2019 Annual Report From the Executive Director 2019 was a year of singularly profi ling the generous support that the Anglican Foundation makes possible in faith communities throughout Canada. Our goal was to disburse $1 million for ministry in 2019, and we succeeded, thanks to so many of you who have trusted us over the years and provided fi nancial support. You have helped enliven the innovative and creative spirit amongst Anglicans from coast to coast to coast. As the Visionary Sponsor of the July 2019 General Synod held in Vancouver, BC, AFC was delighted to be present with ecumenical guests, delegates, bishops, and others for seven days, during which time we had the opportunity to meet many supporters and colleagues. It was a Synod at which we also said farewell to our beloved Primate and AFC Chair, the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, and welcomed our new Primate and AFC Chair, the Most Rev. Linda Nicholls. It is my hope that as you read this Annual Report, you will be inspired by the imagination, determination, and resolve that Canadian Anglicans demonstrate in their desire to build up faith communities to create a strong Anglican Church for years to come. As a non-profi t organization, we depend on the many individuals, parishes, and dioceses that support the mission of generosity that AFC has demonstrated for over sixty years. We are always striving to increase the breadth of our donor base in order to ensure that we can carry out our work well into the future. I hope that you will continue to partner with us to make a real difference in people’s lives, build up the church, and strengthen our country. 2 St. George’s Anglican Church Clarenceville, QC What We Do Since 1957 the Anglican Foundation of Canada has been Thank You, Fred a generous champion of ministry across the country by: In 2019 we said farewell to the Most Rev. Fred Hiltz, • building strong faith communities who served as Primate and Chair of the Anglican • cultivating innovative expressions of faith Foundation of Canada for twelve years. • championing dynamic leadership for the next At a celebration dinner for Fred Hiltz at General Synod generation in Vancouver, BC, Executive Director Judy Rois was • supporting ministry in Canada’s Northern Linda Nicholls Judy Rois one of the invited speakers. She said: communities Primate of Canada Executive Director • refreshing dated infrastructure Chair “We will remember you as a faithful ambassador, a • sustaining collaborative interfaith dialogue gracious peacemaker, and an unfl appable chair of • fostering youth initiatives Synods and councils and commissions. We thank you • advocating originality, creativity, and imagination for serving the church. You did it superbly well. You did it bravely and conscientiously. You did it with The Anglican Foundation is here for you when you need us, a deep and abiding grace. Thank you for being the with an open mind and dependable support. Chair of the Anglican Foundation. Thank you for INNOVATION being a good and faithful Primate.” evolving, adaptive, Mission and Values open to ideas The Anglican Foundation of Canada seeks to foster Anglican presence by DIVERSITY providing abundant resources for FAITH rooted in Our national reach, innovative ministry and diverse Anglican Values community- infrastructure projects and tradition oriented, willing theological formation throughout to listen the Canadian church. RESPONSIBILITY trustworthy, discerning, goal-oriented 3 Board of Directors 2019 The Most Rev. Linda Nicholls Brian Cameron The Rev. Francis Delaplain Rob Dickson The Ven. Barry Foster Peter Fullerton Primate of Canada Ottawa Arctic New Westminster British Columbia Toronto Chair The Most Rev. Anne Germond Michael Haddad Ruth Sheeran Heather Skanes The Rev. Susan Spicer Canon Susan Suppes Afra Saskia Tucker Algoma Toronto Quebec Eastern Newfoundland & Toronto Rupert’s Land Montreal Labrador representing you from coast to coast to coast 4 Grants and Disbursements in 2019 Over $1,000,000 awarded across Canada, including… $526,000 $74,350 $27,500 $20,500 Building and Program Grants: Bursaries to theological students Grants for Indigenous ministries Grants to church musicians • innovative ministries and education and choristers • diverse infrastructure • theological formation $220,000 more grants across the country for children’s programs, hospice care, education, Canada’s North, sacred arts, preaching and pastoral care, community outreach, Anglican Military Ordinariate, and emergency funds …and $270,000 of loans awarded to parishes. 