Recently, I've been able to get hold of a copy of the directory booklet - "United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America & Caribbean: Church Addresses, 2008-2009" published by "The Church Address Book Project" in Anaheim (the mailing address for the publisher is that of the service office of the Church in Anaheim located in the building used by the Acaciawood School). This is the first updated book to be published since the 2005-2006 edition. One disclaimer at the beginning states - "This booklet is not an 'official' list of churches, but is a source of information only." Also - "The brothers whose names are listed to contact for each place are not necessarily elders."
Given the current climate in the LC related to the "Great Lakes Area" churches, I wanted to see how those groups had been handled in terms of their entries in this church directory. Not surprisingly, there are very substantial changes. Note: it would not be possible for me to determine whether the churches removed had chosen to be taken out, or whether they were removed against their wishes; perhaps someone like Norm could clarify. Nonetheless, this may,
de facto, be seen as a presentation of those groups no longer recognized as legitimate LCs by the leadership in the rest of the country.
Some of the changes will, of course, be unrelated to the events surrounding the GLA. Also, some of the churches in this exercise would not have been affected in the first place, being at the far reaches of the relevant territory. However, for the sake of organization, I've compared all of the other listings in both books for the provinces of Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Quebec. A post with US churches is
here (link).
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LCs Without Substantial Changes
Halifax, NS
Adelaide-Metcalfe, ON
Brampton, ON
Kitchener, ON
London, ON
Markham, ON
Ottawa, ON
St. Catherines, ON
Toronto (Hall 1), ON}
Toronto (Hall 2), ON} (replaced with Toronto, ON)
Toronto (Hall 3), ON}
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LCs Removed in the New Edition
Mississauga, ON
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LCs With New Information (Replaced or Restructured)
Montreal, QC (new addresses, new leadership)
Toronto, ON (new addresses, new leadership)
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New LCs in the New Edition
Kingston, ON