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CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE

85th ANNUAL

DISTRICT ASSEMBLY

JUNE 5TH, 2020

"This is to my Father's glory that you bear much fruit"

(John 15 verse 8)

GENERAL SUPERINTENDENT – DR. DAVID GRAVES

DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT – REVEREND STEPHEN OTTLEY

DISTRICT SECRETARY – FRANKLIN CHOUINARD

DISTRICT TREASURER – DONALD L. TWEEDLE

DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR – TERRY HUDSON

SDMI CHAIR – CINDY STAVROPOULOS

NMI PRESIDENT – BEV CROSSLEY

NYI PRESIDENT – MARG STAHLBAUM

DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD

ROSE SORZANO, DOUG DAVIS, CHARMAINE KOFLER

RUTH COPELAND–HOLTZ, SUZANNE TROTMAN, MARK COULTER

from the DISTRICT OFFICE, MISSISSAUGA

Table of Contents

Letter from the District Superintendent 1 Letter from the General Superintendent 2 Leadership & Assembly Staff 3 Boards & Committees 4 List of Churches by Zone 6

District Statistics 7

Leadership Reports 16 District Superintendent Report 17 District Treasurer Report 26 District Administrator Report 30 Young Adult Facilitator Report 31 SDMI Chair Report 32 SDMI Treasurer Report 36 NMI President Report 37 NMI Treasurer Report 41 NYI President Report 42

Board & Committee Reports 46 Memorial Roll Report 47 Nominating Committee Report 48 District Advisory Board Report 53 Finance Committee Report 56 Board of Ministry (Studies) Report 67 Board of Ministry (Credentials) Report 68 Ministerial Development Report 70 District Training-NBC Alliance Report 71 Plan to Protect Report 72 District Properties Report 73 Camp Board Report 74

Associated Ministries Reports 75 National Director Report 76 Ambrose University Report 89 Chaplains Report 93 Special Assignment Report 96 NCMC Report 99 The Sharing Place Report 100 The Sharing Place Financial Report 102 Manatial Ministries Report 110

Church Reports 111

District Assembly Handbook

2019 - 2020

Reverend Steve Ottley District Superintendent

Dear Canada Central District Family,

Things are different this year. This would have been our 85th gathering for the Annual Assembly of the Canada Central District Church of the Nazarene. Of course, the Covid-19 Pandemic has changed much of life. The good news is, God is still at work in and through the Church of Jesus Christ.My prayer is that though we gather virtually, the Holy Spirit will visit us, stirring our hearts for lost people and empowering us to evangelistic action – bringing the Gospel to the 14 million residents of our province. If there was ever a time the message of hope is needed in Ontario, it is now. God has placed us in the communities we find ourselves for such a time as this.

We are thankful for our General Superintendent, Dr. David Graves and his wife, Sharon. This is Dr. Graves first of a two-year jurisdictional responsibility to Canada. We are blessed to have them and look forward to the opportunities we will have together over these next two years.

We are also thankful for our National Director, Dr. Ian Fitzpatrick, and his effective leadership.

Thanks to the Family Reunion Planning Committee for their preliminary work in planning the 2020 Reunion. Thanks also to Rev. Nick Stavropoulos and the Toronto Rosewood Church for their willingness to host the Reunion. Although the In-Person Reunion had to be canceled, their good work is in place for next year. Committee Members: Bev Crossley (NMI President), Greta Miller (Rosewood Missional Outreach), Rev. Lisa Outar (Rosewood Associate Pastor), Roy Singh (Rosewood Facility), Marg Stahlbaum (NYI President), Cindy Stavropoulos (Rosewood Youth Director/SDMI Chair).

Our District Secretary, Rev. Frank Chouinard, and our District Administrative Assistant, Pat Fitzpatrick, have been invaluable in coordinating the reporting and publishing of all materials for the 2019-2020 Church Year. We’re grateful for the many hours Rev. Chouinard spent working with the app developer to have our new District App ready. Thank you both for your good work.

Thanks to you, Canada Central District Family for the investment of your time in faithful ministry in your local church. May God bless your efforts and make them produce much fruit.

Sincerely, Reverend Steve Ottley

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Dr. David Graves

General Superintendent

Dr. David W. Graves is a general superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene.

Dr. Graves was chosen for the highest elected office in the denomination at the 27th General

Assembly held in Orlando, Florida, USA, in 2009. At the time of his election, Dr. Graves was

the senior pastor of College Church of the Nazarene in Olathe, Kansas, where he had served

since 2006.

Prior to College Church he served as director of Sunday School Ministries for the Church of the

Nazarene International Headquarters from 2001 to 2006. He has had pastoral assignments in

Kansas, Ohio, Tennessee, Oklahoma, and North Carolina. Graves is a graduate of Olivet

Nazarene University and received his Master of Divinity degree from Nazarene Theological

Seminary. He received an honorary Doctor of Divinity from Olivet. He is the author of three

books and has written for numerous publications.

Dr. Graves and his wife, Sharon, have four married children, Michael, John, Stephen, and

Rachel, and 12 grandchildren. He is a fourth-generation Nazarene on both sides of his family.

His parents are Harold and Bettie Graves.

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Dr. David W. GravesDr. David W. GravesGeneral Superintendent

Donald L . TweedleDonald L . TweedleDistrict Treasurer

Andrew BrownAndrew BrownYoung Adult Facilitator

Bev CrossleyBev CrossleyNMI President

Franklin ChouinardFranklin ChouinardDistrict Secretary

Rev. Stephen B. OttleyRev. Stephen B. OttleyDistrict Superintendent

Rev. Terry HudsonRev. Terry HudsonDistrict Administrator

Cindy StavropoulosCindy StavropoulosSDMI Chair

Marg StahlbaumMarg StahlbaumNYI President

Douglas NeufeldDouglas NeufeldRecording Secretary

Andrea McLellanAndrea McLellanPages

Bob McLellan*Bob McLellan*Distributions Clerk

Gord EvansGord EvansElections Clerk

Maxine McLellanMaxine McLellanOffice Secretary

Leadership

Assembly Staff

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District Advisory BoardRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio, chair

Elders

Rev. Mark Coulter (2022)

Rev. Charmaine Kofler (2021)

Rev. Rosalita Sorzano (2020)

Laypersons

Doug Davis (2022)

Suzanne Trotman-Bentham (2021)

Ruth Copeland-Holtz (2020)

Church PropertiesRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio

term to 2023:

Jack Matheson, chair

Patrick Alfred, Ann Hallyburton,

Julio Moreno.

Camp BoardRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio

(term to 2020)

Mark Coulter, Chair

David Potter, Vice Chair

Lloyd Tavenor, Family Camp Chair

Bev Crossley or NMI designate

Cindy Stavropoulos or SDMI designate

Marg Stahlbaum or NYI designate

Bruce Aitken, Denise Holland,

John Martin, Eric White

New Church DevelopmentRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio

Jani Coske, Gaston Echeguia, Geo Gonzalez, Otto

Hung, Daniel Moreno, Tina Pitamber, Junior Sorzano,

Trudy White.

Board of MinistryRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio, chair

Franklin Chouinard, District Secretary.

term to 2023: Otto Hung, Charmaine Kofler,

Danny Moreno Lisa Outar

term to 2022: Terry Goudy, Nick Stavropoulos,

Donna Wilson

term to 2021: Ann Hallyburton, Tamara Hudson,

Tina Pitamber, Bill Sunberg

term to 2020: Elaine Bumstead, Rosemary Redshaw,

Carrie Tweedle

Finance CommitteeRev. Stephen B. Ottley(ex officio)

Don Tweedle, District Treasurer, chair

term to 2022: Ann Hallyburton, Carlos Jerez,

Jack Matheson, Tina Pitamber.

term to 2021: Bruce Baker, Doug Davis,

Peter Lanigan, Gordon Williams

term to 2020: Patrick Alfred, Joan Bartlett,

Bill Hibbs, Eric White

Missional Zone FacilitatorsCapital, Franklin Chouinard

Georgian Bay, Terrence Goudy

Golden Horseshoe, TBD

GTA, Jani Csoke

Hispanic, Otto Hung

Lake Simcoe, Tamara Hudson

Western, John Neposlan

Spanish CommitteeDr. Otto Hung, chair

Alida Del Valle, Hector Del Valle, Gaston Echeguia,

Belkis Fernandez, Leonte Fernandez, Marisol

Fernandez, Pedro Fernandez, Mauricio Rivera

Menares, Daniel Moreno, Rafael Reyes, Mariela Rivera.

