By: Mattan, Community Engagement Coordinator I have now completed half of my internship at ET! In the past four weeks, much has been done. The summer guide is published, I’ve helped out at St Judes and joined in on the Hubsters meetups. At church, we have been working through many donations and a website for...Continue Reading

By: Angela, Community Engagement Coordinator After almost a two year hiatus, ETCBC interns make their return as volunteers at St. Jude’s food bank! During my last summer working at ET, my weekly trips to the food bank were one of my most treasured experiences of the job. Now that I’m working a different position as...Continue Reading

By: Mattan, Community Engagement Coordinator These past two weeks have been a blend of busyness and excitement. Being a youth in both this church and community, I wanted to use this opportunity to learn about how this church works to serve the Victoria Village community and gain insight on how I could engage myself in...Continue Reading

Our church is entering a Step Three reopening on August 1, 2021. Each language ministry committee is planning to launch their respective hybrid worship services (in-person and virtual livestream). Please stay tuned for announcements on when and how you may sign up for in-person services. Find all the information on our poster. Continue Reading

ETCBC is entering into a Step One Reopening on Monday, June 21, 2021.In this phase, limited INDOOR use of the church building, and pre-approved OUTDOOR programs and activities on the front lawn or back parking lot will be permitted.  Indoor programs and activities permitted in the building at this time are staff, finance, building maintenance and worship practices...Continue Reading

By: Katy S. Among the cacophony of sounds that constantly fill the hospital hallways and often blend into a background hum, there is one noise that immediately commands the full attention of each staff member – the tell-tale tone on the overhead PA system declaring an emergency code. Busy hands halt and breaths held frozen,...Continue Reading

As the Pastors, Executive & Deacons Boards, and the COVID-19 Subcommittee continue to monitor the evolving health situation; we have adopted new measures during the City of Toronto’s lockdown.  At this time, only essential activities will be carried out onsite by staff and volunteers.  Additional requests will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. Details can...Continue Reading

In light of the increased case numbers and revised public health guidelines, our leaders postponed the September reopening plan. Now to better coordinate building activities and serve our congregants, our church will enter a Modified Phase 2 of re-opening on Monday, November 9, with the following changes only: Daily maximum increased from 10 adults to...Continue Reading

By: Annie C. Growing up, my schools would hold food drives around Thanksgiving or Christmas to support a local food bank.  The lesson was simple: we should give people food so they won’t go hungry.  This was further reinforced when I got involved with Harvest Corner, a ministry we used to have at ET that...Continue Reading

By: Guru, Community Engagement Coordinator The ETCBC Kids Camp has come to an end, and with that comes learning experiences to reflect on, and knowledge for future Kids Camps. I believe that the Kids Camp was overall a positive experience for all of the kids who attended as well as the coordinators, however, there were...Continue Reading