Links

Denominational

• Atlantic Mission Society
  
  

  The purpose of the Atlantic Mission Society is to glorify God and to support with prayer, study and service mission endeavours through The Presbyterian Church in Canada, the Synod of the Atlantic Provinces and the Presbyteries within its bounds.

• Leadership: A Resource for The Presbyterian Church in Canada
  
  

  This site provides a growing collection of articles, references, links, reviews, and tools for three major areas of concern within The Presbyterian Church in Canada: assessing current reality, envisioning a desired future, and encouraging change.

• National Presbyterian Museum
  
  

  Housed in brand new facilities in an historic Toronto church, the museum collects, preserves and displays 400 years of artifacts from The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

• Archives and Records Office
  
  

  The Archives and Records Office documents the life and work of The Presbyterian Church in Canada by acquiring and preserving records of enduring evidential and historical value to the Church. Its publicly accessible holdings date from 1775 and include over 3,000 cubic feet of textual documents and 10,000 photographs.

• Crieff Hills Community
  
  

  Owned and operated by The Presbyterian Church in Canada, Crieff Hills Community is a Christian retreat and conference centre. It offers year around accommodation, seminar/conference facilities for groups up to 125, as well as personal and group retreats.

• Presbyterian Record
  
  

  The Presbyterian Record is the national magazine of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. Published on the first of each month except August, the Presbyterian Record exists to publish issues relative to Christian faith and a selection of current and timely news analyses and opinions of interest or importance to Presbyterians across Canada.

• Women's Missionary Society
  
  

  The Women's Missionary Society is a community of Christians whose purpose, in response to the love of God in Jesus Christ, is to encourage one another and all the people of the church to be involved in local and world mission through prayer, study, service and fellowship.

Ecumenical

• Action by Churches Together
  
  

  Action by Churches Together (ACT) is an alliance of Protestant and Orthodox churches and their related organisations, drawn from the membership of the World Council of Churches (WCC) and The Lutheran World Federation (LWF). It works to coordinate global responses to humanitarian crises.

• These Days Magazine: Daily Devotions for Living by Faith
  
  

  Featuring daily meditations and devotions written by clergy and lay leaders, These Days continues to be the source of comfort and hope throughout the world and has been for thirty-five years.

• Canadian Council of Churches
  
  

  The Canadian Council of Churches is the largest ecumenical body in Canada. It seeks to bring member churches into encounter with one another in a forum where all voices hold equal weight, as well as promote understanding among them and with other Christian churches.

• Centre for Clergy Care and Congregational Health
  
  

  The Centre for Clergy Care and Congregational Health exists to support the well-being of clergy and congregations and to enhance the overall ministry of the church in Canada. It is overseen by Emmanuel College and Knox College at the University of Toronto.

• Prairie Centre for Ecumenism
  
  

  The Prairie Centre for Ecumenism seeks to call all Christian churches, regardless of denomination, to the goal of visible reconciliation and unity for the world's sake, expressed in one faith and one eucharistic fellowship in Christ (cf. Eph. 4). The Centre, in operation since 1984, works to promote inter-church dialogue, understanding and co-operation, and inter-religious encounters in local communities.

• KAIROS
  
  

  KAIROS unites churches and religious organizations in a faithful ecumenical response to the call to "do justice, and to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God" (Micah 6:8). It seeks to advocate for social change and join with people of faith and goodwill in action for social transformation.

• World Alliance of Reformed Churches
  
  

  The World Alliance of Reformed Churches (WARC) is a fellowship of 75 million Reformed Christians in 214 churches in 107 countries. The Alliance is an interdependent network of people and churches working and worshipping together with faith in God's promise always to be with his creation.

Education

• Opening Doors to Discipleship
  
  

  Opening Doors to Discipleship: Congregations Learning Online is a series of free, online church school teacher/leader training courses produced by a five-denomination partnership, whose members include The Presbyterian Church in Canada, Cumberland Presbyterian Church, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Reformed Church in America, and The Moravian Church in America.

• Association of Presbyterian Church Educators (APCE)
  
  

  The Association of Presbyterian Church Educators is a professional association whose 1,500 members are concerned with the advancement of education in the church. Each year APCE members meet in a North American city to learn, network, vision and worship together.

• Chalmers Institute
  
  

  The Chalmers Institute at the Vancouver School of Theology offers many programs for lifelong learning in a variety of formats, such as the Canadian Studies Certificate program and Disciple Bible program.

• Elder’s Institute
  
  

  The Elder's Institute is among the leading institutions in continuing education for elders and lay leaders of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. It focuses on equipping Canadian Presbyterian elders and others to lead the church into a more faithful, effective and wise ministry and mission.

• Ewart Centre
  
  

  The Ewart Centre for Lay Education at Knox College seeks to address the growing need for adult education that connects Christian faith and Christian living. The Centre offers courses towards the Certificate Program in Christian Faith and Life.

• Evangelism Connections
  
  

  Evangelism Connections is an ecumenical partnership whose aim is to help people and churches engage in effective evangelism. The website seeks to be a place of information, support and insight into effective methods of evangelism.

