Grant and Funding Programs Offered by Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC)

The Seventh-day Adventist Church in Canada (SDACC) is the national administrative body for Seventh-day Adventist congregations, schools and ministries across Canada. Based in Oshawa and founded in 1901, it provides governance, spiritual leadership and operational support to more than 500 local churches, a network of primary and secondary schools, and Burman University. Beyond its pastoral and educational mission, the SDACC also manages significant financial resources to sustain and develop Adventist work throughout the country.

Through its Treasury Department, the SDACC acts as trustee and steward of the funds it receives from churches and members. The Treasury’s mandate is to manage these resources prudently in order to support a variety of ministries and programs, and to provide coordinated financial leadership and policy guidance to local conferences and other Adventist entities in Canada. This includes administering benefit plans for employees as well as facilitating planned giving and trust services.

A key funding tool described on the site is the SDACC Revolving Fund. This fund is managed centrally by the SDACC and is available to Adventist churches and schools within its territory for loans dedicated to financial capital projects. Typical uses include the construction, renovation or expansion of church and school facilities, or other qualifying infrastructure investments that advance the mission of the Church.

By offering this mission-aligned loan facility, the SDACC enables local congregations and educational institutions to access structured financing that might otherwise be difficult to obtain. The Revolving Fund illustrates how the national church operates not only as a spiritual and administrative hub, but also as a financial intermediary that channels resources back into community infrastructure and ministry capacity.

The primary beneficiaries of SDACC financial support are Adventist congregations, schools and related ministries across Canada. Through its departments, the Church backs initiatives such as Native Ministries and South Asian Religions Ministries, media outreach via Hope Channel Canada and other affiliated ministries, and broader humanitarian engagement through ADRA Canada. While many of these activities are programmatic or service-based rather than grant-style, the Revolving Fund and other treasury functions clearly represent structured financial support for institutional projects and operations.

Overall, the SDACC plays a multifaceted role in Canada’s religious and community ecosystem: it nurtures spiritual life, coordinates education and media outreach, and deploys financial tools to ensure that Adventist churches and schools can maintain and grow their physical and organizational infrastructure in alignment with its mission of proclaiming Christ, nurturing believers and serving humanity.