Welcoming a New Century

Welcoming a New Century

The Lord Almighty enabled our church to witness the turn of a century and we welcomed the 2000s joyously. The church continued to grow with over 55 families as members to over 100 families by 2010. The first volume of The Pilgrim was launched on July 17, 2000. In 2002, the first church website was registered and developed under the leadership of Siby Jacob. The church released the first CD, Face to Face on July 20, 2003. The first Malayalam Class was held on April 3, 2005, under the leadership of Mrs. Mariamma Thomas. On December 23, 2006, the church conducted another successful Christmas Cantata. Amidst the several joyful events, an extremely shocking and tragic event struck our church on Thanksgiving Day, October 13, 2008. The church lost two dear members, Susan John and Saramma Varghese. The church established an education trust fund for Sarah John, Susan John’s daughter. On August 14, 2009, a new church parsonage was purchased in Brampton and was dedicated on October 31, 2009. 

The church took several initiatives and steps to strengthen the relationship with the Anglican Church of Canada. During the inaugural Silver Jubilee function in May 2010, Bishop Thomas Samuel met with the Toronto Area Bishop Philip Poole for further discussion. Later in the year, Toronto Archbishop, Colin Johnson and Bishop Poole took a major step and visited Bishop Thomas Samuel in Madhya Kerala Diocese, Kottayam in India and signed the documents to strengthen the relationship between the two dioceses. This marked a major milestone in the history of our church and the CSI Church Toronto is now blessed with a beautiful church at 1315 Kipling Ave.

The Pilgrim Volume 1 Issue 1

Face to Face CD

First Malayala Lokam               

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Susan John & Saramma Varghese