We will be going ahead with a Vaccine Passport (VP) system for all indoor church activities. The COVID subcommittee has reviewed the plan for implementing the vaccine passport. Read the plan. The main points for the roll-out and implementation of the VP are as follows: We began to announce the details of the VP on...Continue Reading
Read the ETCBC step three reopening guidelines amendment. Please be informed that food is now permitted indoors at ETCBC as we adopt provincial regulations for restaurant dining. Should your group wish to eat indoors, proof of full vaccination is required with the exception of those who are not eligible for vaccination or have medical conditions which prevent him/her from receiving...Continue Reading
By: Mattan, Community Engagement Coordinator Today marks the end of my CEC internship at ETCBC! Overall, it has been quite an amazing experience, and a summer I won’t soon forget. I came into this summer hoping to learn new things and enjoy my last summer before moving to university. Now wrapping up this summer, I...Continue Reading
By: Mattan, Community Engagement Coordinator The Only Necessary Thing book report How do you learn how to pray? By prayer, of course! In my lifetime so far, I haven’t read much Christian literature other than the Bible. It has been refreshing and encouraging to read “The Only Necessary Thing”, by Henri J.M. Nouwen. Simply put,...Continue Reading
By: Brian Lim, Deacon Board Chairperson East Toronto Chinese Baptist Church (ETCBC) has been preparing to become an incorporated church for a number of years now, the primary reason being to improve our church governance. Another important reason is to provide protection for members from legal liability in church ministries. As part of the process...Continue Reading
It is our pleasure to announce that we have been approved to host a Pop-Up Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic at ETCBC! This is part of our ongoing efforts to bless and care for our community both inside and outside our church, including the Victoria Village neighbourhood. Our walk-in clinic will be on Thursday, August 26th from 12 noon to...Continue Reading
By: Mattan, Community Engagement Coordinator Just as this week has been heating up in Toronto, so has my summer internship! This week, we had the opportunity to work with Access Alliance on a community vaccine clinic in Parma Court. Angela and I spent Wednesday afternoon giving out flyers to inform community members of the clinic...Continue Reading
By: Angela, Community Engagement Coordinator The past week of our internship has been one of our most packed experiences so far with many new experiences for Mattan and I, and I feel that I got to experience a closer taste to the usual, pre-COVID pace of this position. One of the most unique experiences I...Continue Reading
By: Angela, Community Engagement Coordinator On the back cover of a novel reads, “If we are honest, we have to admit that there are many things we don’t understand about God.” This is no groundbreaking claim, yet, we are always in constant search for an answer, an explanation, or a personal justification about our God....Continue Reading
By: Angela, Community Engagement Coordinator To whoever may be reading this, we have just passed the one month point since starting this internship, which means this job is more than halfway over, which means summer break is drawing to a close, which means I have to return to school soon. Please send assistance immediately. Jokes...Continue Reading