5 Grants and Loans Building and Program Grants and Loans Total amount awarded: Grants $526,000 — Loans $270,000 Building for the future Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Edmonton, AB (Diocese of Edmonton) Outreach ministry to South Alberta Light Horse army reservists Over the years, AFC has made bricks and mortar Cornerstone Housing for Women, Ottawa, ON (Diocese of Ottawa) a priority because it understands the importance Creating Inclusive Communities Project of church buildings as places where people and communities gather on a regular basis. Churches Queen’s College Faculty of Theology, St. John’s, NL (Theological College) are the places where rites of passage are celebrated: Diploma in Theology and Ministry Program launch in three sites baptisms, confirmations, weddings, and funerals. Salal + Cedar Watershed Discipleship Community, Vancouver, BC How would we celebrate Christmas and Easter (Diocese of New Westminster) without those memorable children’s pageants and Sacred Earth Camp for youth and young adults Holy Week observances? Church buildings are also Christ Church Cathedral, Whitehorse, YT (Diocese of Yukon) increasingly serving the needs of the community as Replacement of church front doors a hub of activity and programming for people of all ages. Parish halls are used for public services such Parish of St. Augustine, Vancouver, BC (Diocese of New Westminster) as food and clothing banks, legal clinics, language Bathroom renovation project classes for immigrants, health and fitness seminars, Diocese of Fredericton, Fredericton, NB (Diocese of Fredericton) and sanctuary for people in distress. Deep Roots—Diocesan Gathering Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Niagara Falls, ON (Diocese of Niagara) In addition to applications for infrastructure Replacement of the boiler projects, AFC received a number of applications for new and creative ministry programs and theological St. Theodore of Canterbury Anglican Church, Toronto, ON (Diocese of Toronto) formation across the country. The grants and loans Replacement of the boiler listed here demonstrate the breadth of exciting St. Thomas Anglican Church, Morden, MB (Diocese of Rupert’s Land) ministry undertaken by Canadian Anglicans from Re-shingling of church roof coast to coast to coast. Church of the Ascension, Sudbury, ON (Diocese of Algoma) New barrier free and accessible main entrance Philip Aziz Centre for Hospice Care / Emily’s House Children’s Hospice, Toronto, ON Music therapy and Heartbeat Songs 6 St. Peter’s Anglican Church, William’s Lake, BC (Territory of the People) Renovation to the rectory St. Thomas Anglican Church, Stittsville, ON (Diocese of Ottawa) Elevator modernization College of Emmanuel & St. Chad, Saskatoon, SK (Theological College) WECAN Curriculum Conference Deanery of Saint Francis, Lennoxville, QC (Diocese of Quebec) Day Camp at Quebec Lodge St. Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, Brandon, MB (Diocese of Brandon) Re-shingling of church roof Huron University College, London, ON (Theological College) Making Huron Accessible: Opening Doors to All St. Alban’s Anglican Church, Ashcroft, BC (Territory of the People) Replacement of roof on church hall with solar panels Come On In! Everyone Is Welcome! Anglican Parish of Birch Hills/Kinistino/Muskoday, Birch Hills, SK (Diocese of Saskatchewan) Christ Church Cathedral Renovation of the rectory, including shingles, doors, and window Whitehorse, YT • Diocese of Yukon Vancouver School of Theology, Vancouver, BC (Theological College) If the doors don’t work, you can’t get in! If the doors Contemporary Anglican Formation Program aren’t insulated, it’s freezing inside! That’s why the people of Whitehorse’s Christ Church Cathedral St. James the Apostle Anglican Church, Cacouna, QC (Diocese of Quebec) applied to AFC for a grant to replace their existing Restoration of the parsonage foundation front doors with new ones that are more practical for a Parish of Grand Bank, Grand Bank, NL (Diocese of Central Newfoundland) northern climate. The doors are now insulated. Frost Replacement of the roof does not accumulate, and heat does not escape. What Diocese of Brandon, Brandon, MB (Diocese of Brandon) a difference a door makes! Anglican Memorial Camp: Replacement of the holding tank Church of the Nativity, Hamilton, ON (Diocese of Niagara) Nativity Gardens—creation of community garden space 7 Christ Church with St. Alban’s, Stellarton, NS (Diocese of Nova Scotia & Prince Edward Island) Roof repair, installation of new steel roof Sorrento Centre, Sorrento, BC Weaving Together Three Themes of Reconciliation St. Stephen’s Anglican Church, Salvage, NL (Diocese of Central Newfoundland) Foundation restoration Atlantic School of Theology, Halifax, NS (Theological College) Residence Building—replacement of three entrance doors St. John Gualbert Anglican United Fellowship Church, Port McNeill, BC (Diocese of British Columbia) Installation of accessible doors on parish hall and covered scooter shed Parish of St. Mary of the Incarnation, Victoria, BC (Diocese of British