Our affiliates are a key reason the EFC is able to serve the Body of Christ across Canada. The institutions that formally reconnect with us year after year fall into four main groups:
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denominational groups including regional, national and international ones;
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charitable ministry organizations from humanitarian to evangelistic and beyond;
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postsecondary schools;
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and hundreds of individual church congregations from a wide range of traditions.
Together we are stronger! We learn from each other, discerning God’s leading for our country and its cities and neighbourhoods at the present moment. We partner to develop resources together. And we seek consensus, so that united we can work for the good of the society where God has placed us.
Is your church or other Christian institution an EFC affiliate? If not yet, then join us!
Benefits of affiliation
By affiliating ...
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you stand with Canada's Evangelicals as the EFC intervenes before the courts to defend our religious freedoms and to protect our society's most vulnerable members, and as the EFC team builds strong relationships on Parliament Hill with MPs, Senators and other government leaders, providing thoughtful insights on biblical principles to our lawmakers;
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you clearly identify your congregation or ministry with other Evangelical Christians as we monitor and address religious freedom issues in Canada and promote prayer and intervention for persecuted Christians around the world;
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your ministry is enriched through the valuable resources, seminars, policy briefings and workshops made available to you and your constituents by the EFC; and your constituents also have the opportunity to take advantage of valuable resources brought to you by the EFC;
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you promote collaboration and cooperation between ministries, including research projects, leading to greater effectiveness in ministry, mission and witness;
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you contribute to a tangible expression of unity and oneness, as emphasized by Jesus in His prayer recorded in John 17;
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you stand with us in prayer for local churches, for Canada and for elected leaders.
Upon affiliation approval, you receive...
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a framed affiliation certificate (updated yearly) to be prominently displayed where others can see your EFC involvement;
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free subscriptions to Faith Today, the EFC's award-winning magazine
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copies of the EFC's informative bi-monthly newsletter, Canada Watch - to a maximum of 2,000 copies, at no extra cost;
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opportunity to have EFC speakers come and present to your congregation;
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subscription to news releases, religious liberty alerts and prayer concerns;
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direct link to your ministry site from the EFC website and
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spotlight on your ministry, we highlight a different affiliate member each week on the EFC website.
[Requirements and responsibilities that come with affiliation]
Become an affiliate
Your group can apply to formally affiliate with the EFC, a relationship that comes with many benefits. There are two main requirements to be able to apply:
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your ministry must be registered with the Canada Revenue Agency as a religious charity (CRA Charitable Registration Number must be provided);
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you must be in agreement with the EFC's objects and statement of faith.
Congregations are encouraged to affiliate directly, because denominational affiliation does not automatically allow pastors and congregants to receive affiliation benefits such as free/discounted resources and event registration. Congregational Affiliates are encouraged to:
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make the EFC a periodic focus of prayer in your worship services or prayer groups;
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ensure the distribution of EFC's Canada Watch newsletter;
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distribute occasional special appeals (such as petitions to government or special prayer alerts);
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occasionally promote the EFC's magazine, Faith Today.
If you are applying as a Denominational, Organizational or Educational Affiliate, the EFC encourages you to:
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make attendance at the annual EFC Presidents Day a priority for your national CEO (general superintendent, bishop, executive minister, etc.). The EFC organizes unique events for those in your organization in the most senior level of leadership;
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collaborate with other affiliate leaders;
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help promote the EFC's goals;
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give the EFC President or senior staff the opportunity to represent the EFC at national assemblies, events or general meetings; and
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communicate with your congregations and encourage them to affiliate with the EFC at the local level (congregational affiliation). Congregational Affiliates receive EFC resources, newsletters and information on local ministry events. Congregational affiliation is one way to help your congregations align with your denomination and national initiatives. Support their desire to connect with the larger ministry of Evangelicals in Canada through EFC congregational affiliation.
Questions? Go to our website contact form and use the email topic dropdown to select "Affiliation"