IN HIS SERVICE

Pastor Wilson Kadavil was born and raised in Kerala, India. After completing his masters, in 1977 he and his wife Valsamma moved to Edmonton and worked as a Power Engineer for Imperial Oil Strathcona Refinery until 2011. He has completed his Biblical Studies from ICI University, Missouri, USA, through Vanguard Bible College, Edmonton. Over the years, Wilson has been an active layman in his local church and was engaged in teaching Sunday school and Youth Group and served in Stephen Ministries. Pastor Wilson is an ordained minister of the Fellowship of Christian Assemblies of Canada and New India Pentecostal Church in India.

Pastor Wilson served in many churches, which includes serving as an Associate Pastor of Christ Family Fellowship in Edmonton, Canada and serving as a lay-pastor at Millwoods Assembly for many years prior to taking the pastoral leadership of Maranatha Church on December 09, 2006 and has continuing until now.

Pastor Wilson is one of the few who envisioned and started the “Western Pentecostal Conference (WPC)” which began in 1988 and has continuing successfully for over 25 years. Pastor Wilson enjoys preaching and teaching the Word of God. He conducts seminars on various topics in local churches and other ministry agencies as well as hosts small groups and worship services on a regular basis. Pastor Wilson is a talented writer who wrote many articles in different periodicals and has published one book in Malayalam. Pastor Wilson has a special vision for India. He takes Canadians on short-term missions to India and is the President of Pentecostal Children’s Education Fund, a Canadian charity dedicated to help the needy children from third world countries. Pastor Wilson & Valsamma are blessed with 2 children, Shauna and James.