Boards & Committees

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District Training-NBC AllianceRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio

Tamara Hudson, Director

Otto Hung, Rosalita Sorzano

Nominating CommitteeRev. Stephen B. Ottley, ex officio

Alan Cristales, Denise Holland, Charmaine Kofler,

Doug Neufeld, Kerby Stavropoulos

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CapitalOttawa Bridlewood Community

Ottawa Evangelical Haitian

Ottawa Trinity

Golden HorseshoeHamilton Crown Point Community

Hamilton Mountain

Hamilton Spanish Young Flock

Niagara Heights Community

Oakville Generations

Oakville Spanish

Lake SimcoeBarrie Ferris Lane Community

Bradford Spanish

Cedardale

Egypt

Lakeside Community

Newmarket

WesternBrantford

Cambridge Preston

Chatham Faith Family

London Filipino

London First

London Spanish Truth and Life

Windsor Devonwood Community

Woodstock Faith Community

Georgian BayCollingwood Erie Street Community

Feversham

Kolapore Calvary

Markdale

Meaford Bethany

Owen Sound

Sault Ste. Marie Pim Street Community

Shelburne Grace

GTAAjax Connect

Brampton

Brampton Spanish

Markham Grace Chinese

Markham Village

Milton Casa de Pan Spanish

Mississauga Bethel Spanish

Mississauga Tabernaculo Evangelico

Mississauga Tamil

Pickering Altona Road Community

Quinte West

Richmond Hill Solid Rock Community

Toronto Armenian Emmanuel (Well on the Bay)

Toronto Emmanuel

Toronto Emmanuel Mission

Toronto Emmanuel Spanish

Toronto Emmanuel Tamil

Toronto Good Shepherd Community

Toronto Grace @ the Sharing Place

Toronto Grace of God Spanish

Toronto Hacedores de Historia Spanish

Toronto Kennedy Road

Toronto Kennedy Road Tamil

Toronto Main Street

Toronto Rosewood

Toronto Rosewood Chinese

Whitby Gateway Community (Corner Church)

Woodbridge Spanish

List of Churches by Zone

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Statistical Information

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Cedardale 32

Barrie Ferris Lane Community 28

London First 14

Toronto Rosewood 12

Toronto Emmanuel 10

Toronto Emmanuel Spanish 10

Mississauga Bethel Spanish 7

Whitby Gateway Community (Corner Church) 6

Brampton Spanish 5

Collingwood Erie Street Community 5

Ajax Connect 4

Brampton 4

Newmarket 4

Woodbridge Spanish 4

Oakville Generations 3

Egypt 3

Owen Sound 2

Hamilton Mountain 2

Richmond Hill Solid Rock Community 2

London Filipino 2

Toronto Grace @ the Sharing Place 2

Toronto Kennedy Road 2

Windsor Devonwood Community 2

Markham Grace Chinese 2

Hamilton Crown Point Community 2

Toronto Emmanuel Mission 1

Toronto Hacedores de Historia Spanish 1

Toronto Kennedy Road Tamil 1

Mississauga Tamil 1

Meaford Bethany 1

Brantford 1

Toronto Armenian Emmanuel (Well on the Bay) 1

Lakeside Community 1

Ottawa Trinity 0

Ottawa Bridlewood Community 0

Mississauga Tabernaculo Evangelico 0

Shelburne Grace 0

Toronto Good Shepherd Community 0

Toronto Main Street 0

Oakville Spanish 0

London Spanish Truth and Life 0

Quinte West 0

Feversham 0

Cambridge Preston 0

Kolapore Calvary 0

Oakville Spanish 0


Quinte West 0

Feversham 0

Sault Ste. Marie Pim Street Community 0

Markdale 0

Toronto Grace of God Spanish 0



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Conversions2019 - 2020

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London First 11




Brampton Spanish 6


Ajax Connect 3

Cedardale 3






Meaford Bethany 1



Brampton 1

London Filipino 0

Brantford 0

Oakville Spanish 0


Quinte West 0

Feversham 0


Markdale 0



Toronto Emmanuel 0



Toronto Rosewood 0

Cambridge Preston 0

Kolapore Calvary 0

Toronto Emmanuel Tamil 0

Mississauga Tamil 0

Pickering Altona Road Community 0

Woodstock Faith Community 0

Markham Village 0

Newmarket 0

Egypt 0



Owen Sound 0


Shelburne Grace 0

Ottawa Trinity 0


Hamilton Mountain 0






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Baptisms2019 - 2020

9

Brampton Spanish 10



London First 5



Brampton 3


Quinte West 2

Cambridge Preston 2

Hamilton Mountain 1



Mississauga Tamil 1



Markham Village 0


Egypt 0



Newmarket 0



Cedardale 0


Toronto Rosewood 0

Feversham 0


Markdale 0



Kolapore Calvary 0

Meaford Bethany 0


Oakville Spanish 0


Toronto Emmanuel 0


London Filipino 0

Brantford 0

Owen Sound 0

Shelburne Grace 0

Kolapore Calvary 0

Meaford Bethany 0


Newmarket 0



Cedardale 0


Toronto Rosewood 0



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New Nazarenes2019 - 2020

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Toronto Rosewood 357

London First 320


Toronto Emmanuel 220



Cedardale 154


Brantford 112


Brampton 101


Brampton Spanish 91






Cambridge Preston 70





Hamilton Mountain 56



Egypt 53




Ajax Connect 40




Ottawa Trinity 35


Newmarket 32

Owen Sound 25

Markham Village 24

Markdale 23

Quinte West 23

Kolapore Calvary 21

Mississauga Tamil 20





Shelburne Grace 7

Meaford Bethany 5

Feversham 3

Oakville Spanish 0

London Filipino 0



3,893

Membership2019 - 2020

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London First 170







Ajax Connect 88

Brampton Spanish 85




Brampton 62

Newmarket 60

Egypt 57







Cedardale 47



Owen Sound 40

London Filipino 36

Brantford 35




Markham Village 30



Kolapore Calvary 27

Ottawa Trinity 25


Oakville Spanish 25



Markdale 22


Quinte West 18


Meaford Bethany 14




Shelburne Grace 10

Feversham 9



3,346

Worship2019 - 2020

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London First 324







Ajax Connect 150




Egypt 113


Brampton Spanish 109



Meaford Bethany 94

Newmarket 88




Brampton 65


Kolapore Calvary 57

Ottawa Trinity 55

Owen Sound 54



Markham Village 51


London Filipino 50

Markdale 48



Oakville Spanish 40


Shelburne Grace 16


Quinte West 11







Cedardale 0


Feversham 0



Brantford 0




3,899

Sunday School & Discipleship Responsibility2019 - 2020

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London First 165




Toronto Rosewood 90

Ajax Connect 88

Brampton Spanish 85



Newmarket 64

Egypt 60








Brampton 45

Owen Sound 38

London Filipino 36






Markham Village 30






Markdale 22

Cedardale 22



Meaford Bethany 14

Ottawa Trinity 12


Quinte West 8

Hamilton Mountain 6



Kolapore Calvary 0


Oakville Spanish 0


Brantford 0


Feversham 0





1,996

Sunday School & Discipleship Attendance2019 - 2020

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Toronto Rosewood $842,330

Toronto Emmanuel Spanish $338,124

London First $311,349

Mississauga Bethel Spanish $193,700

Pickering Altona Road Community $175,988

Hamilton Crown Point Community $167,324

Toronto Emmanuel $164,424

Brampton $156,000

Oakville Generations $150,716

Toronto Main Street $144,310

Brantford $144,189

Barrie Ferris Lane Community $135,044

Ottawa Bridlewood Community $132,664

Newmarket $127,616

Cedardale $125,352

Woodbridge Spanish $121,395

Brampton Spanish $113,390

Egypt $113,343

Markham Village $105,875

Mississauga Tabernaculo Evangelico $104,309

Ajax Connect $103,504

Windsor Devonwood Community $101,088

Richmond Hill Solid Rock Community $96,668

Lakeside Community $79,069

Woodstock Faith Community $75,943

Markham Grace Chinese $74,272.75

Whitby Gateway Community (Corner Church) $74,106.50

Toronto Kennedy Road $74,052

Ottawa Trinity $71,547

Toronto Hacedores de Historia Spanish $68,883

Markdale $67,717

Hamilton Mountain $57,997.99

Owen Sound $57,786

Toronto Armenian Emmanuel (Well on the Bay) $57,500

Cambridge Preston $55,819

Kolapore Calvary $49,776

Collingwood Erie Street Community $45,957

Toronto Kennedy Road Tamil $40,676

Toronto Good Shepherd Community $38,821.85

Toronto Grace of God Spanish $31,361

Toronto Grace @ the Sharing Place $28,855

Sault Ste. Marie Pim Street Community $28,236.91

Shelburne Grace $25,318

Quinte West $22,528

Toronto Emmanuel Mission $19,942

London Spanish Truth and Life $17,081.88

Feversham $13,679

Meaford Bethany $12,438

Mississauga Tamil $2,446

Toronto Emmanuel Tamil $1,800

Oakville Spanish $0

London Filipino $0



$5,362,311.88

Church Income2019 - 2020

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District LeadershipReports

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District Superintendent ReportGeneral Superintendent, Dr. David Graves; National Director, Dr. Ian Fitzpatrick; Pastors, Delegates and friends of

this 85 Annual Assembly of the Canada Central District Church of the Nazarene.

