Our Church

On a Spiritual Journey

On January 27, 1979, a group of 35 Seventh-day Adventists formed a company at Yorkgate Community Centre. They were drawn from the Willowdale, Perth, Toronto West and Kingsview Village Seventh-day Adventist Churches. These faith-filled believers called themselves the Downsview Seventh-day Adventist Church and started their spiritual journey.

We were led by many pastors and met at various places of worship. Our senior pastors were:

Pr. Travis Afflick
Dr. Andrew King
Pr. Ledford Morris
Dr. Ken Campbell
Pr. Frankie Lazurus
Pr. Eustace Henry
Dr. Steve Cassimy
Pr. Cyril Newman
Pr. Bob Sparenberg

Our associate/assistant pastors were:

Pr. Michelle Clarke
Pr. Samuel Sinnanainar
Pr. Sean Folkes
Pr. Leonard Northe
Dr. Ida Smith
Pr. Garth Dottin
Pr. David Thompson
Pr. Prem Nathan

God was always leading our congregation. In 1994 He sent Pastor Ken Campbell. Pastor Campbell joined forces with our flock and helped us to realize our dream of having our own place of worship. In less than two years, Downsview Church was led to 37 Bakersfield where we became one of the first Adventist churches to launch tent meetings in Ontario in recent times. To God be the glory.

Another major project that we undertook was to build a new church building on the property of 37 Bakersfield. After many years of planning, and saving, this dream was accomplished.