These years saw the church growing spiritually by having monthly fasting prayers and “At the Feet of Jesus” every couple of months, wherein we prayed as a church for the world, missionaries, our church families and extended families as well. Many people shared their testimonies and were strengthened by these fellowships. Rt. Rev. Philip M Poole, Suffragan Bishop of The Anglican Diocese of Toronto (York – Credit Valley) retired from his official duties in September of 2016. On June 12, 2016, we arranged a farewell meeting to say good bye and to thank our dear Bishop for all his leadership and his services to our Church , we presented Bishop Poole with a silver Pectoral Cross and a Silver Chain (St. Thomas Cross – symbol of Christianity in India) as our Thank You Gift.
Our church was chosen as the next host for the 31st CSI Family and Youth Conference of North America to be held the following year. This is an association of all the CSI Churches of North America which consisted of almost 22 CSI Churches. A Conference Committee was formed on October 23, 2016 and 13 sub-committee conveners were chosen to plan and lead the 90 plus member team.
Suffragan Bishop Rt. Rev. Philip Poole’s Farewell