It is my honour to present to you this, my 3 report as District Superintendent of this great and diverse district. It

is a joy to serve the Lord and His Church in this capacity.

The Canada Central District, Church of the Nazarene, has a future filled with hope and missional vitality. I

continue to believe that if our Local Churches are to thrive, we need to:

Harness the Harness the WisdomWisdom, , ExperienceExperience and and ResourcesResources in the Church to Raise Up the Next Spirit Filled in the Church to Raise Up the Next Spirit Filled

LeadersLeaders

Let me share as I did last year, that those words are chosen with purpose.

· We need to harness the wisdom and experience of those who have been around the church and journeying

in their faith walk for years. They have much to offer in the mission of the church. We dare not sideline any age

demographics in the church.

· We need to harness the resources in the church and invest them wisely in the mission of the church.

· We need to use that wisdom, that experience, and those resources to call out, prepare, mentor, and release

the next Spirit Filled Leaders into the churches of this Canada Central District in a way that will impact their

generation and the generations to come.

The Mission of the ChurchJesus Himself was the one who gave the Church its mission. He gave it first to His disciples, the first expression

of the Church, as He commanded them to…

…go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the HolySpirit. Teach these new disciples to obey all the commands I have given you. And be sure of this: I am withyou always, even to the end of the age.” Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT2) Matthew 28:19-20 (NLT2)

MAKING CHRISTLIKE DISCIPLES IN THE NATIONSMAKING CHRISTLIKE DISCIPLES IN THE NATIONS

Our Global Church of the Nazarenes can be described by 7 characteristics as we work to carry out that mission:

1. Meaningful Worship

2. Theological Coherence

3. Passionate Evangelism

4. Intentional Discipleship

5. Church Development

6. Transformational Leadership

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7. Purposeful Compassion

While the above outlines the mission of the Church, and characteristics of the Church of the Nazarene, we need

to ensure we carry out that mission and develop those characteristics by fostering the kind of environment

described in both the Old and New Testaments.

God, through His servant Moses, says to His people:

Deuteronomy 11:19 (NLT2)Deuteronomy 11:19 (NLT2)

Teach them to your children. Talk about them when you are at home and when you are on the road, when youare going to bed and when you are getting up.

Paul, says to young Timothy:

2 Timothy 2:2 (NLT2)2 Timothy 2:2 (NLT2)

You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many reliable witnesses. Now teach these truthsto other trustworthy people who will be able to pass them on to others.

I am committed to leading us towards this vision of raising up the next generation of leaders who are filled with

the transformational power of the Holy Spirit. However, this is not a vision that can be accomplished alone. God

has blessed me with a tremendous team of people who surround me with love, prayer, wisdom, experience,

and action:

My FamilyI thank God for my wife, Pat and our children: Nicole, Shauna, and Dylan. I am a blessed man with a wife who is

my best friend and partner in the ministry. Carrying out the ministry responsibilities God has called me to, is

made more effective knowing I have the full support of Pat and the kids. For this I am grateful.

Our Pastoral TeamI am grateful for the faithful service of pastors – Women and Men who have answered the call of God to

vocational ministry. We are blessed to have a tremendous team of Spirit filled leaders, leading our

congregations in Ontario. We praise God for each of you.

People of Canada Central District, I encourage you to often show appreciation to your pastor. Pastors, thank

you for leading the people of God in your congregations – for carrying out their duties as prophet, priest, and

shepherd. During the latter part of this church year, our pastor’s stress level, creativity and especially their faith,

has been tested. They have remained faithful to the ministry God called them to, during a time that has been like

none we’ve ever been through before.

THANK YOU, PASTORS!

The District TeamThere are many others who form the team as we carry out the mission of the Church. I want to take this

opportunity to sincerely thank those who faithfully carry out their ministry to the Lord and His Church.

Thank you to our District Staff Personnel:

· District Office Administrative Assistant, Mrs. Patricia Fitzpatrick. I am extremely grateful for the faithfulness of

Pat as she carries out her responsibilities with such efficiency. Thank you, Pat, for all you do for the Lord and for

the operations of this district.

· District Administrator, Rev. Terry Hudson. Pastor Terry is a tremendous part of our district staff as he

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supports local churches and pastors with insurance, legal, and CRA resources. Thank you, Pastor Terry, for

serving the Lord and our local churches.

· District Young Adult Facilitator, Andrew Brown. Andrew has jumped into his new role with both feet and has

begun developing a network of young adults across the district. Thank you, Andrew. We are looking forward to

this ongoing partnership in Young Adult Ministry.

These wonderful ministries of Pat, Pastor Terry, and Andrew makes it possible for me to focus on the vision God

is growing in us.

I am thankful for our District Advisory Board. Lay Members: Mrs. Ruth Copeland-Holtz (secretary), Mrs. Suzanne

Trotman, Mr. Doug Davis; and Clergy Members: Rev. Rose Sorzano, Rev. Mark Coulter, and Rev. Charmaine

Kofler.

Our auxiliary department leaders have carried out their responsibilities with excellence: S.D.M.I. Chair: Mrs. Cindy

Stavropoulos, N.M.I. President: Ms. Bev Crossley and N.Y.I President; Mrs. Marg Stahlbaum. Thank You!

A special recognition is in order for Bev Crossley. After serving with excellence as our District N.M.I. President for

many years, Bev has sensed that it is time to pass the baton over to a new president. She will remain on the

N.M.I. Council in a supportive role in a ministry she continues to be passionate about. Thank you, Bev, for your

invaluable ministry over these many years. May God bless you in this next season of service to Him and His

Church.

Others who are vital to the operations of the district are: District Finance Chair and Treasurer, Mr. Don Tweedle;

District Secretary, Rev. Franklin Chouinard; Recording Secretary, Rev. Doug Neufeld; and Plan to Protect Director,

Mr. Doug Davis. Thank You!

I’m grateful for those who served as Missional Zone Facilitators; Rev. Scott Beamer (Golden Horseshoe Zone),

Rev. Jani Csoke (G.T.A. Zone), Rev. John Neposlan (Western Zone), Rev. Tamara Hudson (Lake Simcoe Zone),

Rev. Dr. Otto Hung (Spanish Zone), Rev. Frank Chouinard (Capital Zone), Rev. Terry Goudy (Georgian Bay Zone).

Compassionate Ministry Centres continue to be a blessing to many in need and those who are marginalized.

Thanks to Rev. Gena Torres (Director of The Sharing Place & Pastor of Grace Church); Rev. Belkis Fernandez

(Founder) and Mrs. Lucy Maestre (Director) of Manantial Neighbourhood Services; Rev. Bill Sunberg: (Founder of

Ephraim’s Place); Revs. Jason and Lianna Brown: (Founders of The Giving Closet Thrift Shop).

Thanks to Rev. Junior Sorzano for his leadership of our Cuba Partnership, as well as all the congregations who

participate in this program. This year we had the privilege of hosting D.S. Luis and Iliana Ramirez from our Cuba

East District.

Thanks to Rev. Elaine Bumstead (NCMC Director) for this fruitful ministry she leads. This has proven to be a

tremendously effective ministry, making an impact in some challenging areas of the world. Thank you for

starting a new domestic initiative including Disaster Relief Training.

To the congregations who participate in Canada Food Grains Bank, thank you! – Kolapore, Markdale, Brantford,

Cambridge, Kennedy Road and London First.

Our Riverview Camp continues to experience good days serving the district with a place for camps and retreats.

Thanks to Rev. Mark Coulter for his leadership of the effective board.

Thank you to the Committees and Boards which oversee our diverse ministries doing effective work across our

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district.

Highlights of the YearPastoral Changes:· Reverend Phil Sabine: Retired.

· Pastor Russell Davis: Appointed to Woodstock Faith Church in September.

