The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is a national parachurch association of over 160 affiliated church denominations, ministry organizations, and educational institutions, plus 1,000 local church congregations. All affiliated groups (with the possible exception of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada) identify themselves as part of the evangelical movement in Canada.

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  • The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is a national parachurch association of over 160 affiliated church denominations, ministry organizations, and educational institutions, plus 1,000 local church congregations. All affiliated groups (with the possible exception of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada) identify themselves as part of the evangelical movement in Canada. The EFC was founded in 1964 as a means of promoting cooperative participation in the Canadian political and social arenas. The organization promotes public awareness of issues that are of concern to the evangelical community, facilitates cooperation among various ministries, and advocates on public policy issues. It has made many submissions to government on controversial legislation regarding issues such as religious freedoms, defining marriage, child pornography, and abortion/fetal rights. In 1982 a coalition of groups including the EFC successfully campaigned to have "the supremacy of God" recognized in the preamble to the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The EFC publishes Faith Today magazine, the major evangelical publication in Canada. The EFC is a member of the World Evangelical Alliance. The WEA has been directed since 2005 by Geoff Tunnicliffe, a Canadian who also serves as the EFC's director of global initiatives.
  • L'Alliance évangélique du Canada (AÉC) est une association nationale regroupant plus de 140 dénominations évangéliques, organismes de ministères, institutions d'éducation et 1000 congrégations d'églises locales au Canada. Tous les groupes affiliés (à l'exception de l'Église anglicane catholique du Canada) s'auto-identifient comme faisant partie du mouvement évangélique. L'Alliance évangélique fut fondée en 1964 afin de faciliter la participation coopérative dans les arènes politique et sociale au Canada. L'organisme cherche à améliorer l'information du public sur des questions qui préoccupent la communauté évangélique, et agit en tant que groupe de lobbying pour influencer les activités législatives touchant aux questions telles que la liberté de religion, la définition du mariage, la pornographie infantile, et les droits à l'avortement et droits du fœtus. En 1982, ils ont demandé, avec succès, à ce que « la suprématie de Dieu » soit reconnue dans le préambule de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés. L'AÉC publie la revue Faith Today, la principale publication évangélique au Canada.
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  • The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) is a national parachurch association of over 160 affiliated church denominations, ministry organizations, and educational institutions, plus 1,000 local church congregations. All affiliated groups (with the possible exception of the Anglican Catholic Church of Canada) identify themselves as part of the evangelical movement in Canada.
  • L'Alliance évangélique du Canada (AÉC) est une association nationale regroupant plus de 140 dénominations évangéliques, organismes de ministères, institutions d'éducation et 1000 congrégations d'églises locales au Canada. Tous les groupes affiliés (à l'exception de l'Église anglicane catholique du Canada) s'auto-identifient comme faisant partie du mouvement évangélique.
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  • Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
  • Alliance évangélique du Canada
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