In office 1972 - 1974 Role Clergyman | Name Bruce McLeod | |
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Alma mater University of TorontoUnion Theological Seminary Books City Sermons: Preaching from a Downtown Church Education University of Toronto, Upper Canada College, Union Theological Seminary |
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The Very Reverend Dr. N. Bruce McLeod (born 1929) is a former Moderator of the United Church of Canada (1972–1974). He has a doctorate in preaching from Union Theological Seminary in New York.
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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. 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. During his term, McLeod also succeeded in encouraging more friendly relations between Jews and the United Church of Canada.
In the 1981 provincial election, McLeod was the Ontario Liberal Party's candidate in the Toronto riding of St. George finishing second behind Susan Fish.