The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC; ) is a national

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alliance, member of the

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. Its affiliates comprise 48

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s, 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

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district of

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, but they also have an office in Ottawa. Its president is David Guretzki.

History

The EFC was founded in 1964 in the

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. 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. In June 2003, Bruce J. Clemenger became President of the EFC. In February 2023, David Guretzki became President & CEO of the EFC.

Statistics

As of 2023, the EFC has 46

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evangelical members, 2 observer denominations, 66 organizations, 33 educational institutions and 600 member local churches in

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. It claims to represent nearly 2 million Christians.

Publications

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.

Affiliate denominations

Source: In addition, the

Anglican Church of Canada The Anglican Church of Canada (ACC or ACoC) is the Ecclesiastical province#Anglican Communion, province of the Anglican Communion in Canada. The official French-language name is ''l'Église anglicane du Canada''. In 2016, the Anglican Church of ...

and the

Presbyterian Church in Canada The Presbyterian Church in Canada () is a Presbyterian denomination, serving in Canada under this name since 1875. The United Church of Canada claimed the right to the name from 1925 to 1939. According to the Religion in Canada, Canada 2021 Censu ...

are observer members.

References

External links

*
Love Is Moving website

Faith Today issues available online (2008-present)
* EFC Video
EFC - What is the EFC and what does it do? Overview video 2022
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