History

Our church started off as a group of people at the Willowdale SDA Church who wanted to hold gatherings in Chinese. The church started approximately in the year of 1982.

Later, as more people attended the gatherings, they were held at the CAA school located next to the Willowdale SDA Church.

Finally, on March 29^th, 1997, after numerous delays in construction, we moved to our current location and held our first gathering at our new church. The new church cost $1.7 million to build, and it was the first church in the Ontario Conference of SDAs that was built without a mortgage. A particularly large donation of $800,000 obtained with the help of Elder Li, as well as help from the Chan Foundation, undoubtedly helped make that possible.

Milestones

1. End of 1972: The first Chinese Sabbath School class with seven persons attending met for the first time at the balcony of the Willowdale Church.
2. March 20, 1982: The company of Chinese believers was formed. They began worship service in their own language at the Music Room of Crawford Adventist Academy. Later they moved to the school cafeteria for their services.
3. September 1989: The first full time pastor was assigned.
4. January 4, 1992: The Toronto Chinese Church was formally organized.
5. June 1996: The construction of the new church building started.
6. March 29, 1997: The first worship service was held at the new church.
7. May 30, 1998: The church was dedicated to the Lord.

Last Updated: May 31st, 1998