Press Reports

100 Huntley Street Comes to Thornhill Baptist Church. Their report, as well as the entire May 21, 2010 episode can be viewed online at 100huntley.com

A Christian Week published an article "Church forms group to support foreign caregivers" on Friday, January 8, 2010

The following article was included in the November 2009 edition of Milestones and Messages, a publication of the Canadian Baptists of Ontario & Quebec.

Thornhill Baptist, Community Care

In recent years, the congregation of Thornhill Baptist Church, pastored by Paul Gibbon, has noticed a growing population of nannies in the affluent neighbourhood that surrounds the church. These live-in caregivers, most of whom are from the Philippines, are employed by families to care for children and elderly family members.

In the course of a long-range planning process, the church sensed God's call to reach out to these caregivers, and with the leadership of Gloria Stafford an effective new ministry was brought to life.

Rev. Paul Gibbon says, "On a Sunday morning you will see caregivers singing in the choir, helping in the Sunday School - and even welcoming newcomers! Their presence with us is a wonderful blessing, for which we thank God."

For the complete article with photos please click here.