The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada is an

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association in Canada. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The national headquarters are located in

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, Canada. In 2011 Rev. Steven Jones was appointed as President.

History

In 1928, the Union of Regular Baptist Churches of Ontario and Quebec (led by

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) broke away from the

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, while the Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches was formed in 1933. These two merged in 1953 to form the FEBCC. The Regular Baptist Missionary Fellowship of Alberta joined in 1963, while the Convention of Regular Baptist Churches of British Columbia (founded 1927) joined in 1965. In 1995, the Fellowship included over 503 churches with a total membership of over 66,612. In 2001, the denomination had 71,073 members.

Beliefs

The denomination has a

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Regions

It is composed of 5 regional fellowships; Fellowship Pacific, Fellowship Prairies, FEB Central, AÉBÉQ and Fellowship Atlantic.

Mission work

The ''Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches'' is engaged in missions to Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East, Pakistan and South America, and offers ministry resources to assist these churches.

Schools

The FEBCC, has strong affiliation with key institutions.Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
Associated Organizations
fellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved November 5, 2022

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, is the main training ground for church leaders across Canada. Northwest Baptist Seminary in Langley, BC, is a partner in Western Canada, SEMBEQ in Quebec.

Publication

The official magazine of the FEBCC, ''Thrive'', is published three times per year.

Convention centre

The Muskoka Bible Centre is affiliated with the FEBCC.

References

Sources

"Baptists" at ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''
2010 by Historica-Dominion, Christopher Killacky *http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/history.cfm, 2010 McMaster University *Osburn, Wade, 15 November 2009, Vol. 106 Issue 6 Eerdmans Handbook to the History Of Christianity, Lion publishing, 1977
Article Title
*http://www.cbmin.org/cbm *''The Fellowship Story Our First 25 Years'', by Dr. J. H. Watt, 1978 *''A History of The Baptist Testimony in the Ottawa Area'', by C.F Robinson *FEBCC Yearbook *''Baptists Around the World'', by Albert W. Wardin, Jr. *''Four Centuries of Baptist Witness'', by H. Leon McBeth

External links

Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Home PageFEBInternational
- "the overseas arm of The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada" {{DEFAULTSORT:Fellowship Of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Christian organizations based in Canada Baptist denominations in North America Christian organizations established in 1953 Baptist denominations established in the 20th century Baptist Christianity in Canada Evangelical denominations in North America