Evangelical Christian Church in Canada

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History'

The Canadian Evangelical Christian Churches (CECC) was founded in 1804 under th ename The Evangelical Christian Church. The founder of CECC wasBarton Stone who led the way of the Restoration Movement of the early 1800s.

Central Office

The Central Office of the Canadian Evangelical Christian Churches is: 125 Lincoln Rd. #410, Waterloo, Ontario N2J 2N9. The President is Dr. David Lavigne

Leadership

Dr. D. Lavigne

Rev. Douglas Anderson

Rev. Gord Horsley

Rev. Bruce Loveless

Dr. Dave Hunter

Dr. Gary Barkman

Organization and Structure

The Canadian Evangelical Christian Church is headed by the General Superintendent who has heneral and active management of the affairs of the Church. Provincial District Superintendents report to the General Superintendent and oversee the various activities that take place in their districts or regions. The board of directors administers the affairs of all clergy and churches of the CECC.

Doctrine

The CECC's Ten Articles of Faith are considered to be their definitive doctrinal statement:

1. The Bible as the written Word of God

2. The virgin birth of Jesus

3. TheDeity of Jesus the Christ

4. The Person and work of the Holy Spirit

5. The Trinity

6. Salvation through the Atonement

7. The guidance of our life through prayer

8. The death and resurrection of Christ

9. The return of the Saviour

10. The millennial Reign of Christ

They do not advocate any other doctrine unless it "lines up and is consistent with the whole counsel of God's Word and does not engender fear or confusion." CECC ministers and clergy may hold other personal opinions or other Christian doctrinal beliefs, for example, pertaining to dress code, hair length or observations of days, and informal or formal worship.

CECC allows its clergy the liberty to preach without restraints ofecclesiastical standards which hinder many other groups.

Training

In 19997, The Canadian Evangelical Christian Church started their ministerial training centre which was named the School of Christian Ministry. In 2007, the school was renamed to Waterloo Bible College. The school operates in areas of Christiancounselling, house churches, and church planting. The campus is in Waterloo, Ontario, the technology capital ofCanada.

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