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]
^Greene, Barnet M.; Parker, Charles Whately, eds. (1973). Who's who in Canada An Illustrated Biographical Record of Men and Women of the Time. International Press Limited. p. 1084.
