About DMI Toronto
We are a church co-laboring with God to transform lives, communities, and nations.
Our heart
DMI Toronto (Destiny Ministries International — Toronto) is a church in Scarborough, Ontario, co-laboring with God to transform lives, communities, and nations. Our focus is on God, Family, and Nations.
Our purpose is to equip the saints for the work of the ministry — creating a platform of influence for young kingdom voices to be heard and discipled, and raising up a generation for global transformation.
We are part of Destiny Ministries International, a movement based in Los Baños, Philippines, and a registered Canadian charity.
What drives us
Everything begins with a living relationship with our Heavenly Father.
We grow as a spiritual family, doing life and faith together.
We raise and send leaders to bring transformation across the nations.
Our story
Our founders, Joseph and Grace Solangon, met in 1992 at the University of the Philippines Los Baños through a group of young believers called UP Students for Christ. Decades later, that community has sent out pastors and missionaries across the world.
Their journey of church planting reaches from Los Baños to Toronto — and today continues here at DMI Toronto, a family carrying the same message of grace, faith, and finishing well.
“It is not how you start in life, it is how you finish. And by the grace of God, you can finish well.”
What we believe
The church was established for a fourfold purpose that still guides us today.
We gather to worship and exalt the Lord with our whole lives.
We build up believers to grow and mature in their faith.
We share the good news and reach the lost with hope.
We serve and enrich our community in Scarborough and beyond.
Servant leadership
Guided by faith and committed to serving our community.
Head Pastor
Joseph comes from a generation of evangelical pastors and church planters. He recommitted his life to the Lord at the University of the Philippines Los Baños through a group of believers called UP Students for Christ. He holds a Master's in Theological Studies from Tyndale University and is pursuing a Doctorate in Theology at Global Awakening Theological Seminary.
Co-Lead Pastor
Grace met Joseph in 1992 at UPLB as members of UP Students for Christ. She has served on church-planting teams from Los Baños to Toronto and carries a message of God's grace and faith. She loves to pray for the sick and believes nothing is impossible for those who believe in God.
Senior Pastor — Destiny Ministries International
Paul carries a message of intimacy with the Father and a culture of family that reflects heaven. He is passionate about equipping and empowering leaders to live out their calling, and has ministered across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. He and his wife Ahlmira co-lead Destiny Ministries International, a movement based in Los Baños, Philippines.
Elder & Treasurer
Gloria serves on the board of DMI Toronto as the church's treasurer. She carries a message of accountability, stewardship, and generosity, believing that as sons and daughters of God we are called to reflect our generous Heavenly Father.