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About Us
Mission
Statement
Willowdale Seventh-day Adventist Church
Who we are . . .
We are united
in Christ through worship.
We honour Him as our Creator and Saviour.
We are united
in Christ through fellowship.
We live as brothers and sisters-His family.
We are united
in Christ through discipleship.
We follow Him in loving obedience.
We are united
in Christ through ministry.
Like Him, we serve our community.
United
in Christ, our mission is to share our
hope of a soon-coming Saviour with all peoples
of Toronto, nurturing one another in Christlikeness.
Worship
Hours
Worship services:
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Sabbath (Saturday) morning:
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8:45 and 11:30
am |
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Sabbath school (Bible
study):
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10:00 am |
| Church Office
Hours: |
9:00 a.m.
- 5:00 p.m.
Monday - Thursday |
Pastoral
Staff
Pastor(interim):
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Rick Bacchus
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Associate:
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Orlando Pule -
Youth |
| Associate: |
Dan Dupuis |
Treasurer:
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Maria Paculanang
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| Secretary:
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Joy Biondi
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A
Brief History of Willowdale SDA Church
We're a big church in a big
city. Like Toronto, we're also a little bit of
the world, having come here from many places.
The Bible calls us pilgrims-travellers who are
only passing through this world on our way to
a heavenly home.
As Seventh-day Adventist Christians
our roots go back to the worldwide spiritual awakening
of the mid-18th century that expected Christ's
coming then. We still believe He's coming. In
fact, we anticipate our Saviour's return any time
now. While we wait, He's given us work to do We
serve Him by sharing our hope in His soon-coming
and encouraging one another along the way.
Formed more than fifty years
ago, our congregation has undergone many changes.
Once closely identified with North York Branson
Hospital and Toronto Junior Academy, we still
share a common campus with them, but both institutions
have new identities of their own. TJA, now Crawford
Adventist Academy, provides K-12 Christian education
as part of the Toronto Adventist District School
Board. In 1998, Branson became a division of North
York General Hospital.
Today our multi-cultural congregation
is a microcosm of the international Seventh-day
Adventist family of over thirteen million.
Our motto, United in Christ,
takes its inspiration from an ancient Christian
illustration. The words of one author invite us
to,
Picture a large circle,
from the edge of which are many lines all running
to the center. The nearer these lines approach
the center, the nearer they are to one another.
Thus it is in the Christian life. The closer
we come to Christ, the nearer we shall be to
one another.
We are united in Christ
through our worship, fellowship, discipleship,
and ministry.
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