Durham Prayer Breakfasts
Leaders united in prayer for the community
Welcome to Annual Prayer Breakfasts in three Cities in Durham Ontario
2017 Pickering Breakfast
• CRAIG BURTON - DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT
Craig Burton has been serving the Eastern Ontario & Nunavut District as Superintendent since May of 2005. He and his wife Wendy have three children, Laura (married to Mark Edwards), Scott and Emily. Craig and Wendy make their home in Hope Township, north-west of Port Hope, ON.
Craig graduated from Trent University in Peterborough in 1984 and then worked for both the Canada Permanent Trust Company and Canada Trust. Later, Craig pursued ministerial studies and he graduated from Eastern Pentecostal Bible College in 1989. He served as a Youth and Assistant Pastor at Richmond Hill Pentecostal Church (1987-1991); Young Adults, Outreach and then Church Administrator at Agincourt Pentecostal Church (1991-1995); then Senior / Lead Pastor at Malvern Christian Assembly for ten years (1995-2005).
Craig has a desire to see ministers, churches and related ministries across Eastern Ontario & Nunavut strengthened and encouraged. He is committed to establishing strong and meaningful relationships among credential holders and churches. He believes that the shared values of our cooperative fellowship provide significant prospects for Kingdom purpose and advancement in these days of tremendous opportunity.
2016 Pickering Breakfast Guest Speaker
Michael Messenger
President and Chief Executive
World Vision Canada
Michael Messenger is the head of Canada’s leading humanitarian relief, development and advocacy organization. With its Canadian operations based in Mississauga, Ontario, the Christian charity works in more than 100 countries around the world.
Prior to becoming president, Michael was the agency’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for five years, giving oversight to the senior leadership team and to all operations, including sponsorship activities that benefit over 480,000 children, emergency response in a variety of crises, and revenue of more than $415 million.
Michael travels regularly to take part in World Vision’s work around the world. This has included on-the-ground assessment during the 2015 earthquake in Nepal and during Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, and an extended visit to Zimbabwe in 2013 to participate in community development and humanitarian relief programs. He is passionate about child and maternal health issues, community advocacy, and education. He believes strongly in the power of innovation to help bring lasting solutions to poverty.
Michael was born and grew up in Moncton, New Brunswick. He holds an undergraduate degree in economics from Gordon College in Wenham, Massachusetts and a law degree from the University of Toronto.
2016 Whitby Breakfast
