Assistant Pastors
Elder Eranston B. Pryce
was born in the sunny island of Jamaica. At a young age, during his teen years, he responded to God’s call and gave his life to the Lord. He attended the Lancaster Apostolic Church and was baptized in Jesus name in 1962 and received the gift of the Holy Spirit in the same year. From the beginning of his walk, he has served the body of Christ diligently. He began working for the Lord at the Lancaster Apostolic Church under the pastoral leadership of Pastor Ellis and soon after was appointed Youth Leader and Sunday School Teacher.
Elder Pryce migrated to Canada in 1969 and began attending the Emmanuel Apostolic Church, Ottawa, ON. Under the Ministry of Pastor R. L. McEwan, he served the body of Christ with fervor and diligence, working in a variety of ministries: Board of Trustees, Deacon, and Sunday School Teacher for many years.
In 1992 Elder Pryce was called to be the Assistant Pastor of the Cornerstone House of Refuge Apostolic Church, where he was ordained an Elder under the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World (PAW) Inc. He currently stands as the Director and overseer of the Music and Worship Arts Ministry (MWAM), Sunday School Department, and is an active Board Member.
As Assistant Pastor, Elder Pryce continues to serve with vigor and tenacity. He brings to Cornerstone a genuine concern for and commitment to the spiritual growth and development of God’s people. It is Elder Pryce’s desire that Cornerstone be a place where people come to the Lord, and learn to apply daily the Word of God to their lives in a practical manner, and to know God for themselves.
Elder Pryce is the husband of wife, Evelyn, and the father of two children, Lisa-Gaye and Kevin.
Elder & Missionary Pryce
Elder Desmond A. Hutchinson
currently serves as General Secretary for the Canada District Council, the 55th Episcopal District of the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World Inc. He served as the Assistant General Secretary from June 2005 to October 2009. He was called to be the Assistant Pastor at CornerStone House of Refuge Apostolic Church (CHORAC) in Ottawa, Ontario Canada, in December 2009. He and his family have been members since 1993. He was ordained an Elder by the Pentecostal Assemblies of the World in October 2005. Elder Hutchinson currently serves, as the Director of Administration and is a member of the Board of Trustees; He is also a Sunday School and Bible Study Teacher.
A firm believer in “rightly dividing the Word of truth”, and a sincere student of the Word Elder Hutchinson was instrumental in the implementation of CornerStone Academy of Biblical Studies (CABS), a Bible college incorporated in Canada and accredited to offer undergraduate degrees. Elder Hutchinson is the Vice-President of the college and also serves as its Provost. He earned a Master’s degree of Christian Education in 2000 and received an honorary degree of Doctor of Theology in 2002 from the International Apostolic University of Grace and Truth (IAUGT).
Aiming to please God in all he does, Dr. Hutchinson is committed to Christian service and is willing to share the gospel wherever he goes. As such, in 1994 he was part of an Evangelistic Team to Trinidad that held revival services, went house-to-house witnessing and taught Sunday School Organization seminars.
Born in Kingston, Jamaica but having immigrated to Canada in 1971, he attended Emmanuel Apostolic Church, Ottawa, Canada, where he was baptized in water in Jesus name on February 16, 1976. He received the gift of the Holy Ghost on January 6, 1979. His family is a key ingredient in Elder Hutchinson’s success. He married his fabulous wife Missionary Andrea Hutchinson in August 1986; she supports him tremendously in his various ministries. The result of their union is two sons, Marcus-Troy, 18 and Brandon-Todd 13 years old. Elder Desmond Hutchinson has worked for his current employer, Canada Post Corporation, for 21 years. He is a Certified Industrial Engineering Technologist and possesses a Master’s Certificate in Project Management. A proven skilled administrator in both his religious and secular life, as a leader, Dr. Hutchinson is a faithful steward of the Lord Jesus Christ and is determined to use all his God-given gifts and abilities to the glory of God, the enhancement of the body of Christ, and the extension of the Kingdom of God.
Elder & Missionary Hutchinson