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Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Founded1964; 60 years ago (1964)
TypeEvangelical organization
HeadquartersToronto, Ontario, Canada
Location
  • Canada
President
David Guretzki
Chair
Adam Driscoll
AffiliationsWorld Evangelical Alliance
Revenue (2022)
$4.6 million[1]
Expenses (2022)$4.7 million[1]
Staff21[2] (in 2019)
Websiteevangelicalfellowship.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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 48 evangelical Christian denominations, 66 Christian organizations, 33 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, but they also have an office in Ottawa. Its president is David Guretzki.

History

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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, medical assistance in dying, and abortion.[6]

In June 2003, Bruce J. Clemenger became President of the EFC.[6]

In February 2023, David Guretzki became President & CEO of the EFC.[7]

Statistics

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As of 2023, the EFC has 46 Christian denominations evangelical members, 2 observer denominations, 66 organizations, 33 educational institutions and 600 member local churches in Canada.[8] It claims to represent nearly 2 million Christians.

Publications

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The EFC publishes Faith Today, a major evangelical magazine in Canada, founded in 1983 under the leadership of Brian Stiller. Its young adult magazine Love Is Moving returned to its roots in 2024 as an online venture, ending a print run from 2016 to 2023. The young adult magazine was founded with the name Love in Action by Joel Gordon and Benjamin Porter.[9][10]

Affiliate denominations

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Source:[11]

In addition, the Anglican Church of Canada and the Presbyterian Church in Canada are observer members.[11]

References

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  1. ^ a b https://apps.cra-arc.gc.ca/ebci/hacc/srch/pub/t3010/v25/t3010Schdl6_dsplyovrvw [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Internal server error - Canada.ca / Erreur interne du serveur - Canada.ca".
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Balmer, Randall (2004). Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism (rev. ed.). Waco, Texas: Baylor University Press. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-932792-04-1.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ a b "EFC, History". www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. Archived from the original on August 28, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  7. ^ "David Guretzki". www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  8. ^ "EFC - Our affiliates". www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
  9. ^ EFC, EFC Launches Innovative Youth-Focused "Love Is Moving" Ministry, evangelicalfellowship.ca, Canada, 11 April 2015
  10. ^ "Love in Action magazine". Archived from the original on August 1, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
  11. ^ a b "EFC - Our affiliates". www.evangelicalfellowship.ca. Archived from the original on March 5, 2023. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
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