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The EFC expresses our deepest sympathy over the tragic incident at CFB Wainwright in Alberta. We lament the loss of life, and pray for the recovery of all who were injured. We grieve with the families, friends and communities who bear the burden of these losses, and invite all Canadians to join us in praying that God would comfort them. We thank God for the first responders and medics, and pray God would bless them and give them peace.

The EFC is deeply concerned over a new national policy that forbids military chaplains from not only praying, but from using words, actions or symbols tied to a specific religious or faith tradition or making any reference to God or the divine in public spiritual reflections. “This policy goes beyond banning prayer and prohibits even the acknowledgment to those gathered that some may believe in the divine and others not,” said Bruce Clemenger, Senior Ambassador and President

→ le français suit As we approach the fourth anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and the twelfth anniversary of its illegal occupation of Crimea and parts of eastern Ukraine, we once again address Canadian Christians with urgency, grief, and hope. Download the full statement PDF, signed by The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada, the Canadian Council of Churches, and the WEA Peace and Reconciliation Network. The statement is also available on the CCC website.

The EFC expresses our deepest sympathy, lament and sorrow in light of the tragic mass shooting that took place on February 10, 2026, at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and in the nearby community in British Columbia. We lament before God for those who were killed. We pray for full recovery of those injured. No words are adequate to express our grief for families, friends and communities who bear the burden of this tragic loss. We pray for all who grieve. In sorrow, we hold f

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

[ le français suit ] This Declare and Resolve Statement has been signed by more than 50 leaders of Christian organizations, as noted in the PDF version below. It was first presented at the EFC Presidents Day, Oct. 27, 2022. As leaders of evangelical churches, ministries and institutions, we declare and resolve the following: We lament hastened death in Canada. We grieve the expansion in law that has made those whose death is not reasonably foreseeable eligible for hastened de

The EFC urges Canadians to pray for de-escalation and peace between Ukraine and Russia. In doing so we join other international evangelical groups such as the World Evangelical Alliance and the European Evangelical Alliance. The European Evangelical Alliance "calls upon Christians to pray for all who suffer and for those who have the power to save lives, bring humanitarian aid and protection. And let us pray for all those with the power to stop the war and to bring about long