What is Our Heritage?
The founding congregation of the Ossington Pentecostal Church was a part of the first Italian work in 1922 that was called "Assemblea Cristiana" held at 193 Montrose Ave. Toronto under the combined leadership of Rev. Ferdinando Zaffuto and Rev. Luigi Ippolito.
In1956 a group from the Assemblea Cristiana under the leadership of Rev. Ferdinando Zaffuto built and established the church located at 686 Ossington Ave. Toronto and on August 22, 1956 it was officially incorporated under the name of "Assemblea Cristiana Pentecostale Italiana". The spiritual and administrative directors of this newly formed church consisted of Rev. Ferdinando Zaffuto as pastor, Luigi Guglietti, Giuseppe Grieco, Ross Ditta and John Totafurno. The congregation was an independent work that reached out and ministered primarily to the Italian community of Toronto. Pastor Zaffuto continued to serve as pastor of the church until February of 1968 when the Lord called him home and promoted him to glory. Rev. John Totafurno was elected to serve as pastor in 1968 and continued to lead the church together with his wife Leah until 1984.
The congregation then invited and elected Rev. Gino Zucchi as pastor together with his wife Linda and was officially installed in February 1985. It was during his pastoral ministry that the church began holding meetings in Woodbridge, Ontario. This church plant became the Woodbridge Pentecostal Church known today as Bethel Pentecostal Church. Under the leadership of Rev. Zucchi the congregation applied and received affiliation with the Italian Pentecostal Church of Canada, now known as the Canadian Assemblies of God. Rev. Zucchi continued to pastor the church until February 1991.
It was May 1992 that Rev. Giulio Gabeli with his wife Lina began to pastor the church. During this time the church experienced changes as the congregation embraced the many other ethnic people groups who were visiting the services. Souls were saved and added to the Kingdom during his time of ministry which continued until February 2000.
Pastor Ed Grasso and his wife Leanne from the United States then faithfully served as pastor from January 2001 to January 2002.
The church then extended an invitation to Rev. David Quackenbush and his wife Angela who moved to Toronto from Montreal, to begin shepherding the congregation in February 2003.
The ministry of OPC continues to reach out into our community which is comprised of people from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and people groups. Jesus gave purpose and direction to his church when he said, "Go and make disciples of all nations..." Together we seek to continue to fulfill the purpose of God in our lives and in our church
Our Affiliation - Canadian Assemblies of God (CAOG) 
"but you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth." -Acts 1:8
History of the Canadian Assemblies of God
Our pioneer fathers, already acquainted with evangelical truth, experienced the Pentecostal outpouring in the City of Hamilton, in 1912, and in Toronto and Montreal a few years later. They were led by the Holy Spirit to preach the full gospel of Jesus Christ to the Italians in Canada. By the early 1920's, the Italian speaking Pentecostal churches had been established in several cities in Ontario and Quebec. God mightily accompanied the preaching of these dedicated and fearless men, with such outstanding signs and wonders that many believed, even in the midst of great persecutions.
At an official gathering of these churches in 1944, a conference was held to promote cooperation in missionary endeavors, unity of doctrine and recognition of God given ministries.
The Lord has enabled the Italian Pentecostal Churches of Canada (“IPCC”) now called, the Canadian Assemblies of God, through more than four generations, to extend its ministry in Canada, from Montreal to Vancouver.
While maintaining the vision to reach the Italian immigrants in Canada with the Good News of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, our Movement also ministers to English speaking Canadians of many other ethnic groups residing in Canada. As a result, our churches are reflecting more and more the cultural diversity in which we live. After careful consideration and prayer the conference of the IPCC moved to adopt a name that would reflect not only the present reality of our churches but also project the future vision of it. On October 9, 2004 the conference passed and accepted the new name of the Canadian Assemblies of God.