· Pastor Michael Khan: Appointed as Interim Pastor for Niagara Heights Church in March.

· Reverend Mark Patterson: Appointed as Interim Pastor for Brantford Church in April.

· Pastor Maxine McLellan: Appointed as Supply Pastor for Shelburne Grace Church in February.

Clergy Promoted to Glory:Two of our pastors entered into their eternal reward this year:

· Reverend Robert McLellan passed away on December 6 , after a long battle with cancer. Pastor Bob

faithfully devoted his entire pastoral ministry to the Canada Central District. He pastored in Egypt, Peterborough,

and his final church in Shelburne Grace Church of the Nazarene, where he was for 25 years. We continue to pray

for Pastor Bob’s wife, Maxine, and their adult children, Andrea and Andrew.

· Pastor Ohannes (John) Keoshkerian passed away on April 18 . Pastor John devoted over 30 years of his life

fulfilling the call of God on his life to be a minister of the Gospel of Jesus. Over 20 of those years was dedicated

to the Toronto Armenian Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene which he and his family planted in the early 1980’s.

Pastor John was preceded in death by his wife Berjouhi (Betty). We continue to pray for his family, including

Pastor Hany and Sylva Boghossian, who now pastors the Toronto Armenian Emmanuel Church.

We thank God for the lives of Pastor Bob and Pastor John. Many have been impacted, and eternal destinies

changed because of their faithful ministry over many years.

Pastoral – Church Board Reviews:· Reverend Charmaine Kofler – June 2019 – Ottawa Bridlewood – 4 years

· Reverend Carrie Tweedle – June 2019 – Pickering Altona Rd – 4 years

· Reverend Bruce Clark – October 2019 – Toronto Main St – 4 years

Note: Reverend Jason Brown and Hamilton Crown Point were scheduled for March 2019. However, it had to be

rescheduled due to the Covid-19 Pandemic Restrictions.

Church Transitions:I have worked with the following churches which have been in transition this year.

· London Spanish

· Niagara Heights

· Brantford

· Milton Casa de Pan

Church Visits:

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Pat and I count it a privilege and are filled with joy as we visit our local churches for worship, and to see how God

is working in different congregations in different ways. Praise God for the lives that are being impacted for

eternity.

Worship Services:Worship Services: Whitby Gateway, Woodbridge Spanish, Hamilton Mountain, Quinte West, London First,

Cedardale, Shelburne Grace, Hamilton Spanish, Meaford Bethany, Collingwood Erie St., Sault Ste Marie, Pim St.,

Brantford, Markdale, Kolapore Calvary, Woodstock Faith, Niagara Heights, Toronto Rosewood, Toronto

Hacedores de Historia, Toronto Main Street, Brampton, Brampton Spanish, Ajax Connect, Egypt, Toronto Tamil

Churches, Toronto Good Shepherd, Toronto Kennedy Road, Milton Casa de Pan, Oakville Generations, Pickering

Altona Rd., Toronto Emmanuel Spanish, Richmond Hill Solid Rock, Ottawa Trinity, Toronto Armenian Emmanuel.

Church Board Meetings:Church Board Meetings: London Spanish, Ottawa Bridlewood, Brantford, Niagara Heights, Lakeside, Toronto

Main Street, Milton Casa de Pan, Pickering Altona Rd., Toronto Grace @ the Sharing Place, Toronto Armenian

Emmanuel, Newmarket.

Missional Zones Meetings:Missional Zones Meetings: This past Church Year I’ve attended Missional Zone Pastors Meetings on all 7 of

our District Missional Zones.

Other District EventsOther District Events : Young Adult Retreat, Men’s Retreat, Filled Conference, Clergy and Spouse Retreat.

Committees:The following are boards and committees I have served on this year, outside of our regular district boards and

committees.

· National Board, Church of the Nazarene Canada

· New Church Development, USA/Canada Region

· Sunshine Daycare Committee

· Wesley Studies Committee, Tyndale University and Seminary

· Sonlife Ministries

Clergy Development:We once again offered two vehicles in our efforts to intentionally develop transformational leaders.

Equipping for Effective Ministry (eQUIP):Equipping for Effective Ministry (eQUIP):

This is a quarterly workshop series designed for licensed and ordained minister. They are held at our District

Office and live streamed to those who are too far away or unable to meet in person.

The workshops are facilitated by practitioners and cover practical areas through an interactive format. After

receiving the training, attendees can work through how they can implement what was learned in their ministry

context.

I am grateful for Reverend Tina Pitamber and her role as Coordinator for eQUIP.

Ministry Development Centre (MDC):Ministry Development Centre (MDC):

The purpose of Ministry Development Centres (MDC) has been twofold:

1) Provide lay training for members and pastoral development for ministerial students

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2) Provide denominational training and support for ministerial students studying online or enrolled in a seminary

or studies outside of our denominational formal training.

We currently have three MDCs operating across the District.

· Reverend Donna Wilson leads our Georgian Bay Missional Zone MDC.

· Reverends Junior and Rose Sorzano lead our London MDC.

· Reverend Pedro Julio Fernandez leads our Spanish MDC.

I thank God for these leaders and their faithfulness in developing Pastoral Leadership as we raise up the next

generation.

I will address the future of Clergy Preparation later in my report.

Clergy and Spouse Retreat:Reverend Albert and Christine Hung, District Superintendent for the Northern California District, were our guest

speakers. The Hungs were a great encouragement to our pastors.

Clergy Day:This year’s Clergy Day was scheduled to be in partnership with our sister denominations at the Tyndale Wesley

Conference. Unfortunately, the conference had to be canceled because of the Covid-19 restrictions.

iMPACT:At our 2016 District Assembly we introduced a 3 step Church Health Initiative we named iMPACT. The purpose

of this program is to journey with local churches, providing resources and training, to move towards our goal –

Every Church, a Healthy Church.

During the first two years we offered two of three steps of iMPACT.

· Step 1 was a half day workshop held in 4 locations across our district. More that 75% of our churches were

represented at these workshops.

· Step 2 was a 21 hour course held in 6 locations across our district. Just about 50% of our churches were

represented at these courses.

During the past two years we have been offering step 3.

· Step 3 is a Weekend Consultation by the District iMPACT Team. A thorough self-study by the congregation is

necessary to ensure the success of the consultation. This is followed by a weekend visit by the iMPACT team, at

which time they interview congregational leaders, conduct a frank discussion among a cross-section of

members, provide a training session, and present the prescriptions for change following the Sunday worship

service. If the Pastor and Board decide to accept the recommendations, the District provides follow up to assist

the pastor and church to implement the prescriptions.

We have completed 8 weekend consultations.

District Advisory Board Vision DaysIn 2019, the District Advisory Board engaged in a process to hear from the Lord and to discern the direction and

areas of focus for the Canada Central District over the course of the ensuing 5 years. It was a productive and

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God inspired exercise that will be continuing in the weeks and months ahead.

As we have listened to District Leaders and District Young Adults, and as we have spent time in prayer, there

were three areas of focus have percolated to the top. I shared those with you at our 2019 District Assembly. Let

me now share how these areas are developing.

Prayer:We believe that if the mission of the Church is going to be effective in Ontario, we need to spend much time in

prayer and fasting.

· We began our 2019 District Assembly with a concert of prayer, with guided prayers for the assembly, our

local churches, pastors, and the mission of the church.

· We have conducted corporate times of prayer across the district in 5 of our 7 missional zones. The other

two missional zone prayer gatherings were planned but had to be postponed because of Covid-19 restrictions.

These will be rescheduled once we are able to meet in person again.

· The District Advisory Board has taken time for focused prayer each time we meet.

· Since the suspension of in-person church gatherings, our pastors have met Sunday mornings for a time of

prayer. This continues to be a rich time of praying for our people and for each other. My heart’s desire is that

God would affect a great spiritual awakening on the Canada Central District – Let it start with our Pastors in

Prayer.

Education (Clergy Preparation):Over the next 4 years, about 50% of our pastors on the Canada Central District will have reached the age of

retirement. We thank God that we have men and women who are answering the call to vocational ministry.

Currently we have over 30 in the pipeline with either a District License or a Local Minister’s License.

If the Church of the Nazarene is going to be an effective part of God’s move to reach the 14 million people of

Ontario, then we need to continue to intentionally raise up the next Spirit filled pastors. This needs to begin with

every local church becoming an incubator for people to sense God’s call.

As women and men answer the call, there needs to be an effective clergy preparation path. I reported to you at

last year’s assembly that the District Advisory Board has agreed on the following statement regarding clergy

preparation:

As we intentionally work towards harnessing the wisdom, experience, and resource in the church, to raise up thenext Spirit Filled Leaders, Canada Central District will use its Education Budget (Currently 28% of District Income)to invest in the education of its ministerial candidates.

