Welcome to the Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms!
We seek to be a safe and welcoming environment in which Baptists can share all concerns and points of view without fear of being marginalised.
The CABF is a Canada-wide fellowship composed of both individuals and Churches. Currently, our member Churches are located in Nova Scotia and Ontario, but we are open to receiving new members from any province or territory - click here for details.
Our Vision: Baptists freely seeking, living, sharing and celebrating justice, peace and love under the lordship of Christ.
Our Mission: We encourage and support churches, pastors, and other individuals to understand and affirm Baptist freedoms as they express their faith
50th Anniversary - June 3rd and 4th
A 50th Anniversary Celebration for ABF/CABF will take place at a special assembly in Wolfville Baptist Church on June 3rd and 4th. The Assembly will be both an in-person and virtual event. It will feature an Anniversary worship service with communion and a program where presenters will reflect on the theme ABF/CABF: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. For a detailed schedule of events click here.
A Queer Invitation will be the theme of the the annual Vincent Rushton Memorial Lecture which will take place in the Port Williams United Baptist Church on Saturday, October 1st at 1pm. Guests Lecturers will be Tamsin Robson and Rev. Rick Gunn who are part of the leadership team for Queer Spirit Church Halifax. More details are available 
On May 8, 2022, CABF President, the Rev. Dr. Marlene Knowles, received her Doctor of Ministry degree during Convocation ceremonies at Acadia University. Congratulations, Marlene! 
The Rev. Dr. Don Flowers has resigned as Vice President of the CABF due to an impending move back to the United States. Don has also resigned as Minister of the Port Williams United Bapttist Church, his last Sunday there being June 5, 2022. Don and Anita will be greatly missed and we pray for God's blessing as the move back home.
Congratulations to Colonel (The Reverend) Barbara L. Putnam, CD, MDiv ('95) who received the Honorary Doctor of Divinity degree from Acadia University on May 8, 2022. Read more 
The Rev. Jeffrey White, at present minister in Digby, has accepted a call to be the Senior Minister of First Baptist Amherst, to begin service in July upon the retirement of Dr. Dan Green. Our prayers are with Jeff and Sharon as they prepare for this move, with Dan and Trishe as they prepare for retirement, and to both Digby Baptist Church and First Baptist Church, Amherst as these congregations go through a transition in leadership.
Lapel pins to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of ABF/CABF are available from the Treasurer at a cost of $10 each and can be obtained by sending an e-Transfer to cabftreasurer at gmail dot com (you know how to write that as an email address) and adding a name and mailing address in the “add a message” section of the e-Transfer or sending your request and a cheque to the Treasurer.