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Kitchener Street United Church was established in 1925, formerly a Union church; ca. 1992 it closed, its congregation joining Lundy's Lane United Church. Kitchener Street Union Church was established ca. 1891 and included as many as twelve congregations; it joined the United Church in 1925.

Onondaga Pastoral Charge was established in 1925 as Onondaga and Saltsprings Pastoral Charge; formerly Methodist, it included Saltsprings, and was discontinued ca. 1990. Onondaga United Church was established in 1925, it closed ca. 1990. Saltsprings United Church was established in 1925, formerly Methodist; it closed ca. 1990.

Echo Bay Pastoral Charge was formed 1925; it included Echo Bay, Sylvan Valley, Bar River and MacLennan and briefly Iron River (ca. 1927-1929). It is currently an active two-point pastoral charge of the United Church, including Echo Bay and Bar River.

Echo Bay Methodist Circuit was formed ca. 1897, and included Laird, Tarbutt, Bar River and Sylvan Valley; it was discontinued in 1917 when the local Methodist and Presbyterian churches formed a union

Gordon Lake Methodist Circuit was active from at least 1901 to 1915

Bar River Presbyterian Pastoral Charge was formed ca. 1908, and included Laird, Sylvan Valley and Bar River. It was discontinued in 1917 when the local Methodist and Presbyterian churches formed a union

MacLennan United Church was established in 1925; formerly union. MacLennan Union Church was established ca. 1881 as Tarbutt Presbyterian Church; it became a Union Church in 1917, and joined the United Church in 1925.Originally it formed part of MacLennan Pastoral Charge, which included Portlock and Desbarats, but this charge was discontinued in 1938 when MacLeannan United joined Echo Bay Pastoral Charge. MacLennan United Church closed in 1978.

Echo Bay United Church, located at 220 Church Street, was established in 1925, formerly a Union church. The Methodist church in Echo Bay, known as Zion Methodist Church, was originally built on what is currently known as Watson's Road before 1897 and then in 1897, a building was constructed at its current location. In 1917, the congregation united with the Presbyterian Church to form the Echo Bay Union Church. It joined the United Church in 1925. It is still an active congregation of the United Church of Canada.

Bar River United Church, located at 13 Lapish Road in Bar River, was established in 1925, formerly a Union church. In 1890-1891, a Methodist Sunday School started at Bluff School near the corner of Reilly and Government Roads. In 1897, services began at the Orange Hal and then held elsewhere until a church was built in 1909. In 1917, the Methodists joined the Presbyterians to form Bar River Union Church, based out of the Methodist church building. The church joined the United Church in 1925. It is still an active congregation of the United Church.

The church was established in 1957.

According to the biography in Jesse Middleton's The Municipality of Toronto: A History, William Lumbers, Senior settled in Toronto in 1842 operating a large cattle and dairy business just south of Front Street near the Gooderham and Worts Distillery. In 1881, he established a firm which sold natural medicines, Lumbers Botanical Recipes. He and his wife had 10 children. His son John, a successful wholesale and retail merchant, operated a business located at 145-147 Adelaide Street East. John sold feed for livestock and may have sold other dry goods and groceries. He married Matilda Ann Cooper in 1874 and had eight children. These records relate primarily to John and Matilda's children John, William, Percy, Lena and Ada. John Cooper was a dry goods merchant. William was an engineer who worked in Calgary and later returned to Toronto. Percy and Lena held a variety of clerical jobs. Ada married Frank Gardiner in 1920 and had one child, Dorothy, before separating in 1928. Percy, Lena, Ada and Dorothy lived together at 41 Amelia Street and managed several properties left to them via various estates and trusts.

