Executive Officers

William (Bill) Morrow was elected as General Superintendent of The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada in 1996 and began serving in January 1997.  Before serving in this role, Bill served for six years on the General Executive of The Pentecostal Assemblies as the District Superintendent of the Western Ontario District.  He previously served as a pastor in Montreal (Ville St. Laurent), Smith Falls and Sarnia.  He also spent five years as a teacher and the Dean of Students at Master's College and Seminary (then Eastern Pentecostal Bible College).  Prior to ministry, Bill had worked in education as a public school teacher.

Bill is a graduate of Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Concordia University, St. Paul University, and United Theological Seminary.  He received a diploma in theology, a bachelor of arts degree, a Master's degree in counselling and a Doctor of Ministry, respectively.

In his current role, he works with national and international leaders in affirming kingdom values and purposes.  He gives oversight to Mission Canada recognizing the nation as a mission field and the need of church health, faithful evangelism and Holy Spirit anointing and empowerment.  He is ably assisted by a great staff and with the support of an Assistant to the Superintendent.  He also gives oversight to the vision and direction of the responsibilities of the International Office and works with the Assistant Superintendent for International Missions and the Assistant Superintendent for Fellowship Resources to ensure world missions and the services provided by the International Office are part of the overall mission and ministry of the PAOC.  He has the privilege to give leadership to a fellowship of churches equipped by God to do His work on the earth, who make up The Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada - "to make disciples everywhere by the proclamation and practice of the gospel of Christ in the power of the Holy Spirit, to establish local congregations, and to train spiritual leaders."

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Rev. David Hazzard
Assistant Superintendent for Fellowship Services 

David Hazzard was first elected the General Executive of the Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada in 1996, while serving as the Senior Pastor of Queensway Cathedral in Toronto, Ontario. He was later elected as an Executive Officer in 2000, serving first as the Assistant Superintendent for Ministerial Services and currently as the Assistant Superintendent for Fellowship Services.

David is a graduate of Eastern Pentecostal Bible College, Emmanuel Bible College, and Ontario Theological Seminary (now Tyndale Seminary). Following graduation from EPBC, he served on the pastoral staff of Kitchener Gospel Temple and Pickering Pentecostal Church. David then spent three years with the World Missions Division of the PAOC, teaching at Pan Africa Christian College in Nairobi, Kenya, also involved on the Leadership Team of Nairobi Pentecostal Church.

Returning to Canada in 1988, he accepted the position of Senior Pastor of Evangel Assembly, Edmonton, Alberta. In 1994 he was invited as Senior Pastor of Queensway Cathedral. As Assistant Superintendent for Fellowship Services, David now oversees all financial aspects of the PAOC International Office, including the annual budget, the Pension Fund and the Certificate Mortgage Program.

He also oversees various other responsibilities including the credentialing of ministers, church chartering and the constitutions of the Fellowship.

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Rev. Murray Cornelius
Assistant Superintendent for International Missions

Murray was elected to serve as the Assistant Superintendent for International Missions at General Conference 2006.  Murray was born in Kenya to Bill and Lillian Cornelius, long-term PAOC missionaries.

Murray graduated from Carleton University with a degree in biology in 1979 and from Regent College in 1982 with a Master's degree in Christian Studies.  In 1987, he and his wife Cindy moved to Harare, Zimbabwe to pastor Upper Room Fellowship.  Murray served as academic dean of Trans Africa Theological College in Kitwe, Zambia from 1992 to 1994, and was appointed Southern Africa Regional Director for PAOC in 1995.  While serving in this role, he and Cindy planted and pastored Hope Community Church and Jubilee Christian Centre in Zimbabwe.  He was an adjunct faculty member at Pan Africa Christian College, Harare, equipping pastors to serve in the region.  Responding to the needs of children in Africa, Murray and Cindy were instrumental in the establishment of the first Village of Hope in Kitwe, Zambia, the second in Harare, Zimbabwe, and the third location in Lilongwe, Malawi.

They now live in Canada as Murray serves in his new role.  His passion and strategic focus is on reaching the lost wherever they are, developing leaders and missionaries and caring for the poor and oppressed.

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