The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada

Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada
Classification	Evangelicalism
Theology	Baptist
Associations	Evangelical Fellowship of Canada
Headquarters	Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Origin	1953
Congregations	503
Members	71,073
Official website	fellowship.ca

The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada is a Baptist Christian association of churches in Canada. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. The national headquarters are located in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. In 2011 Rev. Steven Jones was appointed as president.

History

Worship service at Chauveau Evangelical Church in Quebec City.

In 1928, the Union of Regular Baptist Churches of Ontario and Quebec (led by Thomas Todhunter Shields) broke away from the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec, while the Fellowship of Independent Baptist Churches was formed in 1933. These two merged in 1953 to form the FEBCC. ^{[1] [2]} The Regular Baptist Missionary Fellowship of Alberta joined in 1963, while the Convention of Regular Baptist Churches of British Columbia (founded 1927) joined in 1965.^{[ citation needed ]}

In 1995, the Fellowship included over 503 churches with a total membership of over 66,612. ^[3]

In 2001, the Fellowship had 71,073 members. ^[4]

Beliefs

The association has a Baptist confession of faith. ^[5]

Regions

It is composed of 5 regional fellowships; Fellowship Pacific, Fellowship Prairies, FEB Central, AÉBÉQ and Fellowship Atlantic. ^[6]

Mission work

The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches is engaged in missions to Africa, Central Asia, Europe, Japan, Latin America, the Middle East, Pakistan and South America, and offers ministry resources to assist these churches.

Schools

Heritage College & Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario.

The FEBCC, has strong affiliation with key institutions. ^[7] Heritage College & Seminary in Cambridge, Ontario, is the main training ground for church leaders across Canada. Northwest Baptist Seminary in Langley, BC, is a partner in Western Canada, SEMBEQ in Quebec.

Publication

The official magazine of the FEBCC, Thrive, is published three times per year.

Convention centre

The Muskoka Bible Centre is affiliated with the FEBCC.

See also

• Baptist
• Baptists in Canada

References

1. George A. Rawlyk, Aspects of the Canadian Evangelical Experience, McGill-Queen's Press – MQUP, Canada, 1997, p. 222
2. William H. Brackney, Historical Dictionary of the Baptists, Scarecrow Press, USA, 2009, p. 213
3. Daniel G. Reid, Robert D. Linder, Bruce Shelley, Harry S. Stout, Craig A. Noll, Concise Dictionary of Christianity in America, Wipf and Stock Publishers, USA, 2002, p. 36
4. Paul Bramadat, David Seljak, Christianity and Ethnicity in Canada, University of Toronto Press, Canada, 2008, p. 411
5. Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, What We Believe, fellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved 5 May 2023
6. Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, Fellowship Region Listing, fellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved 5 May 2023
7. Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada, Associated Organizations, fellowship.ca, Canada, retrieved 5 November 2022

Sources

• "Baptists" at The Canadian Encyclopedia, 2010 by Historica-Dominion, Christopher Killacky
• http://www.mcmaster.ca/univsec/history.cfm, 2010 McMaster University
• Osburn, Wade, 15 November 2009, Vol. 106 Issue 6 Eerdmans Handbook to the History of Christianity, Lion publishing, 1977
• Article Title
• http://www.cbmin.org/cbm
• The Fellowship Story Our First 25 Years, by Dr. J. H. Watt, 1978
• A History of The Baptist Testimony in the Ottawa Area, by C.F Robinson
• FEBCC Yearbook
• Baptists Around the World, by Albert W. Wardin Jr.
• Four Centuries of Baptist Witness, by H. Leon McBeth

External links

• Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada Home Page
• FEBInternational – "the overseas arm of The Fellowship of Evangelical Baptist Churches in Canada"