The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC; french: Alliance évangélique du Canada) is a national

evangelical Evangelicalism (), also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that affirms the centrality of being " born again", in which an individual expe ...

alliance, member of the

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. Its affiliates comprise 43

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s, 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 the Scarborough district of

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. Its president is Bruce J. Clemenger.

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, and abortion. In June 2003, Bruce J. Clemenger became President of the EFC.

Statistics

As of 2020, it had 43

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evangelical members, 66 organizations, 38 educational institutions and 600 member local churches in

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

. 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 Brian C. Stiller (born 1942) is Global Ambassador of the World Evangelical Alliance, the global association which represents some 600 million Evangelical Protestants. He is the author of fourteen books. Education Stiller was raised in a Pentecost ...

. ''Love in Action magazine'' was founded by

Joel Gordon Joel Gordon (born November 15, 1975) is a Canadian actor, producer and director. Early life As a teenager growing up in Scarborough, Joel Gordon received the Harry Jerome Award for the Arts for his work as a young actor. After studying acting ...

and Benjamin Porter in 2010 and in 2016 was rebranded under the name, ''Love Is Moving'' - Canada's Christian youth and young adult magazine.

References

External links

*
Love Is Moving website

Faith Today issues available online (2008-present)
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