Evangelical Fellowship of Canada

Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Alliance Évangélique du Canada
Founded 1964
Type Evangelical organization
Headquarters Richmond Hill, Ontario
Area served
Canada
Membership
42 Christian denominations, 64 organizations, 38 educational institutions and 700 local church
Website

evangelicalfellowship.ca loveismoving.ca

faithtoday.ca

The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is a national evangelical alliance, member of the World Evangelical Alliance. It brings together 42 Evangelical Christian denominations, 64 Christian organizations, 38 educational institutions and 700 local church congregations in Canada. The head office is in Richmond Hill, Ontario. Its President is Bruce J. Clemenger. The mission statement of The EFC is, Uniting Evangelicals to bless Canada in the name of Jesus.

History

The EFC was founded in 1964 in Toronto. [1][2][3] Dr. 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 unborn rights. [4]

In June 2003, Bruce J. Clemenger became President of the EFC.[5] In 2017, it counts 42 Christian denominations, 64 organizations, 38 educational institutions and 700 local church in Canada. [6]

Publications

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 2013. [7][8] As a national publication of The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, Love In Action magazine was rebranded in 2016 under the name, Love Is Moving - Canada's Christian youth and young adult magazine. [9]

Christian denominations members

The EFC has 42 affiliated Evangelical Christian denominations. [10]

References

  1. ↑ John Gordon Stackhouse, Canadian Evangelicalism in the Twentieth Century: An Introduction to Its Character, Regent College Publishing, Canada, 1998, p. 166
  2. ↑ Randall Herbert Balmer, Encyclopedia of Evangelicalism: Revised and expanded edition, Baylor University Press, USA, 2004, p. 240
  3. ↑ Robert Choquette, Canada's Religions: An Historical Introduction, University of Ottawa Press, Canada, 2004, p. 372
  4. ↑ EFC, EFC website, History, Canada, retrieved July 16, 2017
  5. ↑ EFC, EFC website, Bruce J. Clemenger, Canada, retrieved July 16, 2017
  6. ↑ EFC, EFC website, Who is the EFC?, Canada, retrieved July 16, 2017
  7. ↑ EFC, EFC website, , Canada, retrieved August 1, 2018
  8. ↑ "Love In Action magazine". Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. ↑ EFC, EFC website, , Canada, retrieved August 1, 2018
  10. ↑ EFC, EFC website, Our affiliates, Canada, retrieved August 28, 2017
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