This education will be:

· Robust and steeped in Wesleyan Theology

· Validated by ICOSAC/RCOSAC

· Covering all courses required for ordination in the Church of the Nazarene

· Accessible

· Affordable ?

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The decision has been made to partner with Nazarene Bible College to prepare women and men for vocational

ministry. NBC fulfills all the requirements we set forth.

Students will be able to take courses online and in person towards a Bachelor of Arts in Ministry Degree. This is

the preferred route towards ordination on the Canada Central District. We will partner with students to make this

process an affordable one as well as providing guidance and educational mentoring.

The goal is that the program will be up and running for the Fall of 2020.

I am pleased to report that as of May 1 , 2020, Reverend Tamara Hudson was appointed as the District NBC

Alliance Director. Reverend Hudson and her husband, Terry, held similar responsibilities with European

Nazarene College while serving as missionaries on the Eurasia Region. Reverend Hudson has quickly been

working with NBC to develop our partnership.

This is a significant development as we raise up the next generation of clergy and lay leaders on the Canada

Central District.

Young Adults Ministry:During the District Advisory Board’s listening to our District Leaders and Young Adults, it became clear that we

need to focus developing our Young Adult Ministry. The fact is, this will enhance the goal to raise up the next

generation of Spirit filled leaders, both lay and clergy.

After much prayer and discussion, and meeting with key young adult leaders across our district, the District

Advisory board made the decision to appoint Andrew Brown to the role of District Young Adult Facilitator.

Andrew served as Youth Pastor at Hamilton First Church (Now Hamilton Crown Point Church) from 1998-2003.

He serves as the Executive Pastor at Church on the Rock in Hamilton and provides oversight and supervision for

its staff (Children’s Ministry Director, Youth Ministry Director, Administrator, Service & Communication

Coordinator).

Andrew took on the role as our District Young Adult Ministry Facilitator in January of this year and has been

working closely with our District NYI Team to develop a framework and a network for Young Adult Ministry

support and equipping across the district.

The good news is that this role is fully funded by those who answered the challenge at last District Assembly, to

give to make this role a reality. Thank you to those who have made this possible.

Funding the MissionIn order for us to carry out the mission, focus on our strategic priorities, continue our church health initiative, and

realize the vision of “Harnessing the Wisdom, Experience and Resources in the Church to Raise Up the Next Spirit

Filled Leaders”, we need every church to be on board in giving towards funding the mission.

When we give to the Lord in your local church, our generosity has a ripple effect, starting in your community.

Your tithes and offerings support your church’s ministry to the community God has placed you. Your church’s

tithe to the District, goes towards initiatives like iMPACT and Clergy Preparation through NBC Alliance. The 5.5%

your church gives to World Evangelism Fund, supports the global ministry, including missionaries around the

world.

There is much God is calling us to do as a District. We can only accomplish those things as you are faithful in

your giving to FUND THE MISSION!

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ConclusionI am grateful to God for all the things He is doing among us. To Him be all the glory and praise. I believe He is

going to do even greater things through our ministries across the Canada Central District as we:

Harness the Harness the WisdomWisdom, , ExperienceExperience and and ResourcesResources in the Church to Raise Up in the Church to Raise Up

the Next Spirit Filled Leadersthe Next Spirit Filled Leaders

Respectfully Submitted:

Reverend Steve Ottley

District Superintendent

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VII. Financial and Statistical A. DISTRICT TREASURER

BALANCE SHEET AS AT APRIL 30, 2020

ASSETS 2020 2019 CURRENT Cash in bank $ 250,843 $ 291,554 Short term investments 667,005 667,554 Accounts receivable 97,492 111,803 Prepaid expenses 2,153 2,100 1,017,493 1,073,011 LONG TERM Notes and loans receivable 4,465 4,465 CAPITAL, net of amortization Equipment 7,109 8,886 Vehicle 19,246 27,493 Land and buildings 606,477 616,503 632,832 652,882 $1,654,790 $1,730,358

LIABILITIES AND FUND BALANCES CURRENT LIABILITIES Accounts payable and accrued liabilities $ 92,903 $ 91,890 LONG TERM LIABILITIES National Office loan payable 14,167 23,846 Vehicle loan payable 21,423 28,663 35,590 52,509 FUND BALANCES Pensions and Ministerial Care (117,416) (121,555) Real Property 978,885 1,020,098 Endowment 521,934 521,934 General Assembly 5,930 2,430 Special Projects 28,552 28,552 General Operations 108,412 134,500 1,526,297 1,585,959 $1,654,790 $1,730,358

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CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - GENERAL FUND

FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2020 BUDGET ACTUAL ACTUAL 2020 2020 2019 REVENUE Tithe receipts from organized churches $ 466,000 $ 386,448 $ 437,335 Less transfers to Ambrose and auxiliaries (184,000) (152,647) (170,415) Tithe receipts for District operations 282,000 233,801 266,920 Tithe receipts from church-type missions 30,500 19,614 36,037 Endowment Fund income 15,000 20,838 21,105 General and National Church grants 1,000 1,625 1,000 Rent 12,000 11,600 9,600 Donations 28,500 45,202 29,124 Assembly and miscellaneous 1,000 7,747 647 370,000 340,427 364,433 EXPENSES Manantial Ministries 12,000 12,000 12,000 The Sharing Place 27,160 27,160 27,160 Church health assessment 22,000 5,429 4,275 Urgent care 12,000 4,148 18,233 Ministry Assessment and Training 26,650 12,919 9,125 Church development 500 280 27 Salaries and benefits 183,300 189,252 169,316 Young Adult facilitator - 3,490 - Honoraria 9,000 9,000 9,000 District cottage 3,000 2,853 2,742 Travel 17,500 21,373 16,749 Conference expenses 9,000 8,671 12,218 Office Administration 22,300 24,832 28,151 District communications 4,000 458 4,409 Professional fees 13,500 11,730 9,812 District Assembly 4,000 8,034 4,087 Miscellaneous 590 - - Total expenses 366,500 341,629 327,304 EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES/ (EXPENSES OVER REVENUE) 3,500 (1,202) 37,129 Unrealized loss on sale of investments (21,386) (19,265) Interfund transfers To General Assembly (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) (3,500) Fund balance at beginning of year 134,500 134,500 120,136 FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 134,500 $ 108,412 $ 134,500

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CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - OTHER FUNDS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2020 ACTUAL ACTUAL 2020 2019 PENSIONS AND MINISTERIAL CARE REVENUE Tithe receipts from churches $ 17,777 $ 19,846 Health plan premiums from churches 178,325 207,028 196,102 226,874 EXPENSES District health plan premiums 190,213 217,217 Other expenses 1,750 2,225 191,963 219,442 EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES/ ( EXPENSES OVER REVENUE) 4,139 7,432 Fund balance at beginning of year (121,555) (128,987) FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ (117,416)$ (121,555) REAL PROPERTY REVENUE Facility transfers $ 66,000 $ 66,000 EXPENSES Amortization of capital assets 20,051 17,492 Bethel utility costs 18,111 21,788 Bethel facility repairs and maintenance 37,051 1,475 Other expenses 2,000 - 77,213 40,755 EXCESS OF REVENUE OVER EXPENSES/ (EXPENSES OVER REVENUE) (11,213) 25,245 Write off of forgiven loans - (111,100) Interfund transfers To Retirement Benevolence fund 30,000 - Fund balance at beginning of year 1,020,098 1,105,953 FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 978,885 $1,020,098

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CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS - OTHER FUNDS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED APRIL 30, 2020

ACTUAL ACTUAL 2020 2019 ENDOWMENT FUND Fund balance at beginning of year $ 521,934 $ 521,934 FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 521,934 $ 521,934 RETIREMENT BENEVOLENCE EXPENSES Retirement payout $ 30,000 $ - Interfund transfers From Real Property fund 30,000 - FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ - $ - GENERAL ASSEMBLY EXPENSES Assembly costs $ - $ - Fund balance at beginning of year 2,430 (1,070) 2,430 (1,070) Transfer from General fund 3,500 3,500 FUND BALANCE AT END OF YEAR $ 5,930 $ 2,430 OTHER WORK & ALL OTHER TOTAL TOTAL WITNESS FUNDS 2020 2019 REVENUE Fees and miscellaneous $ - $ - $ - $ - EXPENSES Costs and miscellaneous - - - - EXCESS OF EXPENSES OVER REVENUE - - - - Fund balance beginning 3,946 24,606 28,552 28,552 FUND BALANCE END OF YEAR $ 3,946 $ 24,606 $ 28,552 $ 28,552

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District Administrator ReportGeneral Superintendent Dr. David Graves, District Superintendent Rev. Steve Ottley, and fellow Nazarenes of theCanada Central District, greetings in Jesus’ name. I am happy to be bringing my second report as District Administrator.First of all, I want to thank God for the opportunity to serve him in this capacity. It is a joy to be able to support the

mission of the Church of the Nazarene in Ontario, knowing that God is whole heartedly at work to reach this

generation of Ontarians with the full salvation that comes through faith in Jesus Christ. I view my role as

contributing to the healthy administrative framework that helps gives strength and stability to our mission of

making Christlike disciples in this great field of God’s harvest. And for that I am thankful to him.

