Our Senior Pastor
Dr. Christian E. Ekoto
About Seventh-day Adventists
The Seventh-day Adventist Church is a mainstream Protestant church with approximately 19 million members worldwide, including more than one million members in North America. The Seventh-day Adventist Church seeks to enhance quality of life for people everywhere and to let people know that Jesus is coming again soon.
Adventists believe a Trinity of three persons—the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit—make up one God. They made salvation possible when Jesus, the Son, came to earth as a baby in Bethlehem and lived a sinless life in accordance with the Father’s will. When Jesus was crucified for the sins of the people of the world and arose from the dead on the third day, victory was won for everyone.
When He returned to heaven following the resurrection, Jesus left the Holy Spirit to serve as our Comforter and Counselor. He promised to return to earth a second time to complete His plan of salvation and take His people to heaven. Adventists are among the believers who look forward to that day.
Adventists believe that God is concerned with the quality of human life, and that everything—the way we live, eat, speak, think, treat each other, and care for the world around us—is part of His plan. Our families, our children, our jobs, our talents, our money, and our time are all important to Him.
Favorite quote
“There is no limit to the usefulness of the one who, putting self aside, makes room for the working of the Holy Spirit upon his heart, and lives a life wholly consecrated to God” (Ellen G. White, The Southern Watchman, 1905).
Biographic summary
The son of the late Dr. Dieudonné Eyia Ekoto—a medical doctor and Marie Abemyil—a registered nurse, Christian Eugene Ekoto was born in Yaoundé, Cameroon on July 6, 1976 where he completed his primary and secondary education. From August 2003 to May 2007, he completed his Bachelor’s degree in Theology at Valley View University; a Seventh-day Adventist University located in Accra, Ghana, West Africa. In October 2010, he joined the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines where he completed his Masters and PhD in Education.
Since September 2007, Christian E. Ekoto served the World Church as a School Chaplain, Church Pastor, Bible Teacher, and Faculty at the Secondary and Tertiary levels in Cameroon, the Philippines, and Haiti. He is currently the Vice President for Academic Administration at the Adventist University of Haiti in the Interamerican Division of SDAs.
Christian E. Ekoto is a Christian educator and an Adventist pastor who is passionate about honoring Christ through lifestyle, teaching, training, preaching, leadership, research, music, and youth ministry. Over the years, he has been the speaker and/or organizer of 70+ weeklong and weekend long events on Religion, Education, Research, and Leadership in several countries including Cameroon, Canada, France, Ghana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Singapore, the Philippines, and the USA.
His life goal is Christlikeness. He shares his passion for Christ with his wife Michelle; a Nutritionist and Dietician who holds a Masters of Public Health from the Adventist International Institute of Advanced Studies (AIIAS) in the Philippines. She is a University faculty who currently serves as the Director of Food Services at the Adventist University of Haiti.