, of presbyterian, and reformed theology and polity, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. ... The United Church of Canada (French: lÉglise Unie du Canada) is Canadas second largest church (after the Roman Catholic Church), and its largest Protestant denomination. ... Eaton is the name of several places: In England: Eaton (Chester), Cheshire Eaton (Macclesfield), Cheshire Eaton, Leicestershire Eaton, Nottinghamshire In the United States of America: Eaton, Colorado Eaton, Indiana Eaton, New Hampshire Eaton, New York Eaton, Ohio Eaton, Wisconsin Eaton County, Michigan Eaton Township, Michigan Eaton Township, Pennsylvania In addition... The University of Toronto (U of T), in Toronto, Ontario, is the largest university in Canada. ...

Although Methodism in Canada has abandoned that label — many United Churchpeople in Canada are entirely unaware of the term — the foremost Canadian Methodist, Egerton Ryerson, is amply commemorated and widely known through the many Canadian institutions which bear his name, including Ryerson University, the former Ryerson Press (the United Church publishing house, ultimately sold to McGraw-Hill) and numerous Ryerson United Churches across the country. Adolphus Egerton Ryerson (24 March 1803 – 19 February 1882) was a minister, educator, politician, and public education advocate in early Ontario, Canada. ... Photo of Ryersons Quad and Kerr Hall in downtown Toronto Ryerson University is a publicly funded post-secondary education institution located in the heart of downtown Toronto, Ontario, which is Canadas largest city. ...