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A vibrant Canadian Church in ten years? Toronto-area EFC donors and friends are invited to an Oct. 23 evening public discussion with David Guretzki, the EFC’s president, in discussion with Lee Beach of McMaster Divinity College and Dorothy Pang of Tyndale Intercultural Ministry Centre. Q & A to follow the discussion. Learn more at TheEFC.ca/VibrantChurch

Recently the EFC had the opportunity to collaborate on a video statement to the UN Human Rights Council. Together with the World Evangelical Alliance and the Salvation Army, we affirmed a report that examined how prostitution impacts women and girls globally. The EFC welcomed this report given by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, as it clearly links prostitution to different forms of violence against women and girls and names prostitution as a form o

With any quick Google search, Canadians of any age can access sexually explicit material. Simple, often innocent search terms can bring up websites with sexually explicit content, much of it violent and dehumanizing. It is extremely easy to access in Canada, and we are seeing the devastating consequences of this on our population, especially children and youth. From March to June 2024, the standing parliamentary Committee on Canadian Heritage undertook a study on the harms

A new annual June event to pray for Christians held captive is introduced by Christelle Amaya of Open Doors Canada. A few years ago Gary Stagg was praying and felt called to focus on those held prisoner and captive for faith-related reasons. Acts 12:5 resonated strongly, “So Peter was kept in prison, but the church was praying earnestly for him.” Stagg called his teammates at Open Doors Canada, where he is executive director, and shared what God had placed on his heart. The t

The Canadian Interfaith Conversation issued a statement on behalf of over 60 signatory faith traditions and institutions, to present a common public position adopted by Canada's faith communities, on combatting hate against and between our country's religious communities. The EFC and many of its affiliates are signatories and are members of the Canadian Interfaith Conversation. Download the statement: English, français Standing Together Against Hate Based on Religious Identit

The EFC submitted a brief to the Heritage Committee in its study of online illegal sexually explicit material. The EFC called attention to the need to protect Canadians, particularly children and youth, from the range of harms associated with illegal content online. Our brief discussed how these images can have significant and harmful impacts on Canadian victims and viewers. There are devastating, lifelong consequences for those whose images are uploaded and distributed. Ill

To: The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human RightsRe: Report of Reem Alsalem, the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls, Prostitution and violence against women and girls (HRC/56/48) The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada’s Centre for Faith and Public Life, based in Ottawa, Canada, welcomes the report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls titled Prostitution and Violence Against Women and Girls. The EFC has engaged on this is

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout En tant que chrétiens canadiens, nous sommes tous très attachés à la possibilité de défendre et d'exprimer nos convictions. La recherche dans les Écritures, le partage de notre foi et l'enseignement à nos enfants sont des éléments essentiels de notre vie chrétienne. En même temps, nous sommes tous conscients que certaines de nos croyances ne sont pas très répandues ou populaires dans la culture canadienne. Mais nous croyons que Dieu a

Traduit de l'anglais par François Godbout Mettre fin à l'exploitation sexuelle en ligne : L’AEC soutient un projet de loi d'initiative parlementaire visant à obliger les producteurs et les distributeurs de pornographie commerciale à vérifier l'âge et le consentement de chaque personne représentée dans un contenu explicite avant qu'il ne soit téléchargé. Demandez à votre député de soutenir le projet de loi C-270. Voir TheEFC.ca/C-270. Projet de loi sur les préjudices en ligne