Letter to Members and Friends of the CABF
The May 2025 Letter to Members and Friends is available here.
We encouraged you to share this with those who you feel might be interested and to post it on your Church bulletin board.
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--CABF Executive and Council
Council Approves Special Project to Update the CABF Governance Structure
There has been a rapid expansion of the CABF in recent years, both with respect to the number and geographic distribution of individual members and member churches and the increase in the number of activities, such as the Cross Canada Conferences and contacts with other like-minded organizations within Canada and internationally. The time has come to review the Association's governance structure, including the amended By-Law #2 and the Policy and Procedures Manual, to identify places where it can be updated and meet evolving needs.
At its November 13, 2024 meeting, Council unanimously approved the following motion: "That the Constitution and Governance Committee be given a mandate to do a thorough review of the needs of the CABF organization with regard to structure and governance and any necessary changes to the By-Laws, to position us to move forward as a national organization."
A copy of a document providing background and introduction to the Special Project is available here.
A number of people have joined the Special Project Team. The team has been meeting regularly and a number of tasks have been assigned to individuals or small groups. The team has had monthly meetings with Council to report on progress and to seek Council's approval of recommendations as discussion of individual topics/issues/opportunities for improvement are completed.
For detailed information on this project, including a summary of the proposed changes and copies of draft documents, please follow this link and scroll down. Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms - Constitution and Policies.
Council Approves Draft Amendments to By-Law #2 for Presenation to Membership for Vote as Special Resolution
A set of suggested amendments to CABF By-Law #2 has now been developed by the Special Project Team and has been approved by Council at its meeting on March 12, 2025 for presentation to the Membership. Please follow these links to see detail of the proposed changes:
- a copy of the presently in-force By-Law#2 is available here;
- a copy of the suggested amendments to By-Law#2 (in MS Markup) is available here; and
- a "clean" copy of what the amended By-Law will look like when all the amedments have been approved by the membership is available here.
If you wish make suggestions, or make comments on the work completed to date, please contact the Special Project Team by using the Contact Us button for Constitution Chair at the right of this page or sending an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. We will be pleased to considser your input!
Membership Vote on Proposed Amendments to By-Law #2
These proposals will be presented to the Membership for vote as a Special Resolution at the time of the upcoming Spring Rushton Lecture on Saturday, June 7, 2025 in Mahoine Bay (Hybrid meeting with in-person and Zoom).
For more information on the Rushton Lecture and the Business Meeting, go to the Events Calendar Ruston Lecture and Business Meeting (Including Amendments to By-Law #2)
On-Line Town Hall Information Sessions
On-line Town Hall Information/Discussion sessions (via Zoom) on the proposed amendments are being planned for members to receive more information, ask questions and engage in discussion of what is being recommended. Sessions are presently scheduled for 8:00 pm Atlantic Time on:
- Thursday, May 1, 2025
- Wednesday, May 7, 2025, and
- Tuesday, May 13, 2025
If you would like to register for one of thess sessions or to suggest a date and time for another session, please send an email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Letter to Members and Friends of the CABF
The January, 2025 Letter to Members and Friends is available here.
We encouraged you to share this with those who you feel might be interested and to post it on your Church bulletin board.
If you have not received a copy of this letter in your personal email and would like to receive future communications as soon as they are posted, just notify us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
--CABF Executive and Council
Council Meetings
The minutes from the Council Meetings may be found here (scroll down page). Please note that some historical minutes are still being added to this page.