The EFC was founded in 1964 in the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario.

It has been involved in numerous government bills, regarding issues such as religious freedoms, defining marriage, prostitution, medical assistance in dying, and abortion.

The EFC publishes Faith Today, a major evangelical magazine in Canada, founded in 1983 under the leadership of Brian Stiller.

Its young adult magazine Love Is Moving returned to its roots in 2024 as an online venture, ending a print run from 2016 to 2023.

The young adult magazine was founded with the name Love in Action by Joel Gordon and Benjamin Porter.