Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC; French: Alliance évangélique du Canada) is a national evangelical alliance, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. Its affiliates comprise 43 evangelical Christian denominations, 66 Christian organizations, 38 educational institutions, and 600 local church congregations in Canada. It claims to represent nearly 2 million Christians. The head office is in the Scarborough district of Toronto, Ontario. Its president is Bruce J. Clemenger.
| Founded | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Evangelical organization |
| Headquarters | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Region | Canada |
President | Bruce J. Clemenger |
Chair | Bill Fietje |
| Affiliations | World Evangelical Alliance |
Revenue (2019) | $4.2 million[1] |
| Expenses (2019) | $3.6 million[1] |
Staff (2019) | 21[2] |
| Website | evangelicalfellowship |
History edit
The EFC was founded in 1964 in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.[3][4][5] J. Harry Faught, a Pentecostal, was its founding president. It has been involved in numerous government bills, regarding issues such as religious freedoms, defining marriage, prostitution, and abortion.[6]
In June 2003, Bruce J. Clemenger became President of the EFC.[7]
Statistics edit
As of 2020, it had 43 Christian denominations evangelical members, 66 organizations, 38 educational institutions and 600 member local churches in Canada. [8] It claims to represent nearly 2 million Christians.
Publications edit
The EFC publishes Faith Today, a major evangelical magazine in Canada, founded in 1983 under the leadership of Brian Stiller. Love in Action magazine was founded by Joel Gordon and Benjamin Porter in 2010[9][10] and in 2016 was rebranded under the name, Love Is Moving - Canada's Christian youth and young adult magazine.
Affiliate denominations edit
- Anglican Catholic Church of Canada
- Anglican Network in Canada
- Apostolic Church of Pentecost of Canada
- Associated Gospel Churches of Canada
- Baptist General Conference of Canada
- Be In Christ Church of Canada
- Canadian Assemblies of God
- Canadian Baptist Ministries
- Canadian Church of God Ministries
- Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches
- Canadian National Baptist Convention
- Christian and Missionary Alliance in Canada (AWF)
- Christian Reformed Church in North America
- Church of God in Western Canada
- Church of the Nazarene Canada
- Congregational Christian Churches in Canada
- Evangelical Covenant of Canada
- Evangelical Free Church of Canada
- Evangelical Mennonite Conference
- Evangelical Mennonite Mission Conference
- Evangelical Missionary Church of Canada
- Église réformée du Québec
- Fellowship of Christian Assemblies of Canada
- Foursquare Gospel Church of Canada
- Free Methodist Church in Canada
- Grace Communion International Canada
- Grace Fellowship Canada
- Independent Assemblies of God International Canada
- Lutheran Church–Canada
- Mennonite Church Canada
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Canada
- Pentecostal Assemblies of Newfoundland and Labrador
- Pentecostal Holiness Church of Canada
- Reformed Church in America (Regional Synod of Canada)
- The Canada Eastern Presbytery of The Korean Presbyterian Church Aborad
- The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
- The Salvation Army
- United Brethren Church in Canada
- Vineyard Canada
- Vision Ministries Canada
- Wesleyan Church of Canada
Source:[11]
In addition, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in Canada are observer members.[11]
References edit
- ^ a b "Internal server error - Canada.ca / Erreur interne du serveur - Canada.ca".
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- ^ Stackhouse, John Gordon Jr. (1993). Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: An Introduction to Its Character. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 166. ISBN 978-0-8020-0509-0. Retrieved May 19, 2020.
- ^ Balmer, Randall (2004). Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism (rev. ed.). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-932792-04-1.
- ^ Choquette, Robert (2004). Canada's Religions: An Historical Introduction. Ottawa: University of Ottawa Press. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-7766-1554-7. JSTOR j.ctt1ckpf9c.
- ^ EFC, History, evangelicalfellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved December 05, 2020
- ^ EFC, History, evangelicalfellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved December 05, 2020
- ^ EFC, Who is the EFC?, evangelicalfellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved December 05, 2020
- ^ EFC, EFC Launches Innovative Youth-Focused "Love Is Moving" Ministry, evangelicalfellowship.ca, Canada, 11 April 2015
- ^ "Love in Action magazine". Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ a b "EFC - Our affiliates". www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
External links edit
- Official website
- Love Is Moving website
- Faith Today issues available online (2008-present)