I also want to express my gratitude to Pastor Steve and to say what a joy it is to be able to work closely with him

in the duties of this position. He is always a source of encouragement, and I am thankful to be able to share in the

vision God has placed on his heart for ministry on this district.

This year I have primarily been working in four areas:

1) Making sure that our local churches have adequate insurance coverageinsurance coverage. I have worked to develop a

method of making the reporting of coverages to the district more streamlined, which has helped us as a district

to ensure that at least 90% of our local churches have adequate abuse liability coverage. This, in turn, enables

the district’s liability coverage to be valid.

2) Dealing with maintenance and development of the district owned propertydistrict owned property at 3657 Ponytrail Dr. in

Mississauga (Bethel Spanish Church, Sunshine Children’s Centre, District and National offices). Because of the

age of the building, there have been several issues arise that have needed attention, including the roof, a new fire

safety panel, the sewer drainage, and some rainwater leakage. Some of these issues have been resolved, others

are ongoing. In relation to this we are planning to perform a cost analysis of the propertyand to develop a long-

term fiscal plan for it.

3) Developing training resourcestraining resources for local church officers. I have continued to develop training videos for local

church treasurers and church board secretaries to assist those who are new to these positions. There is still

much more that I hope to do in this area, utilising the expertise of people on our district to bolster these training

efforts. As resources are developed, they will be made available through our district’s website.

4) Offering guidance to local churches in administrative issuesguidance to local churches in administrative issues such as incorporation. This year I have

begun the process of working toward incorporation for two local churches. I have also helped other churches

with issues related to CRA, electronic giving, establishing compassionate ministry centres, etc.

Respectfully submitted,

Rev. Terry Michael Hudson

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Young Adult Facilitator ReportIt has been an exciting couple months as I’ve begun to re-acquaint myself with the Nazarene Canada Central

District (and all that God is doing here!) as it’s been quite some time since I served as a youth pastor at Crown

Point Community Church (previously Hamilton First Church of the Nazarene). I have loved the opportunity to re-

connect with some familiar faces and meet many new people.

While my current fulltime role is serving as the Executive Pastor at Church on the Rock in Hamilton it is nice to be

back in the Nazarene family in a part-time capacity serving as the District Young Adult Ministry Facilitator. It has

been tremendous to begin to connect with churches and people passionate about Young Adult Ministry as we

embark on this new initiative.

The vision for this initiative is to raise the profile and development of young adult ministry across the district and

to assist in facilitating the development of our next generation of Nazarene leaders.

This will be accomplished by:

1) Creating a Young Adult Ministry network at the district level tasked with creating and driving the District Young

Adult strategy. This would create a system of support and resources for moving the strategy forward and at the

same time initiate Young Adult leadership development and empowerment at the district level.

2) Support and resource local churches interested in developing their Young Adult engagement strategy. This

consultation would need to be adaptable to meet the needs of a wide range of local church contexts but over

time we would seek to create a template for these consultations and enabling a number of network members to

facilitate them.

3) Create district Young Adult engagement opportunities to support local churches in their ministry to Young

Adults.

Since my arrival I have had the pleasure of connecting with our District NYI council and have been working

alongside Marg Stahlbaum (our NYI President) looking to leverage the Canada Central District NYI as a resource

and partner in this endeavour.

I’m excited about continuing to lay the ground work and am looking forward to what God is going to do as we

move forward together in our vision of a healthy robust Young Adult ministry and next generation of Nazarene

Leaders.

In Christ,

Andrew Brown

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SDMI Chair ReportI want to sincerely thank all those of you who work together in Sunday School and Discipleship ministries in your localchurches. I know you all have busy lives and conflicting priorities yet to choose to minister and serve God’s kingdom. We,as a SDMI board, are thrilled to partner with you and your local church ministry to bring others closer to Him.We made the decision at our September 2019 meeting to work towards the concept of online Bible Studies that

we could resource to our local churches. Additionally, Janinne Dinsmore, our Adult Ministries Director, met with

Pastors Ann Hallyburton & Charmaine Kofler to find Bible Study resources to purchase and share through our

resource library. We voted on a budget of $1,000 CDN to resource this initiative. Then we found ourselves in the

middle of Coronavirus in February 2020 and everyone was ministering online.

When we realized that having an in-person District SDMI Convention & GROW Conference would not be feasible,

we switched to Zoom. Kerby Stavropoulos, our GROW Co-Ordinator, worked with me to format GROW 2020

Online Conference to help resource the local church ministries into online ministry. We changed the format, the

look, and the location but not the vision and purpose of District SDMI ministry. Using the Zoom platform, we had

4 breakout rooms to focus training through small groups on a few key areas.

GROW 2020 Conference – Sunday, April 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pmGROW 2020 Conference – Sunday, April 5, 2020 @ 7:30 pm

1. An Online Resource for Parents of Youth & Youth WorkersAn Online Resource for Parents of Youth & Youth Workers – Kelley from Axis.org provided the

opportunity for adults to navigate teen culture through a biblical lens to equip them for meaningful conversation

that builds connection. Thank you to the District NYI for providing this resource time from AXIS.

2. How to Do Youth Ministry OnlineHow to Do Youth Ministry Online – Pastor Nick Dookheran - Helping church leadership discover ways

to keep their youth ministry running and keeping teens connected while social distancing.

3. Doing Kids Ministry Now + Family Discipleship During QuarantineDoing Kids Ministry Now + Family Discipleship During Quarantine – Amy Csoke and Wendy

Rampold – Discussion and resources were provided during this workshop as churches and schools were closed

downloading education and discipleship to parents.

4. Ways to Lead Your Small GroupWays to Lead Your Small Group – Pastor Jani Csoke shared some ways to run church small groups

and prayer meetings. Additionally changing the methods of staying connected while practicing social distancing

were discussed and shared.

Workshop information, resources, & website links are available online at https://www.sdmicentral.com/blog

2019-2020 SDMI Business2019-2020 SDMI Business

Another important initiative we completed this year was to create an email address to accommodate e-transfers

for our District Training events. Thank you, Doug Davis, for your excellent work.

Our Treasurer, Susan Davis, is key when we are working on providing training and resources to our District. Her

report is attached at the end of this report. Thank you, Susan, for your many hours of financial management and

outstanding financial recording.

2020 SDMI District Convention Business2020 SDMI District Convention Business

During the Covid-19 crisis, churches, schools, and non-essential businesses were closed. People were asked to

stay home and practice social distancing. This quarantine has continued to remain in place well past our planned

Convention on May 2nd at Rosewood Church. The Board of General Superintendents has recommended that all

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District Business Elections and Reports be submitted to the District Advisory Council (DAC) to be elected through

an online Zoom meeting. Also, the recommendation was made for all existing District Boards to have their board

membership roll over until the 2020-2021 church year end. Therefore, we have followed this counsel by

providing election requirements and reporting to be sent to the DAC.

However, we have had two essential District leaders resign for significant family reasons. We are bidding a sad

farewell to Wendy Rampold who has been our District Children’s Ministries Director since 2016. Wendy has been

an amazing board member and her administrative gifts of registration will also be dearly missed. Wendy and her

family are moving to Alberta to reunite the entire Baker family.

Janinne Dinsmore has been our District Adult Ministries Director since 2017. Janinne has been working diligently

towards creating Adult Ministries resources for local churches. She took a hesitant step out of local church

volunteering into district leadership and she did awesome! Janinne has resigned due to family reasons requiring

more of her attention at this time.

