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Presidents Day 2026 - Schedule


Schedule EFC 2026 Presidents Day

Catch the Fire Church, Etobicoke

“Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who does not need to be ashamed and who correctly handles the word of truth” (2 Timothy 2:15)


8:00     REGISTRATION & CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST

9:00 am - Morning program with mid-morning coffee break

  • Welcome and worship
  • Research presentation and panel - Influencing Faith Study (Rick Hiemstra)
  • Introduction to the Canadian Congregations Survey (Sam Reimer)

12:00    LUNCH

1:15 pm - Afternoon program with mid-afternoon coffee break

  • Briefing - Centre for Faith and Public Life (Julia Beazley)
  • Briefing - Centre for Research on the Church and Faith (Lindsay Callaway)
  • Research presentation - Women in the Canadian Evangelical Church (Lindsay Callaway)
  • Affiliation update and feedback session (Cecilia Wu)
  • President’s address (Dr. David Guretzki)
  • Prayer update and roundtable prayer (Roger Helland)
  • Retirement appreciation for Bruce Clemenger
  • Closing remarks

5:00       FREE TIME & NETWORKING 

5:30 pm - Evening reception and meal with keynote speaker Allison Alley, World Vision

7:25 pm - Closing prayer and adjournment

7:30 pm - Networking and fellowship