ABOUT US
The congregation of the Ethiopian Evangelical Church is mainly made up of warm and loving, born-again Ethiopian & Eritrean Christians. While the Worship service of the main congregation is done in the Amharic language, full-fledged English service is held side by side. Our mission is to carry out the great commission of Jesus Christ as recorded in Matt. 28, to reach out the Ethiopian comm
unity with the Gospel of Jesus Christ in their language, to provide social development programs geared toward the wellbeing of the community. The Church’s spiritual need is carried out by the Pastors the board of Elders – as overseers. We have church services, prayer meetings and home fellowships throught the week. Please refer our services page for more details
VISION
Our vision is to pursue a living relationship with God through Christian faith carried out by means of regular church services and teachings of gospel. Besides reaching out souls and impacting the Ethiopian Community in Toronto, the EECT is supporting a large mission work known us Mission Geregema in southern Ethiopia since 1994. By the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the continual mission support of Ethiopian Evangelical Church in Toronto, thousands have come to Christ and over thirty three local churches established in many localities of the region. Side by side with the preaching of the gospel and through various measures of community development works and with help of our lord Jesus Christ, we envision to bring to bring gospel to the people and equip them to serve the Lord. VALUES
Gospel motivates us to worship Him, to obey Him, and follow Jesus every day. It also drives us to share God’s love with our families, friends, community, and the world at large. Christianity is not a set of religious rules but a living relationship with the Triune God in Jesus Christ. Our focus as a church is to respond to His calling on our lives. Having been saved and connected to Him through saving-faith of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, we now serve our Savior with gladness. We are a community called to reach-out and demonstrate the love and grace of Jesus through our lives and words – both here in our community and around the world. We are a community called to reach up as believers, loving and worshiping God at our most highest. The foundations of this church are Biblical teaching of the Word, Spirit-led worship, authentic relationships, unceasing prayer, and compassionate provision for the needy. HISTORY
In the wake of Ethiopian military coup in 1974, thousands were killed for their views and most of the time without any substantial reason – under Stalinist motto the “Red Terror.” The Church was persecuted heavily – particularly evangelical believers. Closing churches, imprisoning and torturing Christian leaders and the youth was daily ordeal believers faced. As a result hundreds of thousands were forced to flee to neighboring countries – the Sudan, Kenya, and Djibouti – and from there to Europe, the United States, and Canada
Following such a massive migration, some Ethiopians came to Canada as early as 1985. Ethiopians who were settled in Toronto area established churches in different municipalities. Later, Elders of 3 of those churches came together and prayed to God for his guidance to bring these churches together. Thus, the three churches: Bethlehem, Full Gospel, & Ethiopian Evangelical churches that were serving Ethiopian community in Toronto were united in 1999.
