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The Wesleyan Church of Canada is a Christian denomination which is a valued member of both the North American General Conference, and the International Conference of The Wesleyan Church found in 97 countries.\u00a0<\/span>The Wesleyan Church in North America is made up of 24 districts from across Canada and the United States.\u00a0In North America, 268,000 Wesleyans, on average, gather in person or online each week in 1,540 churches to worship. Globally, more than 382,000 gather each week in approximately 4,302 churches.<\/span><\/p>\n The Wesleyan denomination is part of the much larger group of \u201cMethodist\u201d and \u201cHoliness\u201d churches which are noted for their belief in God\u2019s ability to transform the hearts and minds of believers. Wesleyans have an exceptionally high allegiance to God\u2019s Word (the Bible) and are orthodox in their beliefs, and conservative in lifestyle practices.\u00a0 The denomination is best described as an evangelical, Protestant denomination which is committed to: worship, evangelism, Christian discipleship, outreach\/community service, fellowship, social justice and compassion ministries.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.18.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″]<\/p>\n 22-8-25-TWC-DS-and-Higher-Ed-Map-Info-1<\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/wesleyan.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Missions-map.jpg” title_text=”Missions-map” _builder_version=”4.16″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”736.4px” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#0e496f” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”revweb-2-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n Wesleyans work in close partnership with such organizations as: World Hope International;\u00a0 Global Partners; Compassion Canada, the Salvation Army, Samaritan\u2019s Purse, and many other missionary, relief and development organizations. \u00a0The Canadian church is a registered and federally incorporated charity, and is an affiliate member of the Canadian Centre of Christian Charities, and the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada. Wesleyans consider it a privilege to work cooperatively with any and all local, national or international organizations and Christian denominations who are helping to advance the biblical mission and compassion ministries of Christ’s church.<\/span> Last year Wesleyan churches in North American donated over 10 million in support of cross-cultural missionary and during the war in Ukraine, Wesleyan churches in Canada joined with others around the world to help send close to $11 million in medical and relief supplies to help with the massive exodus of refugees.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”27px|0px|27px|0px|false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ header_font=”||||||||” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#0e496f” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”revweb-2-col” _builder_version=”4.16″ text_font=”||||||||” text_line_height=”1.8em” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
In 2021, despite the CoVid pandemic, the Wesleyan church still launched 256 brand new congregations around the world and recorded over 14,000 people coming to faith in Jesus.\u00a0 Outside of North America, we own and operate a number of hospitals, and 30 Bible colleges.<\/span><\/p>\nWho Does The Wesleyan Church Work With?<\/strong><\/h2>\n
What is The Wesleyan Church Like in Canada?<\/strong><\/h2>\n