In 1975, Rev. Dr. John Kao was sent by CNEC to plant churches among Chinese communities in N. America.  In the same year, he founded the first Chinese Community Church here in Toronto, Canada.

It is God’s wonderful and abundant grace that has sustained us during the past years. We now have grown to 13 churches (six with their own buildings) with more than 7,000 adults attending Sunday worship services every week here in Toronto, Canada.  God has also sent us more than 80 pastors to minister in different ACEM churches.

Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries (ACEM) is incorporated with the federal government of Canada since 1988.  All the ACEM churches are under the umbrella of ACEM.  The churches share resources and cooperate, to further God’s Kingdom, to enhance the efficiency of ministries.  All these years, the vision of ACEM is to promote and facilitate the expansion of God’s Kingdom through active participation in missions and church planting by all ACEM churches.

Under the leadership of our Founder and co-workers, ACEM and its churches have our distinctiveness in our ministries through the following 5 visions:

1. A Community of Unity and Love (Mark 12:30-31; John 13:34-35; John 17:20-23)

2. A Community for Discipleship Training (Matthew 28:18-20; Col 1:28; II Tim 2:2)

3. A Community for Church Planting (Acts 2:41-47;  9:31; 16:4-5)

4. A Community for World Missions (Matthew 28:18-20; Luke 24:46-48; Acts 1:8)

5. A Community for Social Concern (Matthew 5:13-16; 9:35-38; 25:34-40)

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Details of the Developmental Stages of ACEM & ACEM Churches Jan 2016

1974 Dec Rev. Andrew Song, CNEC East Asia Superintendent, commissioned Rev. John Kao to plant a church among the Chinese in Toronto, Canada, at the Living Water Church in Kowloon, Hong Kong,

1975 Jan First worship service of Toronto Christian Community Church（TCCC）at Bedford Park Chapel.

1979 June First Worship service at Agincourt Collegiate Institute (TCCC-Agincourt), in addition to the worship service at Lawrence and Yonge (TCCC-Lawrence).

1981 Sept TCCC (Agincourt) held its first Sunday service at the new building.

1983 Oct Official opening of the Good Shepherd Daycare Centre.

1985 Oct TCCC (Lawrence) moved to Yonge and Steeles area and was named The Yonge North Church; it moved to Richmond Hill in 1989 and was officially named Richmond Hill Christian Community Church (RHCCC).

1986 Jan Association of Christian Evangelical Ministries (Canada) [ACEM] was formed; first ACEM Council elected.

1987 Jan First worship service of Milliken Christian Community Church (MKCCC), planted by TCCC.

1988 Oct ACEM formally registered with CRA as a charity organization.

1990 Sept First worship service of Markham Christian Community Church (MHCCC), planted by TCCC.

1994 Jan First worship Service of North York Christian Community Church (NYCCC), planted by TCCC.

1996 June Toronto Mandarin Chinese Community Church (TMCCC) from TCCC, became a member church of ACEM.

1998 Apr Cornerstone Christian Community Church (CCCC) branched out from MHCCC, held its first service.

2001 Feb Dedication of TCCC’s new building in Markham.

Apr First worship service of West Toronto Christian Community Church (WTCCC) planted by ACEM.

2003 June First worship service of Unionville Christian Community Church (Unionville Oasis), planted by RHCCC.

July ACEM purchased an office suite in Markham as its own office.

2006 May First worship service of Niagara Region Christian Community Church (NRCCC), planted by ACEM.

2008 Sept First worship service of Barrie Christian Community Church (BCCC), planted by RHCCC.

2009 Sept First worship service of Aurora Christian Community Church (ACCC) ), planted by RHCCC.

2011 Jan First worship service of  Penonome Christiam Community Church (PCCC), Panama, planted by TCCC.

2013 Oct First worship service o f Vaughan Christian Community Church (VCCC), planted by RHCCC.

Oct Official opening of TCCC’s 105 Gibson Centre (1st phace)

2016 Mar First worship service of Argentina Chinese Community Church (ARCCC), planted by NYCCC.

2017 May First worship service of Guelph Christian Community Church (GCCC), planted by NYCCC.

2018 Dec Last worship service of Unionville Christian Community Church (Unionville Oasis) before dissolution.

2020 Oct First online worship service of Mount Joy Christian Community Church (MJCCC), planted by NYCCC.