Scott Hunt 
A letter from Bishop Dan regarding Bill C-9 under review in Parliament. Dear clergy, Many of you know that Bill C-9 which is currently under review in Parliament is being widely discussed amongst religious communities. The bill is also known as the Combating Hate Act and was introduced in September 2025 as a response to … Read more
JANUARY 16-20 | MELBOURNE, FL | The College of Bishops are meeting for a week in Melbourne, FL.
FEBRUARY 8 | World Mission Sunday falls on February 8th this year. On this day, the entire Anglican Church in North America joins together in focusing on our international partnerships. It is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate and highlight God’s work around the world, as well as to raise support for the global mission projects … Read more
Resources for developing and honing your congregational Safety, Response and Care policy, an upcoming Readiness Survey for rectors, and a Zoom gathering for discussion in February.
On Tuesday, November 25, 2025 the Rev. Canon Howard Edwards, our Executive Director, presented to our clergy on Creating and Communicating a Missional Budget. You can watch his presentation below and find his slides and script.
Please find below an example template we hope may assist you in developing your own safeguarding page on your congregation’s website. This page should give easy access to anyone needing to report abuse or misconduct. According to our diocesan policy every congregation must have a button easily accessible on their website which leads to means … Read more
On Tuesday, October 14, 2025 Rev. Chad Graham from Christ the King in Edmonton presented to our clergy on ‘Strategic Fundraising for Churches: Business, Giving, and Wisdom for Kingdom Impact.’ Watch Chad’s presentation and Q&A below:
On Tuesday, September 30, 2025 the Reverend Canon Mark Eldredge joined our clergy for a Ministry Growth Gathering presenting his work and resources regarding Parish Revitalization. You can watch his presentation and discussion, and access some of the resources Mark provided below. Resources
We just wanted to highlight our Safety, Response and Care (SRC) resources here. We know many may be looking for either our diocesan policies or the policy templates we have available for congregations. Diocesan Policies You can find all our diocesan policies, including our SRC Policy and our SRC Team Policy, on our Policy Manual … Read more
OCTOBER 21-22 | ST. JOHN’S, NL | Our next synod will be hosted by Church of the Good Samaritan in St. John’s, Newfoundland. Clergy Day will be on October 20th, with Synod itself running for two days, October 21-22. We will have many more details to come. But for now, save the date!
JUNE 16-20, 2025 | AMBRIDGE, PA | All meetings will take place at Trinity Anglican Seminary’s new Trophimus Center.
This is just a quick note to indicate that our intention is to write our diocesan initialism in all capital letters: ADOC. We know that for many it’s natural to use a lowercase “o”, however we’ve made the decision to simply use all capitals. If you forget and use the lowercase “o” don’t worry, this … Read more
On Thursday, April 24th the team who manages our Group Retirement Plan with Manulife joined our clergy over Zoom to give an overview of features and options and to answer any questions. You can watch the presentation below.
On Tuesday, April 8, 2025 Derrek Quon joined our clergy over Zoom to share details about our employee health and dental benefits through Equitable Life. You can watch his presentation and Q&A below:
Join Bishop Dan Gifford and the Packer College leadership for this special Zoom gathering of updates and thanksgiving. If you are a supporter, donor, prayer warrior, prospective student, or simply curious about Packer College join them for this 45 minute gathering. It will be hosted by Bishop Dan and Bishop Charlie (Chancellor of Packer College), … Read more
TUESDAYS at 2pm ET(11am PT, 3:30pm NT) | ON ZOOM | Our bishops host a video gathering with all our clergy on Tuesdays via Zoom. Most weeks will be 30 minutes and centred on praying together in small groups. These prayer times are completely optional but a great opportunity to be encouraged and to encourage … Read more
Dear friends, By now you will know that the federal government has extended the 2024 charitable donation deadline to February 28, 2025. This means that donations made between January 1 and February 28, 2025 might be used to reduce 2024 Canadian personal income taxes. Many Christians are seeing this as a great opportunity to return … Read more
May 5th-8th (Mon-Thurs) 2025 | Sumas, WA Spouses are also welcome at this retreat. If you have one we highly encourage you to bring them. Cedar Springs Retreat Center Sumas, WA Already registered? Here are some details from Cedar Springs about your stay:
May 12th-15th (Mon-Thurs) 2025 | Huntsville, ON Spouses are also welcome. If you have a spouse we’d highly encourage you to bring them. Muskoka Bible Center Huntsville, ON
February 23, 2025 World Mission Sunday is a day appointed each year for us especially to remember our commission from Jesus to “Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel to the whole creation.” Here’s how Archbishop Steve Wood describes it: “On this special Sunday, we set aside time to call our people to … Read more