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, Ontario, Alberta and British Columbia 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.
FIRST ANNUAL CABF CROSS-CANADA GATHERING
Edmonton, Alberta
Host site: First Baptist Church Edmonton
October 23-26, 2023
Hello CABF Clergy, Ministers, Pastors, Chaplains, Leaders and Members!
We’re excited to have you join us for our 1st Annual CABF “Cross-Canada” Gathering! (Our dream for October 2024 is to gather in Halifax, NS). The goal is quite simple. . . to gather, learn, encourage and bless one another as we continue to move forward in the journey of being and building up the CABF community. For current details, daily plans and contact information so you can register, click here.
Dr. Scott M. Gibson, the David E. Garland Endowed Chair in Preaching and Director of the Doctor of Philosophy in Preaching program at the George W. Truett Theological Seminary of Baylor University, will be the Guest Speaker for the 2023 CABF Fall Assembly on September 30 at Wolfville Baptist Church. The AGM will be held at Port Williams United Baptist Church and via ZOOM. Details of the program and fees are available 
The 2023 Lecture by Dr. Allan Effa, entitled Enlarge the site of your tent: metaphors and challenges of inclusion and diversity for the Canadian church, is now available on YouTube by clicking 
First Baptist Church Halifax, acting on the recommendation of a CABF Ordination Council, ordained Rev. Arla Johnson to Christian Ministry on Sunday, April 2nd. Arla is the Minister of Inclusive Community at First Baptist and one of the founders of Queer Spirit Church. We believe she is the first married lesbian woman to be ordained in a Baptist Church in Canada. You can watch a video of the service 
Mercer University Press will soon publish Keeping the Faith: Essays in Memory of Roger H. Prentice. Edited by Paul Harris and Karen Smith, the volume includes essays on the themes that were close to Roger’s heart: Baptist Identity, Theology and Spirituality, Acadia University and Maritime Connections, Worship, Preaching and Ministry, and Engaging with Others in the Church and in the Wider World. More details are available 
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.
What a wonderful time we had in Wolfville as we celebrated the 50th Anniversary of the ABF-CABF! For a look at the program and to find links to various presentations, click