Native Issues

• Indian Residential Schools Truth and Reconciliation Commission
  
  

  The Truth and Reconciliation Commission is a key element of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement which came into force on 20 September 2007. As parties to the agreement, the Anglican, United, Roman Catholic, and Presbyterian churches are actively supporting the work of the TRC.

• Aboriginal Healing Fund
  
  

  The Aboriginal Healing Fund seeks to encourage and support Aboriginal people in building and reinforcing sustainable healing processes that address the legacy of Physical Abuse and Sexual Abuse in the Residential School system.

• National Day of Healing and Reconciliation
  
  

  National Day of Healing and Reconciliation is a movement of people committed to moving forward collectively within our families, communities, and across Canada for the purposes of healing and reconciliation. Among its objectives is to celebrate a positive, collective healing and reconciliation movement within our families, communities, churches and government on May 26th of each year.

• Sisters in Spirit Campaign
  
  

  The Native Women’s Association of Canada (NWAC) launched the national Sisters in Spirit Campaign in March 2004 to raise public awareness of the alarmingly high rates of violence against Aboriginal women in Canada.

• Assembly of First Nations
  
  

  The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) is the national organization representing First Nations citizens in Canada. The AFN represents all citizens regardless of age, gender or place of residence.

• National Residential Schools Survivors Society
  
  

  The National Residential School Survivors’ Society exists as a catalyst to promote empowerment, healing, reconciliation and justice for individuals, families, communities and Nations while ensuring that Indian Residential School history is not forgotten.

• Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada
  
  

  Indian Residential Schools Resolution Canada is the federal department dedicated to strengthening partnerships within government and with Aboriginal people, religious denominations, and other citizens to address and resolve issues arising from the legacy of Indian residential schools.

• Aboriginal Canada Portal
  
  

  The Aboriginal Canada Portal is your single window to First Nations, Métis and Inuit online resources and government programs and services.

Social Justice

• Canadian Foodgrains Bank
  
  

  Established in 1983, the Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a Canadian-based Christian organization that helps provide food and development assistance to people in need on behalf of our 15 Canadian church members. Today it ranks among the largest private food aid providers in the world.

• Church Council on Justice and Corrections
  
  

  The Church Council on Justice and Corrections is a national faith-based coalition of eleven founding churches which seek to promote a restorative approach to Justice with an emphasis on addressing the needs of victims and offenders, mutual respect, healing, individual accountability, community involvement and crime prevention.

• Evangel Hall
  
  

  Evangel Hall Mission seeks to enable the distressed of Toronto's inner city to achieve their potential through a Christian ministry of service, programs and advocacy designed to nurture self-esteem and human dignity. It is supported by The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

• Make Poverty History
  
  

  The Make Poverty History campaign is supported by a wide cross-section of charities, trade unions, faith groups, students, academics, literary, artistic and sports leaders. It is part of an 80 country international campaign called the Global Call to Action Against Poverty.

• Project Ploughshares
  
  

  As an agency of the Canadian Council of Churches, Project Ploughshares provides expertise and analysis to the Council and its members on peace and security issues, and assists them in shaping an ecumenical response to those issues.

Stewardship

• Canadian Charitable Annuities Association
  
  

  The Canadian Charitable Annuity Association provides education, information, and guidance to charities registered under the Income Tax Act of Canada which receive donations through gift annuities, life income gift plans, and other forms of charitable gifts. It also establishes ethical and financial standards for these charities.

• Ecumenical Stewardship Centre
  
  

  The Ecumenical Stewardship Centre seeks to serve Christian denominations, institutions, organizations and congregations in developing creative and vital stewardship ministries. It offers educational resources and events for denominational and congregational church leaders.

• Leave a Legacy
  
  

  Leave a Legacy is an international public awareness program that encourages people from all walks of life to make gifts through a will or other gift planning instrument to the charity or non-profit organization of their choice.

Theological Colleges

• Knox College
  
  

  Knox College is a theological college of The Presbyterian Church in Canada located on the campus of the University of Toronto. It is accredited by The Association of Theological Schools as an institution for the education of candidates for ordination in The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

• The Presbyterian College
  
  

  The Presbyterian College is a theological college of The Presbyterian Church in Canada located in Montreal, Quebec. It is affiliated with McGill University through their Faculty of Religious Studies, and is accredited by The Association of Theological Schools as an institution for the education of candidates for ordination in The Presbyterian Church in Canada.

• St. Andrew’s Hall
  
  

  St. Andrew's Hall is a theological college of The Presbyterian Church in Canada, located on the University of British Columbia campus. It exercises its charter to teach theology and prepare candidates for ministry through its association with Vancouver School of Theology.

Youth

• Canada Youth Conference
  
  

  Canada Youth is the national youth conference of The Presbyterian Church in Canada. It is a five-day residential event where over 800 youth, young adults, and youth leaders/volunteers from across Canada will come together to celebrate, grow, worship, and play as a Christ-centred community.

• Presbyterian Youth Triennium
  
  

  Presbyterian Youth Triennium (PYT) is an event for youth ages 15-19 to gather together for worship, Bible Study and recreation. It is a joint effort of the Presbyterian Church (USA), Cumberland Presbyterian Church and Cumberland Presbyterian Church in America, and is held on the campus of Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.