Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
| Founded | 1964 |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Greater Toronto Area, Ontario, Canada |
| Type | Evangelical organization |
| Headquarters | Scarborough, 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 |
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 Scarborough, Ontario. Its president is Bruce J. Clemenger.
History
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
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
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.
References
- ^ 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.
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