Cemeteries near Wilberforce ON (76 Result(s))

The beginning of the United Church congregation in Victoria Square dates back to 1832, when the Primitive Methodists first established what was then termed a ''class'' here under the leadership of ''Daddy'' William Haton. This group built a church on the east side of Woodbine, north of Elgin Mills. Around the same time, John Wesley, leader of the Wesleyan Methodists, was initiating a new influence on our way of life. John Wesley was born in England in the 17th century. He and his brother, Charles, preached a strictly disciplined way of life and because of this, they and their followers were known as Methodists. Toronto's early settlers included many Methodists: Egerton Ryerson, Bishop Strachan, and Timothy Eaton for example.

Glenwood Cemetery is open to the public for visitation and walking seven days a week. Glenwood Cemetery is an active cemetery located on 62 acres of land. Designed as a garden cemetery, it is set in rolling's hills, with majestic mature forests, gardens, water features and winding walking paths. Established in 1873, it has offered a serene resting place . Professional and sensitive service are a priority for our staff. Glenwood Cemetery takes offers a variety of interment options: in-ground and cremation burials, a scattering ground and columbaria. Glenwood Cemetery is a rich but generally unrecognized resource of local and national history.

Burial in a Catholic cemetery is an affirmation of the Christian faith. The Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese, operated on behalf of all parishes, exercise a ministry of service that continues uninterrupted. Each Catholic cemetery provides the sheltering warmth of the faith, along with a full range of services and exceptional facilities.

As the Muslim community has blossomed and set roots in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), their expectation of acceptable burial service standards has increased to include a 7 day a week burial facility within the GTA, solving the need for weekend and after hour burials, as well reducing travel time to the burial and visitations. The Community has also become aware of the total costs of burial and seeks to control those costs, as well as have access to one-stop convenience. The Toronto Muslim Cemetery (TMCC) is pleased to provide all this for the Muslim community.TMCC is the first Sunni-Shia Muslim cemetery in the Greater Toronto Area created solely to meet the religious, cultural and internment needs of the GTA's Muslim community. Our goal is to provide a complete and comprehensive set of services with a single phone call.We value the needs and concerns of the Community and have established a place for Muslims to come together at a time when their need for support and caring attention to detail is at a peak.

Serving families since 1850, Cataraqui Cemetery is a rural garden cemetery offering monument, cremation and cemetery services to the greater Kingston area.