These leadership changes has motivated the District SDMI Board to shift board members into these vital ministry

roles. We have made the following recommendations to the DAC:

District Children’s Ministry Director – Bria McIntosh (Rosewood Kids Min Director)

District Adult Ministry Director – Pastor Charmaine Kofler (Ottawa Bridlewood)

District CLT / Lay Training Director – Kerby Stavropoulos (Ajax Connect & GROW Co-Ordinator)

The personnel shifts to new positions left two open positions on our District Board General Members. We are

working towards connecting with some excellent candidates and those recommendations, once confirmed, will

also be sent to the DAC.

The last orders of business for the 2019-2020 District SDMI Board required elections as well. Our board needed

to elect two Clergy and two Lay delegates for the 2021 SDMI General Convention as well as two alternates for

each election.

Additionally, the Global SDMI office requested that we elect an SDMI representative for Canada Central District as

the Global SDMI Board will take one SDMI from the entire church ministry areas to be the volunteer SDMI Rep on

that board. The final election will be done at General Convention in June 2021. There will be a total of 18 names on

the last ballot with two representatives from each of the nine Educational Regions globally. All of these elections

results will be send to the DAC to confirm.

Our Excellent Team!Our Excellent Team!

I am privileged to work with great leaders and volunteers on the District SDMI board. Each board member

brings their strengths, talents, and great ideas to the planning and organizing meetings. We love to hear from our

local churches and their leadership with ideas for training and resources.

I greatly appreciate the encouragement and strong support of our District Superintendent, Rev. Steve Ottley.

Both he and Pat have been exceptional in Nazarene Church ministry in Ontario and we are so very grateful for

their ministry and love for each of us on this district. P. Steve is very supportive and encouraging of the work of

the SDMI CCD Board. Thank you, Pastor Steve.

Additionally, I am very thankful for the support and assistance of Pat Fitzpatrick in the District Office in helping us

with all and varied requests. Thank you so much, Pat!

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The SDMI team is continually looking for ways and methods of training that we can bring to Canada Central. This

year, your SDMI leaders are travelling great distances to find resources, campaigns, training sources, etc. to help

you in your local church ministry. I am proud of my entire team who work tirelessly to come up with ideas and

plans to make these dreams become a reality.

2019-2020 Canada Central SDMI team2019-2020 Canada Central SDMI team

District SDMI ChairDistrict SDMI Chair – Canada Central – Cindy Stavropoulos (to 2021)

District Children’s Ministries DirectorDistrict Children’s Ministries Director – Bria McIntosh (2022)

District Adult Ministries DirectorDistrict Adult Ministries Director – Charmaine Kofler (2022)

TreasurerTreasurer –Susan Davis

SecretarySecretary –

Statistics DirectorStatistics Director – Doug Davis

Spanish SDMI RepresentativeSpanish SDMI Representative – Open

Resources AdministratorResources Administrator – Marg Stahlbaum

CLT DirectorCLT Director – Kerby Stavropoulos (2022)

General MembersGeneral Members –

Laura Kay (to 2021)

Raven Mason (to 2021)

Vacancy (to 2022)

Vacancy (to 2022)

Ex-officioEx-officio – District Superintendent Rev. Steve Ottley, District NYI President, Marg Stahlbaum

THANK YOU

For me, personally, my family has been supportive and encouraging of my position and assist me in so many

ways. So I would like to thank my husband, Pastor Nick, for his wonderful and unfailing support and my children

for their talents and involvement in the District ministries as well as throughout their daily lives serving Him –

Kerby & Jeremy Stavropoulos and Amy & Jani Csöke.

Thank you all for your faithfulness in training, equipping and encouraging the family of God in your local

churches. You are fulfilling God’s call to us every day as you minister for His church. Never give up. Know you

are appreciated and needed. You will receive your full reward in Heaven so continue to persevere during those

tough times of ministry. “[Jesus] said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is great, but the workers are few.’” Matthew

9:37 NLT. Even though Jesus is pointing out the lack of workers, remember that those workers that are helping

are VERY appreciated. YOU are one of those workers.

May I challenge each one of you to mentor someone else to start, takeover or team up in one of your ministries

this year. Sometimes people don’t want to ‘take’ your job away, so plan to pass on your service to someone else

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and start something new. You never know where your next passion may lie. Trust Him. Take that step of faith and

try something new. After all, you stepped out in faith and look where you are ministering now!

This is my 18th Report as the Canada Central SDMI Chair. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to serve as

your District Chair this past year. I look forward to another amazing year of service for Him. Let’s plan to bring in a

great harvest this coming church ministry year!


Cindy Stavropoulos

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INCOME

District Budgets 8,333.07

GROW SDMI Conv. Registration 1,180.00

Interest Income 39.83

TOTAL INCOME 9,552.90

EXPENSES

Bank Fees 22.24

Board Expenses:Mileage 536.10

GROW SDMI Conv. Expenses 7,526.85

Leadership Training GMT Expenses 1,949.95

Ministry To Others 6,296.60

TOTAL EXPENSES 16,331.74

NET INCOME (LOSS) (6,778.84)

As of April 30/20

Chq. Bank Balance 17,644.21

Designated Funds

Gen. Assem. Reserve 10,166.24

Quizzing 912.92

General Funds Avail. Chq. Account 6,565.05

General Fund Avail. GIC Balance 8,005.80

CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT SDMI

Income vs. Expenses

5/1/2019 through 4/30/2020

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NMI President ReportGeneral Superintendent Dr. David Graves, National Director Dr. Ian Fitzpatr ick, Distr ictGeneral Superintendent Dr. David Graves, National Director Dr. Ian Fitzpatr ick, Distr ict

Superintendent Rev. Steve Ottley, Pastors, Local NMI Presidents, Delegates and Friends:Superintendent Rev. Steve Ottley, Pastors, Local NMI Presidents, Delegates and Friends:

With deepest gratitude, I present to you my thirteenth District NMI President’s report

I have been intrigued, in these days of COVID-19, by the varied means through which numerous individuals are

coming to the aid of those requiring help and kindness. It is compassionate. It is generous. It is necessary. It is

wonderful, and not to be diminished. I, as many of you, I’m sure, have participated. Of course, my prayer is that

such concerns and endeavours will continue.

But, they have also taken me to a different place of thought, to Ezekiel 37, and the time I was privileged to sit

under the inspired preaching of Dr. Gustavo Crocker, at the Power of One conference in Bangladesh in 2012. Yes. That long ago. I was impacted, so I remember.

Ezekiel 37: 1-10 reads this way.

The hand of the Lord was on me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the Lord and set me in the middle of avalley; it was full of bones. He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor ofthe valley, bones that were very dry. He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones live?”

I said, “Sovereign Lord, you alone know.”

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to these bones and say to them, ‘Dry bones, hear the word of the Lord! This iswhat the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath enter you, and you will come to life. I will attachtendons to you and make flesh come upon you and cover you with skin; I will put breath in you, and you willcome to life. Then you will know that I am the Lord.’”

So I prophesied as I was commanded. And as I was prophesying, there was a noise, a rattling sound, and thebones came together, bone to bone. I looked, and tendons and flesh appeared on them and skin covered them,but there was no breath in them.

Then he said to me, “Prophesy to the breath; prophesy, son of man, and say to it, ‘This is what theSovereign Lord says: Come, breath, from the four winds and breathe into these slain, that they may live.’” So Iprophesied as he commanded me, and breath entered them; they came to life and stood up on their feet—a vastarmy.

Dr. Crocker went on to share that organizations, even ones with Christian origins, can come with aid money

(rattling bones), professionals (flesh), and expertise (tendons), but what are the results? Still, a limp corpse

without life. Funds, programs and strategies fade away. There is sustainable life onlyonly if the Spirit of God is

present.

Nazarene Missions International (NMI) is neither program nor acronym. It must be directed by the Spirit of God

and driven by a passion for the salvation of the lost. Local presidents and churches, you are ambassadors of the

kingdom of God to people who need the Lord, wherever they are. Bless you, and thank you, for your

faithfulness to this end.

It is our hope that, through these occasions of the past year, you were engaged with mission opportunities and

stories, and inspired to passion.

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Convention 2019Convention 2019:: The District NMI council excitedly collaborated with District Assembly and the NYI and SDMI

conventions at the inaugural Family Reunion one year ago.

Friday morning, we participated in a concert of prayer led by Kerby Stavropoulos. Our Saturday morning began

with National Director Ian Fitzpatrick encouraging us to greet each new day in anticipation of the adventure it will

be with God. Donning his Global Missions hat, he then introduced to us the new Nazarene Missions rollout.

Greetings from Global NMI council representative, Penny Ure, and reports by District NMI President, Bev.

