Plurality Church Governance  

Ecclesiastical Polity

Affiliation & Association with the Evangelical Christian Church in Canada is stipulated under the provisions of the Extra-provincial Licenses and Federal Letters Patent, The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada Constitution for Churches and ministries provides that "a church may join and become affiliated with The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada fellowship of churches and house church networks while remaining autonomous in regards to government, polity, operation, and discipline" (1 Corinthians 5:5; 1 Thessalonians 5:21), and accountable to its Head, Jesus Christ (Col. 1:18). This is affirmed in the Historic Society of The Evangelical Christian Church (Christian Disciples).

Waterloo Bible College

The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada offers post-secondary educational advantages from Waterloo Bible College educational network to help train our ministers in our churches to plant and grow in may areas of ministry. We offer training in leadership and to church elders or deacons within the local church. We also offer training in areas that will help the local church plant daughter churches, small groups or house churches.

Affiliation & Association Freedoms & Responsibilities

The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada has no extra practices or rituals unique to them outside New Testament teachings. Congregations determine the nature of its worship, openness to all Christians, training, Christian service, and witness to the world. The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada churches are autonomous, interdependent, congregational in nature, and Bible-centre, and they ultimately strive to be as similar to the early church as possible, modeling their lives after their one true example - Jesus Christ, and seeking the guidance of the Holy Spirit into all truth. The Evangelical Christian Church believes that it is in the local congregations where people come, find fellowship, and know God as they gather in Christ's name. Affiliated churches subscribe to the position statement, doctrinal statement and the code of ethics.

Many of churches are seeking to release many into the fivefold ministry as the corner stone of their ministries. We offer an educational foundation to help introduce to them to the operations of the apostle, prophet, evangelist, pastor and teacher as a part of the international network of the Evangelical Christian Church in Canada. The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada's affiliated congregational Christian churches are responsible in keeping their church records up-to-date while maintaining control of their local church without the interference of central Office.

Congregations are missional in nature, self-governing and select its own pastor. They can own their own property, and manage their own affairs. The slogan that is often used for our churches is: "No head-quarters but heaven, no creed but Christ, no book but the Bible, no plea but the gospel, and no name but the divine." The only time Central Office gets involved in the affairs of the local church is only upon request, and then only in an advisory capacity. The General Assembly will have freedom to set boundaries within their own churches if they should choose to affiliate with the denominational body. Each minister is under the auspices of the District Superintendent in their local District for encouragement, spiritual direction, and educational help. The District Superintendent reports directly to the General Superintendent. Each local congregation is free to structure worship as they choose without he control of Central Office.

Sacraments & Rituals

Frequency of the Lord's Supper and Baptism are left to the discretion of the individual churches.

Church Planting

Church Planting requests can be emailed @ info@cecconline.net

Application for Affiliation

Church Affiliation applications may be requested from The Evangelical Christian Church in Canada's National Central Office when applying for church affiliation. 

Downloadable forms are upon request by emailing @ info@cecconline.net