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Ordination Service Candidates
Candidates
SAMUEL AND NORMA CADIZ AND THEIR DAUGHTERS: KEZIA, ANGELA AND KAYE. DAVID AND MARLENE, DJ, GABRIELLA, MATTHEW AND NATHANIEL.
Sam and Norma Cadiz
Samuel Cadiz was raised on the family farm in San Mateo, Isabela, Philippines. Growing up, Sam would “pastor” the water buffalo every Sunday, not knowing that one day God would call him to the ministry to pastor people. He is married to Norma Cadiz and God blessed them with three lovely girls: Kezia, Angela and Kaye. He was a Bible teacher for Grade 7 and grade 9 at Northeast Luzon Adventist College, Philippines before accepting the call for pastoral work.
They moved to Canada in 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. While doing his college diploma in Addiction Counselling and Community Services at CDI College, he volunteered to give bible studies and to help the Filipino Seventh-day Adventist Church in Winnipeg. Then was hired as a Bible Instructor for the Native Ministry under the Manitoba- Saskatchewan Conference. At present, he is the assigned pastor of the Calgary M.E.T.R.O Filipino, Calgary Fil-Can Seventh-day Adventist churches, and the newly organized Chestermere Company.
Pastor Sam is passionate about growing his churches, reaching out to people in the community, and assisting them to find a meaningful life in Jesus Christ.
David and Marlene Benjamin
David Benjamin currently serves as the Pastor of the Peace River, Fairview, and Morning Star Seventh- day Adventist Churches.
He earned a Bachelor of Music Performance Degree from Burman University before going on to earn a Master of Arts in Pastoral Ministry.
He has played trumpet for almost three decades and immensely enjoys using his talent to uplift the name of Jesus and enjoys encouraging others to do the same. He also enjoys nature and wildlife photography and likes to draw from the beauty of nature to share the heart of God with the people of God.
He also has contributed to written devotionals for the Alberta Adventist News Magazine, quarterly publication.
When David is not preaching, playing trumpet, or out taking pictures of natural landscapes or birds or other wildlife, he is enjoying road trips and other fun experiences with his wife Marlene of 22 years, and their 4 children: DJ, Gabriella, Matthew and Nathaniel.
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ANTHONY AND CASSANDRA WITH THEIR TWO DAUGHTERS LYDIA AND AMELIA. DANIEL AND IESHA WITH THEIR SON EZEKIEL MAXIMUS MADDEN.
Anthony and Cassandra Kern
Anthony’s passion is to bring people closer to Jesus with every encounter.
He serves the increasingly urban and diverse population of Airdrie and the rural community of Beiseker as a pastor in the Airdrie and Beiseker Seventh-day Adventist Churches. This district is comprised of 100+ cross-cultural and multigenerational members. He partnered with CWAA as class pastor.
Anthony served as an Assistant Pastor for the Edmonton South and Christ the Way Seventh-day Adventist Churches between 2015 and 2017. From 2012 to 2015 he was responsible for the Youth Ministries and discovering new contacts in Edmonton. He performed dozens of Bible studies that led people to Christ and get baptized.
Anthony obtained his Master of Divinity at Andrews University (2017 - 2019). He also holds a Bachelor of Arts – Religious Studies PPT (2011 - 2015), receiving a Cum Laude, President’s Award, VP of the Theology Club, Religion TA from Burman University.
He is married to his high school sweetheart, Cassandra. Together they have two lovely daughters, Lydia and Amelia. In his free time, Anthony enjoys reading, running, and playing other sports. Daniel Madden was born to Oneil and Ann-Marie Madden in 1992 and raised in the city of Montreal, Quebec. He has one younger sibling, Krystal Madden. After completing high school at Greaves Adventist Academy, Daniel attended Oakwood University in Huntsville, Alabama, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Theology and an Associate Degree in Biblical Languages. He is also a graduate of Andrews University, in Berrien Springs, Michigan, where he received his Master of Divinity Degree. Shortly after, he began his ministry as an associate pastor at Really Living Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hamilton, Ontario, and served there for almost three years. Currently, he is the associate pastor of the Red Willow Community Church in St. Albert, Alberta.
Daniel and Iesha Madden
Daniel is married to Iesha Madden, formerly Rodgers, and together they have a son, Ezekiel Maximus Madden. Iesha earned both her Bachelor’s and Masters’s degree in the field of Education and is currently a teacher at Coralwood Adventist Academy.
Daniel seeks to make the Gospel plain, practical, and personal in individuals’ lives, leading them into a deeper relationship with Jesus.
In his spare time, he loves to read, longboard, play basketball, and capture moments through filmmaking and photography.