Crossley, District NMI Treasurer, Gord Evans and Elaine Bumstead of partner organization Nazarene

Compassionate Ministries Canada were followed by introductions to our new Links missionaries, Anthony and

Barbara Manswell of Trinidad and Tobago and Deputation missionaries, Dr. Bill and Marsha McCoy.

It was our privilege to sponsor the Ministry With Others (MWO) adventure that connected children, youth and

adults with the Toronto Emmanuel Church of the Nazarene community by the building of home gardens. We

were grateful to Pastor Bill and his team for the chance to be supportive in this way.

Family Camp 2019Family Camp 2019:: Our Family Camp missions service last year did not come with a traditional missionary

speaker, but it did come with a General Superintendent, Dr. Gustavo Crocker. Well, perhaps not in person, but it

was our pleasure to share Dr. Crocker’s new Nazarene missions address, which was originally given to the

General Board and guest District NMI Presidents in the previous February.

Over the course of the preceding four years, the Board of General Superintendents and General Board members

had worked to clarify, reframe and unify the message of Nazarene missions.

Our evening was concluded by Rev. Donna Wilson, Mission Call Coordinator for Canada Central District. She

astutely shared of the two Sauls of the Bible; King Saul who received a call of God and disobeyed, and Saul

become Paul who heard God’s call and obeyed. Our prayer that evening was that God would call Nazarenes on

Canada Central to be missionaries, and we would be obedient in response, affirmation, encouragement and

sending.

Deputation 2019Deputation 2019:: Canada Central was privileged to receive Dr. Bill and Marsha McCoy from October 22

through 27, 2019. They visited 8 churches in the 6 days.

This lovely couple, retiring from 30+ years of ministry as missionaries, shared with us from their work at Kudjip

Nazarene Hospital in Papua New Guinea.

They shared a look at medical missions, and their video can still be seen at the following link. As Marsha

cautioned, “remember it is a medical video”.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B3MwCewhQSYZVWJXNDVMVFRSNFU/edit?usp=sharing

Dr. Bill encouraged us with Jesus’ words to Peter to “put out into deepdeep water, and let down the nets for a catch”,

as he shared stories of the presence, healing and power of God. We are forever grateful for his testimony and

admonition to go deeper.

LinksLinks :: We were assigned new Links missionaries for three years (2019-2022) . . . Anthony and Barbara Manswell,

and still-at-home son, Jerrick.

The Manswells are assigned to serve at Caribbean Nazarene College which is located in Trinidad, but serves the

entire English-speaking Caribbean.

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As local churches, please encourage Anthony and Barbara by sharing life together, praying for each other,

communicating as often as possible, and giving as you feel moved by the Holy Spirit.

The PrezThe Prez :: It has been my honour to serve as President this past year, and in these additional ways.

· I attended the Grow Hope Markdale Foodgrains Bank celebration in August of 2019.

· Esther Bookhoo and I were able to visit with our dear friend and former District NMI Council member, Clair

Ann Keodprom, before her passing from cancer, also in August. And then to attend her homegoing celebration.

On your behalf, and at Clair Ann’s wishes, a donation was made to Ambrose University.

· In January of 2020, Rev. Donna Wilson, Esther Boodoo, Cynthia Knight and I proceeded to the District

Leadership Conference in Daytona Beach for missions training.

· A personal trip to the Cuba East district, with Rev. Donna Wilson, afforded the opportunity to encourage

and fellowship with Deysi Simales, Cuba East District NMI President and Rev. Armando Viera, Cuba East District

NCM Coordinator.

· I prepared our In the Loop submissions.

· I trust I was a help to those who made missions inquiries on a variety of topics.

· I participated in multiple Zoom meetings with Global and National leadership.

Giv ingGiving :: Unfortunately, at the writing of this report, I was unable to secure the giving amounts for World

Evangelism Fund and Missions Specials from our National Office. They were still in the process of closing the

year. I will provide them, as soon as they are available, via In the Loop. Nevertheless, thank you for yourfaithfulness to give and pray for Nazarene mission work everywhere.

ThanksThanks : I serve with a team of individuals who are the strength of the District NMI council, and who give of

themselves with humility and grace. Words are insufficient to thank them, but thank them I must. From the

depths of my heart, thank you Donna Wilson (vice-president), Esther Boodhoo (secretary), Gord Evans

(treasurer), Cynthia Knight (Links), Thomas Stubbington, Edna Smith-Bowes (deputation), Jerold Boodhoo (work

& witness/hearts with hands), Arthur McClelland and Urcilla Rodney (zone representatives) and District

Superintendent Steve Ottley.

ConclusionConclusion:: In conclusion, it has already been announced that I am stepping away from the position of

President, not allowing my name to stand for re-election, but I wish for you to know that this is done with the full

assurance that God has willed it. As each term has previously ended, I have always sought the Lord’s direction,

always choosing to allow my name to be presented unless He would reveal otherwise. I have proceeded no

differently, listening to God’s Spirit, seeking godly counsel and taking a look at circumstances. As I come to the

end of this report, I do so with great anticipation for what lies ahead under the next leadership. I actually grin with

excitement and joy when I wonder about it.

This remains my prayer for all of us.

Father God, please continue to direct us by and in your Spirit, equip us and use us in your redemptive mission asyou graciously bring peace to sinners. Help us to see people more like you do so that we would grow in ourboldness to share the gospel with others worldwide. In the unmatched name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.


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CANADA CENTRAL DISTRICT NAZARENE MISSIONS INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND DISBURSEMENTS

CONVENTION YEAR-END: APRIL 30, 2020 UNAUDITED - FOR MANAGEMENT PURPOSES

BANK BALANCE, at the beginning of the year $ 16,605.95 GIC DEPOSITS, at the beginning of the year 11,011.80 TOTAL FUNDS ON HAND, at the beginning of the year 27,617.75 RECEIPTS DURING THE YEAR: Budget receipts $ 8,133.24 Family Camp offering - Youth Mission Support Fund 506.15 Other receipts, including interest 218.16

8,857.55 DISBURSEMENTS DURING THE YEAR: District convention $ 320.13 Regional representative - Penny Ure 50.00 Office, website and bank charges 560.70 District Leadership Convention 2,745.76 Special Project 200.00 Convention deputation/expenses 836.18 Family Camp – expenses 150.00 L.I.N.K.S. and overseas ministries 1,000.00

5,862.77 TOTAL FUNDS ON HAND, at the end of the year $ 30,612.53 SUMMARY OF ALLOCATED FUNDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR: Global Convention $ 6,063.53 District Leadership Conference 139.22 Special Projects 2,400.00 Youth Mission Support 2,885.40 11,488.15 UNALLOCATED FUNDS AT THE END OF THE YEAR $19,124.38 BANK BALANCE, at the end of the year $19,382.57 GIC DEPOSITS, at the end of the year 11,229.96 TOTAL FUNDS ON HAND, at the end of the year $30,612.53

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NYI President ReportPastor Steve, students, young adults, youth leaders and my Canada Central family,

The Mission Statement of NYI globally is BEBE DODO GOGO

BEBE examples of Christ in your families, schools, jobs and communities.

DODO life together - even during this time of social distancing - disciple someone and continue to be discipled.

GOGO and lead people to Christ - children, adults, seniors and your peers.

Canada Central District NYI started off our church year with promise and purpose. We were looking forward to

where Holy Spirit was leading us. We were anticipating the hiring of someone for the Young Adult Facilitator

position. We were looking forward to some exciting events! It's exciting to look forward in anticipation and hope.

In all of these planned scenarios, we knew Holy Spirit was guiding us and calling us to serve and to love those

we served.

Your District NYI has formed partnerships to help serve and love those we are called to serve. We've built

partnerships within our own Canada Central District auxiliaries and outside of it to help us do that. NYI sponsored

some attendees to SDMI's annual GROW conference in May. The Foundation full day workshop walked us

through six priorities that were building blocks in Jesus' ministry that would allow disciples to be made and

multiplied - Holy Spirit Dependence, Prayerful Guidance, Obedient Living, Word Centred, Exhalting the Father,

and Relationships of Love and Integrity. More recently, NYI partnered with our first online training day in

partnership with SDMI in April. There were four online opportunities for different areas of ministry and NYI helped

sponsor one of them about a ministry opportunity with an organization called Axis.

Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Canada has offered training and ministry opportunities to our Young Adults

particularly on this District. I've taken training courses that will assist with mission teams and their ministry in other

world areas and here in Canada. We had a group of young adults that went on the Malawi Send Me Tour in

February to get an understanding of some ministries NCM Canada offers. If you'd like to see a recap of their visit,

please go to Send Me Learning Tour, Malawi, Africa 2020 https://youtu.be/UXH7G2g-yWc

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