Scott Brubacher

AFC recognizes that in today’s fast-paced and complex environment, church leaders need to be versatile and have a broad range of knowledge to anticipate and lead change. They need to be authentic and reflective, collaborative, and inspirational. In 2020 AFC awarded $52,000 in bursaries for theological education to students enrolled in a variety of programs. Here are some of them.

We’re packing our bags and boarding the plane! Flying out west to begin AFC’s first-ever Great Canadian Road Trip! We will spend the summer meeting some of our 2020 grant recipients and learning more about their creative and compassionate initiatives.

With the holiday weekend approaching, AFC is celebrating summer by catching up with our furry fundraising ambassador, Hope Bear.

As the world moves toward pandemic recovery, communities across the country are looking to the re-opening of churches as hubs for essential activities. For two spring 2021 grant recipients—St. John’s, Fort Smith, NT, and St. Brice’s, North Bay, ON—AFC grants for parish hall projects have been timely.

AFC’s spring 2021 granting cycle included a Yes! to the Capella Regalis Men & Boys Choir, in Halifax, NS. The $5,000 grant was enabled by the A.E.J. Fulford Trust for sacred music, which has been helping musicians, young and old, to imagine more for nearly fifty years.

The Anglican Foundation of Canada celebrated the close of the Say Yes! to Kids campaign today with a Celebration of Giving via ZOOM to announce the final result of the campaign: over $110,000. The Rev. Canon Dr. Judy Rois, Executive Director, AFC, thanked AFC’s friends and volunteers—Board Directors, Diocesan Representatives, Bishops, and diocesan staff champions—who carried the banner for Say Yes! to Kids in their dioceses.

Based on the success of the Say Yes! to Kids campaign, the Anglican Foundation of Canada is issuing a Request for Proposals (RFP) that contribute to the physical, intellectual, emotional, or spiritual well-being of children, youth, or young adults within Canada. “The Say Yes! to Kids campaign is still active until the end of June,” says Canon Judy Rois, Executive Director, “and with more than $85,000 raised to date, we now know this will be AFC’s largest-ever RFP.”

The Anglican Foundation of Canada and the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa are joining forces to raise funds for Say Yes! to Kids in support of programs that will benefit children, youth, and young adults and resource the church’s pandemic recovery efforts. “Every day there is another news story, quoting more studies and expert opinions, warning about the immense challenges that this pandemic-impacted generation will struggle to overcome.”

The Anglican Foundation of Canada’s Say Yes! to Kids campaign received a $5,000 donation from the Diocese of Central Newfoundland, helping AFC’s national campaign edge that much closer to its goal. More than $78,000 of the $100,000 target has been raised to date. “We like the idea of being a generative diocese and sharing in the ministry of the wider church,” says The Rt. Rev. John Watton, Bishop of Central Newfoundland.