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 and Alberta 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.
Rev. Dr. Rusty Edwards, Chair of CABF's Credentials Committee, has announced exciting news - Alberta Vital Statistics has recognized the CABF as a religious body whose credentialed clergy can be granted licenses to marry! This means that our newest member congregation, First Baptist Edmonton, can have clergy accredited by the CABF and recognized by their government. CABF has had this designation in NS for the last decade and is actively pursuing the same thing in other provinces.
On November 15 a CABF Ordination Council met at First Baptist Church Halifax and unanimously recommended to this Church that Lic. Arla Johnson be ordained to Christian Ministry. Rev. Dr. Rusty Edwards of FBCH summed up the historic vote in these words: "Rightly so, tonight we have focused on Arla as a sibling in Christ who has sensed a call to ministry and has opened herself to that calling… we have examined her gifts for ministry, her theological training, her commitment to Baptist freedoms… What is remarkable is what we have not done—we have not assumed that Arla’s identity as a married, lesbian, woman in any way disqualifies her for service as an Ordained Minister. We did not gather tonight for the purpose of making history—we’re here to support our sister in Christ. And yet, I do not think we can depart without recognizing tonight as a historic moment not only for the Canadian Association for Baptist Freedoms but for Baptists across Canada and much of the world."
The Wolfville Legion, now undertaking extensive renovation of its building on Main Street, Wolfville, plans to honour its former Chaplain by naming its new library the 'Roger Prentice Library.' The Library will also serve as the Legion's counselling room.Click 
Bridgewater Baptist Church is seeking a part-time Youth Coordinator. For details contact 
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