Your generosity fuels our mission!
You can support ministry work that matters to you with confidence, knowing your gifts advance our key charitable purposes and uses funds efficiently and effectively to fulfill the ministry goals that you cherish.
The following information is provided as a requirement of Alberta's Charitable Fund-Raising Act, RSA 2000, c C-9.
The Great Commission Foundation ("The GC") is a charitable trust, established by a Deed of Settlement made as of September 1, 2002 and governed by an Amended and Restated Deed of Settlements made as of October 22, 2024.
The GC is a public foundation that is registered with the Canada Revenue Agency (with Canadian Charitable Registration Number 859928483 RR0001).
The charitable objects of The GC are:
1. The advancement of Christianity by spreading its principles;
2. The relief of poverty by the assistance to those persons lacking the necessities of life by giving them food, clothing, shelter or financial assistance;
3. The advancement of education including, without limitation, by the teaching of scripture and the promotion of literacy; and
4. The advancement of other "charitable purposes" as defined within subsection 149.1(1) of Income Tax Act, which includes the disbursement of funds to "qualified donees" as also defined in subsection 149.1(1).
We engage other ministries as agents to carry out projects that fulfill our charitable objects.
The GC anticipates raising an estimated amount of $12,000,000.00 this year from donation for the fulfillment of its charitable objects from donors in Alberta, Canada. The processing of these donations will cost, on average, six percent. The money raised will be going to fulfill the charitable objects of The GC.
For further information, please contact our Donations Team at donations-ca@thegc.org or call us at 1-855-488-7020. To speak directly to the GC's Donation's Manager, please call Kathy Stewart at (604) 229-8008. The GC has two (2) Canadian offices. Please visit our contact page for further details
Bruce and Birgid are serving as a ‘Family Mentor Support Couple & Discipleship Coaches’ in Jinja Uganda, at The Amazima School.
Your monthly, financial support will allow them to live on campus at The Amazima Secondary School – (a Christian boarding school in Uganda), and be actively present to the 350+ male and female students on campus, as well as to the greater staff and leadership team.
Bruce and Birgid’s financial support will cover their monthly living, medical, travel and ministry expenses for the years they are serving students and staff on campus at The Amazima School.
Bruce and Birgid are passionate about each student’s spiritual, social, academic and personal development and are wanting to offer the students and staff at Amazima a mature, loving, Christian presence.
They are a ministry couple who believes in each person’s God-given, personality and giftings – a child of God who is being developed and shaped for Kingdom purposes. Bruce and Birgid are passionate about helping both the staff and students on campus invest in their growing relationship with Christ. The MacCallums want to come alongside both student and/or colleague in order to strengthen and support their developing Christian character.
The whole Amazima team, including Bruce and Birgid, have a joint mission of seeing each student fully embrace a living and active relationship with Jesus, receive an excellent education, and affect the families and communities from which they’ve come!
Please do not hesitate to partner with Bruce and Birgid in this endeavour!
Your financial support allows them to be physically present to both students and staff, caring for their most pressing spiritual, emotional and sometimes simple, practical needs!
Ministry No. 208-41
Program Countries: Uganda
Focuses: Education, Discipleship
Website: https://amazima.org/academics/
Team Lead: Bruce & Birgid MacCallum
Email: birgmac@gmail.com

*The Great Commission Foundation (the "Foundation") operates on the basis of Donor-Advised Funding. It is our utmost goal to meet the Donor's desire and intent to provide support to particular Foundation projects but, ultimately, the responsibility for the disbursement and ministry use of funds is the Foundation's. If the Foundation does not use the donation in the way the donor prefers, the Foundation will not return the donation to the donor.
*You will receive an official Canadian tax receipt for all eligible donations by the end of February of the following year. Thank you for your support of the missions and programs of the Foundation.
Call our donations department toll free 1-855-488-7020 or local 1-604-960-2595 Ext. 425
Office hours are 7am – 4pm (PST) Monday to Friday. (GCF’s office is closed on stat holidays)
Email donations-ca@thegc.org – Please do not send credit card numbers via email.
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Since 2002, The Great Commission Foundation has enabled ministry projects to thrive by providing charity admin expertise and guidance while promoting collaboration in fulfilling the Great Commission. We are registered with the Canada Revenue Agency for charitable work (charity number: 85992 8483 RR0001).