Hickeson, Isobel

Isobel Hickeson was a member of the Women’s Missionary Society and a volunteer with many Committees of the United Church of Canada with an interest in literature and educational materials. From 1934-1939, she was Treasurer, then President of the Evening Auxiliary in Newmarket. In 1942 she was President of the Afternoon Auxiliary, Leaside and organized the Evening Auxiliary. From 1945-1947, she was Secretary for Baby Bands for the Toronto Centre Presbyterial. From 1946-1949, she was a part of the Literature Committee of the Dominion Board, elected to the Executive in 1947. From 1949-1954 she was Secretary for Mission Circles, and in 1954-1955 was Chairman of the Literature Committee. In 1955 the responsibility for preparation and distribution of Missionary Education materials was transferred to the Board of Information. Up until that point, it had been the work of the W.M.S. Literature Department. From 1955-1961 she was Executive Secretary for Literature, and also a representative of the Board to the National Council of Churches of Christ (USA) Committee on Missionary Education from 1956-1961 and a member of the Executive and Sub-Executive of the Board of Information in 1959. From 1961-1966 she was on the Executive and Sub-Executive of the General Council as a representative of the Board of Information. Throughout these years she was also on many standing Committees; Adult Sub-Committee on Education for Mission (Board of Information), helping to set up the Distribution Centre for Literature, Staff and Salaries Committee, National and Regional Financing Agenda Committee for the General Council, Program Planning Committee of the Division of Congregational Life and Work, Literature and Communications Committee of the Board of Women. She was also a long-time volunteer with the North York General Hospital Auxiliary.