Presentation and Prayer for the Harvest
EFC Events
The Evangelical Fellowship of Canada board recently adopted a new strategic plan. We are asking God to use the EFC and its affiliates to encourage the calling and sending of God’s people with the gospel of Jesus into the rich harvest field of Canada and the world. You are invited to join us online as EFC affiliates from across Canada on November 20. Our goal is to foster greater visible unity in gospel witness through united prayer together. David Guretzki, EFC president and CEO, will present an overview of our strategic plan’s first priority: “to practise and promote prayer among staff and affiliates for gospel mission and workers” (Matthew 9:38). Roger Helland, EFC prayer ambassador, will then present some practices on how we might engage in united prayer for gospel witness and the harvest. Then, a leader from each of the EFC’s four affiliate groups will lead us in corporate prayer, followed by guided small-group prayer in breakout rooms of eight each. (8 a.m. Pacific / 9 a.m. Mountain / 10 a.m.…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.
online for members of EFC affiliate organizations.
Lausanne Canada Get-Together
On Thursday, Nov 20, 2025, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (B.C. time) in Langley, join a time of refreshment, conversation, and collaboration for those passionate about the gospel’s impact across British Columbia and beyond.
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM – 2:00 PM.
North Langley Community Church - in the Chapel
21015 96 Avenue
Langley Township, BC V1M 2Z3.
For more info visit lausanne-bc25.eventbrite.ca. Ross Douthat on Why everyone should be religious
The Ian Shugart lecture is a new annual series. Our inaugural speaker, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat, consistently advocates for a society that is open toward religious faith and its public expression. He is known for showing how commitments rooted in faith often persist, sometimes making surprising appearances in modern life.
Even as religion seems to be on the decline across the Western world, and the landscape of faith shifts, Douthat generously, respectfully, and clearly counters the various arguments against faith. Not content merely to name the positive social contributions of faith and faith communities, Douthat boldly explores the deeper source of those contributions and the reality to which they point.
In his Shugart Lecture, Douthat will draw on his recently published book, “Believe: Why Everyone Should be Religious” to make a provocative claim: that there is a clear and rational link between the reasonableness of faith and its public effects. His fearless charge will challenge both religi…
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM.
National Arts Centre – Canada Room (1 Elgin St, Ottawa, ON K1P 5W1).
For more info visit www.cardus.ca. PRN Canada VGA Connect Network Meeting
Networking, updates, and prayer for everyday peacemaking and reconciliation in the region. Friday Nov 21st, 10:30a-12p local time.
Friday, November 21, 2025, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM.
West Coast Christian Fellowship
3194 East Georgia St. Vancouver, BC V5K 2L1.
For more info visit forms.office.com. Ontario Filipino Ministerial Fellowship 25th Anniversary
Contact ontariofmf@gmail.com.
Saturday, November 22, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
85 Christie St. Toronto ON.
Together for Canada: An EFC Sunday for Prayer and Partnership in the Gospel
EFC Events
This new annual event, intended for a November Sunday of your choice, is a time to remind each other and celebrate that Jesus is Lord of the harvest and to align ourselves more closely with that reality. We can pray to ask God to increase effective Christian contributions throughout Canadian society, in public sectors such as business, government and non-profit work, as well as in the many dimensions of our personal lives. Church congregations, groups and individuals are invited to make use of the EFC’s new resources designed for this purpose.
Sunday, November 23, 2025.
nationwide.
For more info visit theefc.ca. Canadian Stories of Transforming Culture
Each month we hear from two Canadians and their story of how they are transforming culture through their sphere(s) of influence. Learn more at the link below.
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
online from Transform Our World Canada.
For more info visit www.transformourworldcanada.ca. The Spiritual Discipline of Deconstruction
The Flourishing Congregations Institute will host a webinar with Angela Reitsma Bick, Editor-in-Chief of Christian Courier magazine, exploring themes from her book Blessed are the Undone: Testimonies of the Quiet Deconstruction of Faith in Canada. The session will examine the phenomenon of “Quiet Deconstruction” in which Canadian Christians are leaving church communities politely and reflectively, often with a desire for healthier expressions of faith.
The interactive 30-minute webinar includes a 20-minute research presentation and a 10-minute Q&A, with an optional 15-minute networking time. Participants will consider ways churches can create space for ongoing, community-based “small deconstructions” alongside faith reconstruction, incorporating openness to doubt, pastoral humility, and liturgical practices that foster reconciliation.
Friday, November 28, 2025, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM.
online from Flourishing Congregations Institute.
