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| − | Koinonia Worship Centre | + | Koinonia Worship Centre was originally an independent congregation, established in 1997 by Dan and Carol Sileshi. Dan had become a Christian through the [[Meserete Kristos Church]] (Mennonite Church in [[Ethiopia|Ethiopia]]) and served for a number of years as a pastor and teacher in Nigeria before moving to Canada in 1996. In 2001 the congregation had 100 attending representing 20 different ethnic groups, worshiping in the English language. At that time the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference Board of Evangelism appointed Sileshi to be a church planter under "Love Toronto," its Key City Initiative. The congregation joined the [[Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches|Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches]] in February 2002. The church also has an Amharic congregation pastored by Simeon T. Demeke which ministers to the Ethiopian community in Toronto. |
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| + | The church moved into a building in Ajax, Ontario in 2010 and changed its name to The Access Centre. | ||
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| − | <em>Mennonite Brethren Herald</em> (2 March 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/news-4.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/news-4.html] (accessed 12 October 2009); (26 October 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-20/toronto.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-20/toronto.html] (accessed 12 October 2009); (22 March 2002): [http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html] (accessed 12 October 2009). | + | <em>Mennonite Brethren Herald</em> (2 March 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/news-4.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/news-4.html] (accessed 12 October 2009); (26 October 2001): [http://old.mbherald.com/40-20/toronto.html http://old.mbherald.com/40-20/toronto.html] (accessed 12 October 2009); (22 March 2002): [http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html] (accessed 12 October 2009); (May 2014): 38. |
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<strong>Address</strong>: 487 Westney Road South, Ajax Ontario, Units 19 and 20 | <strong>Address</strong>: 487 Westney Road South, Ajax Ontario, Units 19 and 20 | ||
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[http://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches] (2002-present) | [http://www.mennonitebrethren.ca/ Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches] (2002-present) | ||
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[[Category:Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | [[Category:Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches Congregations]] | ||
Revision as of 14:38, 13 June 2014
Koinonia Worship Centre was originally an independent congregation, established in 1997 by Dan and Carol Sileshi. Dan had become a Christian through the Meserete Kristos Church (Mennonite Church in Ethiopia) and served for a number of years as a pastor and teacher in Nigeria before moving to Canada in 1996. In 2001 the congregation had 100 attending representing 20 different ethnic groups, worshiping in the English language. At that time the Canadian Mennonite Brethren Conference Board of Evangelism appointed Sileshi to be a church planter under "Love Toronto," its Key City Initiative. The congregation joined the Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches in February 2002. The church also has an Amharic congregation pastored by Simeon T. Demeke which ministers to the Ethiopian community in Toronto.
The church moved into a building in Ajax, Ontario in 2010 and changed its name to The Access Centre.
Bibliography
Mennonite Brethren Herald (2 March 2001): http://old.mbherald.com/40-05/news-4.html (accessed 12 October 2009); (26 October 2001): http://old.mbherald.com/40-20/toronto.html (accessed 12 October 2009); (22 March 2002): http://old.mbherald.com/41-06/news-1.html (accessed 12 October 2009); (May 2014): 38.
Additional Information
Address: 487 Westney Road South, Ajax Ontario, Units 19 and 20
Telephone: 416-385-0285
Website: The Access Centre http://www.theaccesscentre.org/
Denominational Affiliations:
Ontario Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2002-present)
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches (2002-present)
| Author(s) | Richard D Thiessen |
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| Date Published | June 2014 |
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Thiessen, Richard D. "Access Centre, The (Ajax, Ontario, Canada)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. June 2014. Web. 18 Apr 2024. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Access_Centre,_The_(Ajax,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=123214.
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Thiessen, Richard D. (June 2014). Access Centre, The (Ajax, Ontario, Canada). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 18 April 2024, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Access_Centre,_The_(Ajax,_Ontario,_Canada)&oldid=123214.
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