Apostle Daniel is originally from Ethiopia: his wife Carol is from Ghana. They have three children, Azeb, Yohannis, and Zoe.

He has a diploma in theology from Nairobi Pentecostal Bible College in Nairobi, Kenya, a Ph.D. in Christian education from Faith Bible College (in conjunction with Evangelical Theological Seminary in Maryland and Trinity Christian College in Dallas, Texas), Lagos Nigeria and a Ph.D. in psychology of Christian counseling from International Institute of Theology in Glendale, Arize.

He is a certified psychotherapist with EOCPC of North America and a member of Canadian Psychological Association. Dan came to the Lord in 1971 through the ministry of Meserete Kristos Church, a Mennonite congregation in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. He states that while studying the Bible he felt called to the ministry.

“My desires changed from wanting to study medicine to wanting to share what I was learning about the Lord with others. It became clear that there was a call of God upon my life to preach His Word.

”Before moving to Canada in 1996, he worked for 15 years with Christian Pentecostal Mission in Lagos, Nigeria, as senior pastor, international missions director and principal of its Bible seminary. During this period, the seminary trained 4000 students as pastors, evangelists and church workers for all over Nigeria. Over 300 new churches were planted in Lagos and other parts of the country. They range in membership from several hundred to 9000 or more. He also planted churches in several other countries.

Besides pastoring and training pastors, Dan Sileshi was active as a motivational speaker and is a respected Bible expositor. His ministry has taken him across Africa, North America, Europe, Australia and parts of the Far East.

Pastor Carol is an accomplished Bible teacher and trained counselor who regularly ministers along side her husband.  She is a graduate of the University of Ghana and the University of Lagos, Nigeria.