For more info visit flourishingcongregations.org. Together for Canada: An EFC Sunday for Prayer and Partnership in the Gospel
EFC Events
This new annual event, intended for a November Sunday of your choice, is a time to remind each other and celebrate that Jesus is Lord of the harvest and to align ourselves more closely with that reality. We can pray to ask God to increase effective Christian contributions throughout Canadian society, in public sectors such as business, government and non-profit work, as well as in the many dimensions of our personal lives. Church congregations, groups and individuals are invited to make use of the EFC’s new resources designed for this purpose.
Sunday, November 30, 2025.
nationwide.
For more info visit theefc.ca. Star of Bethlehem Party
Just what was the Star of Bethlehem? Recent astronomical reconstruction of the ancient night sky suggests the Star may have involved Saturn and the Pleiades. Come and see Saturn and other starry messengers through telescopes, learn of their importance, and observe projected ancient and recent sky stories under our planetarium.
There will be a presentation by Stephen Jeans (Earth and Space Sciences, Ambrose), followed by opportunities (weather permitting) to view Saturn and other celestial objects through telescopes hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada. This year will also feature a planetarium for indoor viewing!
Cost: Free!
Parking is free! This event is kid-friendly. Dress for the weather!
Please register at the link.
Saturday, December 6, 2025, 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM.
Ambrose University, 150 Ambrose Circle SW.
For more info visit ambrose.edu. Canadian Stories of Transforming Culture
Each month we hear from two Canadians and their story of how they are transforming culture through their sphere(s) of influence. Learn more at the link below.
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
online from Transform Our World Canada.
For more info visit www.transformourworldcanada.ca. Christmas Day
International Community Events
Thursday, December 25, 2025.
One Church - One Day Launch Night
Join churches across Ottawa in person to officially launch 24/7 strategic prayer over Ottawa. Worship, testimonies, and intercession will mark this powerful gathering.
Friday, January 9, 2026.
Ottawa venue to be confirmed – stay tuned!
For more info visit onechurchoneday.ca. City on our Knees 10th anniversary
Celebrate 10 years of citywide prayer with a week of flexible, self-organized participation—whether you're at church, home, school, work, or walking your neighbourhood.
Sunday, January 18, 2026 – Saturday, January 24, 2026.
Ottawa.
For more info visit cityonourknees.ca. Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
This annual ecumenical celebration joins people around the world to pray for Christian unity – in worship, reflection, study, and fellowship.
You can use the resources on this website not only during the Week of Prayer itself, but throughout the year. Let them help you express the degree of communion already given to the churches, and to pray together that we may be more fully united in the one Christ.
Sunday, January 18, 2026 – Sunday, January 25, 2026.
worldwide.
For more info visit www.weekofprayer.ca. 30th anniversary event for the 1995 Sacred Assembly
Details to come.
Friday, January 23, 2026 – Monday, January 26, 2026.
Winnipeg.
International Holocaust Memorial Day
International Community Events
This memorial day is designated by the United Nations to be observed on January 27th each year. It is the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
worldwide.
For more info visit www.un.org. Canadian Stories of Transforming Culture
Each month we hear from two Canadians and their story of how they are transforming culture through their sphere(s) of influence. Learn more at the link below.
Tuesday, January 27, 2026, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM.
online from Transform Our World Canada.
For more info visit www.transformourworldcanada.ca. Rencontre au sommet (francophone prayer summit)
Un temps de rencontre avec Dieu, avec les uns les autres dans une unité chrétienne
Un lieu d’écoute du Saint-Esprit, de prière pour l’Église et le Québec.
Monday, February 2, 2026 – Tuesday, February 3, 2026.
200 boulevard Robert, Granby (Québec) J2H 0R2.
For more info visit rencontreausommet.ca. Mission Fest BC 2026
This Year’s Theme is “My Love For You”
Our 2026 conference will be centered around experiencing Jesus’ manifest love for us, based on the Apostle John’s life-changing vision of Jesus in Revelation 1. John writes, in the introduction to that vision:
To him who loves us and has set us free from our sins by his blood, and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father—to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
from Revelation 1:5–6
Imagine the most gentle and loving person in your life—just by walking into a room they put a smile on your face and fill you with peace. Notice that it’s their presence that shifts something inside you, even before they say a word.
It was the same for John in Revelation 1. Just by seeing Jesus, John immediately experienced the whole culture and ethos of the One who sits on the throne. He felt Jesus’ presence as He drew near.
Having had a similar experience, Paul writes to the church in Corinth:
For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached th…
Thursday, February 12, 2026 – Saturday, February 14, 2026.
Chilliwack Heritage Park.
For more info visit conference.missioncentral.ca.