In 1837, Toronto’s House of Industry was established on Richmond Street to care for “… aged and helpless poor, and orphan children, who must be maintained at the public expense." It moved to a larger building on Shuter Street in 1842 and to its final location on Elm Street in 1848. In 1948 its name was changed to Laughlen Lodge, which was finally closed in 1978. During most of its early history it had three main responsibilities: providing a permanent residence to inmates of the House, those elderly and infirm incapable of caring for themselves; providing short-term food and lodging to transients and the homeless poor, who were frequently required to work in order to qualify for assistance; and providing food and fuel (out-door relief) to needy Toronto resident families. The House also participated in many charitable causes such as its 1858 distribution of blankets to needy immigrants. It took on responsibility for unattached boys arriving in Canada from poor families in England, attempting to find apprenticeships for them with Toronto area tradesmen and farmers. As well, during World War I, the House was able to assist approximately 24,000 families of returning soldiers. Certain early activities and responsibilities were later assumed by newer agencies. In 1846, for example, the Children's Aid Society was given the responsibility for orphaned children. And the shelter of the transient poor became the responsibility of Toronto’s Public Welfare office during the 1930’s. In 1947 the House was renamed "Laughlen Lodge" in honour of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Laughlen, who served as its superintendents from 1890 to 1943, and also because its role had become solely that of nursing home for the aged. By 1948 all "casual relief" had ceased and, in 1973, the Rotary Club of Toronto agreed to help rebuild the Lodge, which was renamed the Rotary-Laughlen Centre in 1977, but closed forever in 1978.

The Bobier Convalescent Home has been in operation since the early 1950s. The home and its property were provided to the municipalities of the Township of Dunwich and the Village of Dutton by the Bobier Estate. In 1988, the Elgin County Homes for Seniors Committee of Management completed a seniors' needs study to the year 2010, recommending the provision of a satellite facility in the west end of Elgin County in conjunction with a redeveloped Bobier Home. The Board of the Bobier Convalescent Home purchased a 25-acre site in the Township of Dunwich adjacent to the Village of Dutton. The redeveloped, 57-bed Bobier Villa facility was completed in 1997.

The Lesslie family originated in Dundee, Scotland, where Edward Lesslie was born in May 1765. He married Grace (Grizel) Watson on August 13, 1798 in Dundee. Although his father was a sailor, Edward Lesslie established himself as a bookseller and printers' ink maker in Dundee. He is described in the Scottish Book Trade Index as a leader of the advanced radicals who narrowly escaped prosecution for sedition. Further details about this part of his life are unknown. What is known is that by 1819 he decided to emigrate to Canada with his family. He sent his son John in 1820 with a supply of goods to open a store. Upon arrival, John chose York (Toronto) and, together with his travelling companion, William Lyon Mackenzie, established a business in the book and drug trade. They later opened a store in Dundas, which, in addition to drugs and books, dealt in a variety of other merchandise. In 1822, ill health prevented the emigration of the remaining family so Edward sent his sons James and Charles, and daughter Grace on a chartered brig loaded with supplies for the stores. James ended up in Kingston, operating a store there for the next four years. In the meantime, Edward and Grace and their remaining children finally arrived in Upper Canada and settled in Dundas where they operated the store now named Lesslie and Sons. The Lesslie family played an important role in early life in Dundas. They operated a thriving business and owned considerable land in the area. Edward Lesslie was instrumental in establishing the Free Church in Dundas, which offered meeting space to a variety of denominations. John Lesslie would continue to manage the store in Dundas, become the postmaster, and purchase a brewery. He and three of his sisters remained in Dundas. Edward Lesslie died in 1828 and management of the business fell to the sons, John, James, Charles, and William. John remained in charge of the Dundas branch while James operated the York store with the help of their youngest brother, Joseph. William operated the store in Kingston. Charles emigrated to Davenport, Iowa, disillusioned after the rebellion of 1837. He would remain there for the rest of his life. Joseph Lesslie eventually became postmaster of Toronto. He and his wife, Sarah Graham, had seven children, of which two were doctors: Rolph Bidwell Lesslie and Joseph Walter Lesslie. Rolph Lesslie led an adventurous life, acting as surgeon to African expeditions and in the Turko-Russian war. One of Joseph and Sarah’s granddaughters, Constance Grace Lesslie Harding, daughter of their daughter Grace, led an equally adventurous life. She rebelled against her upbringing and lived a Bohemian life in Europe. Of the remaining Lesslie family, the eldest son, Edward, was written out of the will, his father disagreeing with his life choices. He died in Hamilton in 1875.