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We have accomplished much in 2025. Your year-end gift will help determine what programs and activities we can undertake throughout 2026. Together, we can make a lasting impact towards greater visible unity in gospel witness. You can donate online or by phone toll-free at 1-866-302-3362. Donations made (or postmarked) before midnight on December 31 are eligible for a 2025 charitable tax receipt.
EFC applying to intervene in religious freedom case
The EFC is part of a coalition applying for intervener status in a case involving the municipal regulation of Christian worship activities. In this case, the municipality of Montreal determined that a music and prayer event did not qualify as “worship” under a by-law and fined the church. This case has broad implications for charities and religious freedom across Canada.
Faith Today Podcast: What’s Christian about foreign aid?
Global aid is not just charity but a shared responsibility and strategic investment rooted in the biblical call to stewardship, compassion and justice, according to Laura Solberg. She is the executive director of Kentro Christian Network, the national hub representing 70 Christian relief and development organizations across Canada. Listen to her full conversation with host Bill Fledderus on the Faith Today Podcast.
Loving our Jewish neighbours
"Do you know the Jewish people proximate to you? Have you heard their sentiments and concerns? The shifts in our world are enough to signal the need for better bridges,” writes Kanata Baptist Church pastor Bob Davies. Read his reflections on what we can learn from history amidst an increase in anti-Semitism today.
All Things Reconciled Podcast: How the arts make us whole
Artists Melodie Turori and Mackenzie Griffin, both graduates of the North American Indigenous Institute of Theological Studies, explore the way God has used art to reconcile their own stories and the hope they see in art to transform and heal individuals and communities. Listen to their conversation with PRN Global Director Phil Wagler.
Five men learning to love well
A super-committed small group in Langley, B.C., grew together in mentorship and discipleship. Learn more in this new blog post by B.C. pastor Paul Hughes.
Cochrane, Alta., Jan. 5-9, EFC prayer ambassador Roger Helland teaching a modular course at Canadian Baptist Theological Seminary and College on Presence-Centred Spirituality and Leadership and a seminar on The Public Reading and Praying of Scripture.
Additional Christian community calendar events
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Open Heavens Calgary, Dec. 31
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One Church – One Day Launch Night (OneWay Min), Ottawa, Jan. 9
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Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, worldwide, Jan. 18-25
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City on our Knees 10th Anniversary, Ottawa, Jan. 18-24
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Commemorating the 1995 Sacred Assembly, Winnipeg, Jan. 23-24
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Apologetics Canada Conference, Burnaby, Jan. 30-31
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Youthworker Conference, Saskatoon, Jan. 30-31; Abbotsford, Feb. 6-7
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Marriage Ministry Workshop (Family Life Canada), online, Jan. 31
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Rencontre au Sommet (francophone prayer summit), Granby, Feb. 2-3
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Engage Difference! Deepening understanding for intercultural ministry (CCC), Chilliwack, Feb. 9-12