Personal Ministries

Department Head: Paul McKenzie

tesda.personalmin@gmail.com

Personal Ministries Department exists to provide full religious education for church members, including bible study guides, material for evangelistic programs and other activities.

The department also promotes personal and world missions, and designs programs and resources to equip and train members to minister to and serve their communities.

The primary goal of the Toronto East Seventh-day Adventist Personal Ministry is evangelism. With the charge given to us by Jesus, we are focused on spreading the gospel wherever we go. We work closely with the other departments of the church to strengthen our evangelistic outreach.

Other ministries that function in cooperation with the personal ministries department include small groups, church planting, and natural church development.

Community Services

DEPARTMENT HEAD: Faye Moffett

tesda.community@gmail.com

The Community Services Department overall goal is to provide community outreach and support, promote relationships and spiritual development in the community.  This department is actively involved in three community outreach programs:

1. Craiglee Nursing Home – monthly visitation. 3rd Saturdays of each month. 2:30-3:30 P.M.

2. Malvern Food Bank and Self-Serve Food Bank – Service is provided on a weekly basis Thursday from 10 am to 5:00 pm. The Food Bank serves 130 to 150 families per week. Clients are served between the hours of 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm. The food bank is located at 20 Sewells Road in Scarborough. The Malvern Family Resource Centre partners with us to feed lunch once per month to the food bank clients. We also partner with the Malvern Presbyterian Church who provide donated goods from their church members. In addition, school located in the area donate items collected during student food drives.

3. Agincourt Community Services Drop in Lunch – a hot nutritious mean is provided monthly for 50 to 70 individuals at 4155 Shepherd Avenue East.

Health Ministry

DEPARTMENT HEAD:  Jean levy

tesda.health@gmail.com

The bible reminds us that our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we have been entrusted with the privilege of maintaining and improving our spiritual, mental, social and physical health.  The Health Ministry Department accepts the responsibility of helping people obtain optimal levels of physical, mental and spiritual health.  In addition to ministering to those who are ill, this responsibility extends to the prevention of disease through effective health education and leadership.

The goal of the department is to conduct and promote programs such as cooking classes, health seminars, exercise information and other related activities to equip church members with information to help each member to live healthily.