November 2021

“It feels as if we are at the forefront of a movement: more ready than we have ever been as a church to say without words, but with deeds, that young people matter to the Canadian church, young people have a place here, and can find a spiritual home in which they have room to live and breathe and contribute here.”

The Board of Directors of AFC has approved close to $650,000 in grants and bursaries to 110 applicants as part of its fall 2021 grant cycle. This brings the 2021 grant awards total to more than $835,000, one of the most generous years in AFC’s 64-year history.

“Our ZOOM meetings throughout the pandemic have been extremely productive,” says Dr. Scott Brubacher, Executive Director. “But welcoming some of our Directors back to Toronto feels like a meaningful step toward pandemic recovery.”

“We are deeply moved by this $5,000 gift. The overwhelming response to our fall RFP—more than 80 applicants requesting more than $500,000 in funding—left us with a funding gap that gets a little narrower each day thanks to the philanthropic leadership of Canadian Anglicans.”