National Cultural Associations

The C&MA in Canada is rich in diversity and spiritual heritage including millions of believers of various ethnicities and languages.

For decades, the C&MA churches across Canada have partnered with ethnic and cultural groups within their parish. Many of the larger groups have formed vibrant language-based associations that are known, among other things, for their spiritual fervor and enthusiasm for evangelism.

Although all churches should welcome all people, whatever their language and heritage, most churches are quite homogeneous; however, there is an increasing number of churches that are attempting to be intentionally intercultural, where no single ethnicity is dominant.

The opportunity to hear the gospel and worship in their mother language is important to first-generation immigrants in particular. Consequently, The C&MA in Canada continues to plant churches among various ethnic and language groups. About 35 percent of Alliance churches in Canada are primarily composed of people with a common ethnicity and/or language other than English.

The following are the National Cultural Associations in the C&MA in Canada:

Association of Spanish Alliance Pastors (ASAP)

Association of Iranian Ministries (AIM)

Canadian Chinese Alliance Churches Association (CCACA)

Conference of Filipino Alliance Ministries (CFAM)

Indigenous Alliance Churches of Canada (FNACC)

Korean Association of Alliance Pastors (KAAP)

The Association of Vietnamese Alliance Churches in Canada (AVAC).