Headquarters of the Union of Slavic Churches of Evangelical Christians and Slavic Baptists of Canada are in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Union was incorporated as a religious and charitable organization in Canada in 1963. In 1995, the Union had about 500 members in 11 churches.
According to the Canadian Revenue Agency's Charity Listing (Section C1), this charity is listed as 'inactive during the fiscal period' ending on 2006-06-30.
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