Grace Fellowship Canada
A fresh expression of grace. A new generation of churches.
Refocusing and Reinvesting in Grace Fellowship Canada in 2024
In this video, we engage in a conversation with Nathan Bryant, Assist Executive Director, and Philip Bryant, Grace Fellowship Canada Executive Director, providing an update on our mission in Canada and sharing insights into our vision for the future.
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Canada Needs the Gospel
Weekly church attendance and religious affiliation in Canada has decreased at an alarming rate. Grace Fellowship Canada (GFC) is a missional network of churches committed to bringing the good news of Jesus to an increasingly post-Christian culture. We believe that through effective church planting strategies, leadership development and effective partnerships among our churches we can reach more people and make more disciples, changing the heart of Canada from the inside out.
Our Canadian Churches
Your support fuels our mission in Canada
We are grateful for the prayers and financial support that allowed us to plant our first Canadian church in 1998, and that have sustained our efforts all these years. There is still much work to do in an increasingly challenging mission field, and you can continue to support Grace Fellowship Canada in the following ways.
Pray for:
God’s favor in the communities we are working in
Leaders with a passion for reaching Canada and being part of a family
Resources to fund leaders, engagement, and new churches
Unity with existing churches and church leaders as distance is real in Canada
Fruit that remains
Our goal is to gather 2,000 prayer partners to pray for Canada
Give Online:
Your financial gifts fund missionary support, recruitment, internships, leadership development, and resources for our churches. Using the link below, you can give a one-time gift or set up a monthly donation.
Give by Mail:
If you prefer to donate by mail, please send to please send your check to: Assist Church Expansion • PO Box 62597 • Colorado Springs, CO 80962-2597 Please designate “Canada” in the Memo line.
Stay in the know
Check out the newsletter from missionaries Philip and Beth Bryant for the latest on what’s happening in Canada:
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Our Story
Grace Fellowship Canada emerged as a church planting ministry under the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches (now the Charis Fellowship), dedicated to establishing churches across Canada. Prior to this, despite attempts dating back to 1916, no such churches existed in the country. In the early 1990s, interest grew in planting the first Grace Brethren church in Canada. A team was assembled under the leadership of Nathan Bryant, Philip Bryant, and Bartley Sawatsky, and after a kickoff at the Grace Brethren Fellowship National Conference in Toronto, they were sent to the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) in Ontario on May 31, 1997. Grace Community Church (now Renew Church) was launched in Mississauga, Ontario, in September of the following year, and the church planting mission became what we know today as Grace Fellowship Canada.
From a core group of 13 individuals who formed the original Grace Community Church in 1998, we have established communities of believers in some of Canada’s most diverse areas. Today, Grace Fellowship Canada’s mission continues to be led by Philip and Beth Bryant, as they work to foster a uniquely Canadian church movement.
Grace Fellowship Canada Board