Bruce McLeod | |
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25th Moderator of the United Church of Canada | |
Church | United Church of Canada |
In office | 1972–1974 |
Predecessor | Arthur B. B. Moore |
Successor | Wilbur K. Howard |
Personal details | |
Born | N. Bruce McLeod 1930 (age 93–94)[1] |
Alma mater |
N. Bruce McLeod (born 1930) is a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada (1972–1974).[2] He has a doctorate in preaching from Union Theological Seminary in New York.[3]
Once the minister of Bloor Street United Church in downtown Toronto and a frequent columnist in the United Church Observer, as Moderator McLeod practised extensive outreach via television and by ministry in shopping malls and elsewhere in the world beyond traditional congregational worship.[2] He envisioned a United Church of Canada that would become more open and welcoming to new ideas than had previously been the case, and one in which regional sensibilities as to then-current issues such as abortion would be given credibility.[2] During his term, McLeod also succeeded in encouraging more friendly relations between Jews and the United Church of Canada.[4]
In the 1981 provincial election, McLeod was the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate in the Toronto riding of St. George, where he finished second behind Susan Fish.[5]