Ministries & departments
Twenty-nine leaders. Two dozen ministries. One family.
Pastoral team, elders, deacons, coordinators, committee chairs, club directors, and a school partnership. Every part of life at Edmonton Central runs through one of these ministries, and every member has a place to serve.
Spiritual leadership
The team God has called to lead.
Pastor David Hamstra
Lead Pastor · Board Chair
Pastor David J. Guzman
Associate Pastor · Youth & Young Adult
Kwesi Amoh
Head Elder
Bob Ramsay
Associate Head Elder · Coralwood Representative
Jidiri Ndagije
Head Deacon
Sabbath School
Two superintendents. Every age studying the Word together.
Sabbath School runs every Saturday at 9:30am: an hour of Bible study, prayer, and discussion that the worldwide Adventist family does together each quarter.
Adult Sabbath School
Multiple classes in the sanctuary and around the church, working through the global quarterly study guide. Open Bible, open discussion, open invitation.
Superintendent: Lilien Edo · Recent class: Antonio Guzman approved as additional teacher (May 2026)
Children’s Sabbath School
Cradle Roll, Beginners, Kindergarten, Primary, and Juniors. Bible lessons designed for little hands and growing imaginations, with trained volunteers and safe environments.
Superintendent: Ceri Grant · Coordinator: Shirani Daniel
Club ministries
Where kids and youth grow up loving Jesus.
From age four to adult, our three NAD-affiliated clubs give every young person a place to belong, a uniform to wear, honours to earn, and lifelong friendships to forge. May 2026 alone saw a Pathfinder camp-out at Pembina River, a combined-club outdoor potluck, and the World Adventurer Day Sabbath service.
Northern Lights Pathfinder Club
Adventure. Honour. Belonging.
Camp-outs, Honours pins, drill, community service, and the Pathfinder Bible Experience (PBE). May 2026 camp-out at Pembina River Provincial Park.
Aurora Borealis Adventurer Club
First friends. First adventures. First steps with Jesus.
Sabbath afternoon activities, crafts, awards, family nights, and the first sash with patches. World Adventurer Day Sabbath service held May 16, 2026.
Leading Lights Master Guide
For the leaders who lead the leaders.
The Adventist Church’s highest youth-ministry leadership credential. Bible study, leadership skill, and field mentoring of Pathfinder and Adventurer staff.
For every season of life
Children. Youth. Women. Men. Family.
Children’s Ministry
Sabbath School classes for every age, weekly worship worksheets, ministry events designed for little hands.
Coordinator: Shirani Daniel
Youth & Young Adults (YAYA)
For high school students, university students, and twenty-somethings figuring out faith, work, relationships, and what comes next.
Lead: Pastor Guzman · Communications: Kiara Jocelyn Gopal
Men’s Ministry
Brotherhood, Bible study, accountability, and the call to be the men God has shaped us to be. Small groups, retreats, and service projects.
Coordinator: Ray Hetland
Women’s Ministry
Discipleship, mentoring, leadership development, and gathering. GHL community group being created. Aligned with the worldwide NAD Women’s Ministries focus.
Coordinator: Wiltah Berman
Family Ministry
Marriage enrichment, parenting support, and family events that put Jesus at the centre of the home. Aligned with the worldwide Adventist Family Ministries focus.
Coordinator: Andrea von Albydhll
Social Event Team
Fellowship lunches, holiday gatherings, recreation Sabbaths, the cleaning bee, the potluck table that never empties. The team that keeps the church family connected outside Sabbath morning.
Status: Coordinator being confirmed
Spiritual life
Worship, study, prayer, the slow-burning faithful practices.
Worship & Pastoral
Divine Service every Sabbath at 11:30am. Pastor Hamstra preaching through Hebrews; Pastor Guzman through Ephesians. Praise team, special music, the Word week after week.
Music Ministry
Choir, praise team, special-music soloists, instrumentalists, accompanists. The team that lifts Sabbath worship every week.
Coordinator: Orville Ferris
Prayer Ministry
Wednesday Prayer Meeting at 7:00pm, in person and online (Power Up & Prayer). Prayer team prays through every confidential request each week.
Personal Ministries
Equipping every member as a witness. Personal Ministries training (most recently with Pastor Jeff Potts, May 2026), Bible study mentorship, and small-group ministry support.
Coordinator: Antonio Guzman
Bible Study
One-on-one or small-group Bible studies, free and no-pressure. Curious about Jesus, the Bible, or what Adventists believe? Start here.
Stewardship
Encouraging joyful, intentional generosity: tithes, offerings, time, talents. Stewardship Sabbath coming up later in 2026.
Coordinator: Benjy Acquah
Outreach
Faith that shows up in the neighbourhood.
Evangelism Week with guest speakers Pastor Aron Crews and K’dee Crews is set for September 18-26, 2026. The Central Hope Food Drive runs quarterly. ECSDAC has been showing up here for sixty years.
Community Services
The Central Hope Food Drive collects and delivers food across central Edmonton (bag distribution June 13, collection June 20, 2026). Part of the worldwide Adventist Community Services network. 250 volunteer t-shirts ordered for the next collection.
Coordinator: Irene Barankariza
Evangelism
Sharing the hope of Jesus through public meetings, small-group studies, and the testimony of changed lives. Evangelism Week Sept 18-26, 2026 with Pastor Aron & K’dee Crews from Granite Bay Hilltop Church (California).
Lead: Pastor Guzman
Health Ministry
The Adventist Church has been a global health movement for over a century. Cooking classes, health seminars, blood-pressure clinics, and the practice of caring well for the body God gave you.
Coordinator: Ray Hetland
Mission Trips
A dedicated Mission Trips account was opened in May 2026. Belize missionary trip in planning, led by Orville Ferris.
Lead: Orville Ferris
Education Ministry
Christian education, kindergarten through grade twelve.
Edmonton Central is one of the constituent churches of Coralwood Adventist Academy — the only K-12 SDA school serving the Edmonton area, owned and operated by the Alberta Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Bob Ramsay represents our church on the Coralwood Board.
Our Education Ministry promotes Christian education, supports Coralwood students and teachers, and advocates for the next generation of Adventist learners.
Service teams
Deacons. Maintenance. Finance. Media.
The teams that hold the building, the books, the broadcast, and the bread.
Deacons & Deaconesses
Communion service, welcome, baptisms, ushering.
Head Deacon: Jidiri Ndagije
Finance Committee
Tithes, offerings, fund stewardship, annual audit (2025 audit accepted).
Chair: Richard Edwards · Treasurer: Shil Thapa
Maintenance
Building, grounds, systems, security. Alberta Public Safety grant accepted April 2026.
Coordinator: Bob Hymanyk
Media Ministry
Livestream, sermon recording, post-production, sound, social media.
Coordinator: Abhishek Singh
Food Committee
Fellowship meals, potlucks, hospitality at every gathering, Sabbath lunches.
Status: Coordinator being confirmed
Church Library
Books, study resources, children’s literature, lending and curation.
Status: Librarian being confirmed
Governance & meetings
The Church Board meets every month.
Twenty-nine board members. Chaired by Pastor Hamstra. Monthly meetings on Zoom (with hybrid in-person option). Committee meetings, Finance, Food Drive, and Personal Ministries teams also meet regularly.
Members will soon log in to their Edmonton Central account to see meeting links, agendas, and minutes for the committees and teams they serve on.
Find your place to serve.
Tell us a little about you. A ministry coordinator will match you to a team that fits your gifts and your season.