Winnipeg
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Canada
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, from 1888 to 1938. In 1924, Wesley College became part of the United Church of Canada.https://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/private/c20090e.php The United Church of Canada Act RSM 1990, c. 200 It was one of the University of Winnipeg's founding colleges.
History
Wesley College was established in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
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, in 1888 by George Young, a Methodist minister. The college was named for John Wesley, one of the founders of
Methodism
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. Wesley College was originally affiliated with the
University of Manitoba
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In 1913, Wesley College entered into an experimental partnership with
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called the United Colleges. After the colleges returned to being independent in 1914, Wesley College continued to teach both arts and theology independently of the University of Manitoba. In 1917, J. H. Riddell became president of Wesley College.
In 1931, Manitoba College sold its building to the Roman Catholic Church and the building became St. Paul's College. At this time, Manitoba College joined with Wesley College in the teaching of Theology. In 1938, Manitoba College formally joined with Wesley College, both part of the
United Church of Canada
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since 1924, to form United College, which eventually received its own independent charter in 1967 as the
University of Winnipeg
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In 2001, Wesley Hall was formally recognized as a historic place by the Canadian Registry of Historic Places. The archival records of Wesley College are housed in the University of Winnipeg Archives.
Salome Halldorson
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She served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1936 to 1941 as a member of the Social Credit League. She was the second woman and the ...
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Robert Hoey
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William Ivens
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Ivan Schultz
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* Friesen, Gerald. "Principal J. H. Riddell: The Sane and Safe Leader of Wesley College." In Prairie Spirit: Perspectives on the Heritage of the United Church of Canada in the West, edited by Dennis L. Butcher, et al. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1985.