About the CCHS

The Canadian Church Historical Society exists to promote the scholarly study of the history of the Church in Canada, with a special interest in the Anglican Church.

Established in 1949 by the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Canada, the CCHS Board was originally drawn from the General Synod Archives Committee with representatives from all four ecclesiastical provinces. For many years, CCHS meetings and reports were a cornerstone of the General Synod.

Today, the Canadian Church Historical Society functions as a General Synod Committee—its Terms of Reference are enshrined in the General Synod Handbook—and sits as a member of the Council of General Synod.

Journal & Archives

In 1950, CCHS launched its Journal to publish research on church history, the development of the Anglican Archives, and the history of the Anglican Church of Canada. Now a peer-review journal issued annually, it remains the Society’s flagship publication. To submit, click the “Journal” tab above.

The General Synod Archives has partnered with CCHS since 1955, when the first General Synod Archivist joined to help promote interest in Anglican Church history—a role that continues to this day.

CCHS Executive

President

Bill Acres, Professor of History at Huron College and Western University

Vice President

Andrew Rampton, Parish priest in the diocese of Niagara and a historian of church music, saints, and liturgy;

Secretary

Susan Glover, Professor emerita at Laurentian University

Treasurer

Laurel Parson, the General Synod archivist

Editor of the Journal

Thomas Power, Professor emeritus at Wycliffe College

Members at Large

Daniel Graves, the past editor of our Journal, and a parish priest in the diocese of Toronto; and Rev. Dr. Alan Hayes, Professor Emeritus of Church History at Wycliffe College, University of Toronto, President Emeritus, Toronto School of Theology.

Liaison member to the Council of General Synod

Susan Bell, the bishop of Niagara, and a historian specializing in George Herbert and the early Stuart Church of England.

Missionaries, Japanese clergy and lay members

Fonds: MSCC fonds
Series: Mid-Japan photograph collection
Subject: Diocese of Mid-Japan – Bishops
Date: [after 1916]

Material Type: Graphic material
Description Level: Item
Date: [ca. 1920]
Physical Description: 1 photoprint : b&w ; 15.4 × 10.8 cm ; 35 mm neg.
Scope and Content: Photo consists of Miss Florence Hamilton wearing a Japanese dress standing outside beside a gate. Missionary in Japan, 1914–1941, Matsumoto
Headings for Persons: Hamilton, Florence Isabel, 1886–1968
Subjects: Missionaries – Japan
Missionaries – Women
Accession Number: P7526
Item Number: 7