Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
| Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada | |
|---|---|
| Classification | Protestant |
| Orientation | Mainline Lutheran |
| Theology | Moderate to Liberal |
| Polity | Modified episcopal polity |
| National Bishop | Susan Johnson |
| Headquarters | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Origin | 1986 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Merger of |
|
| Congregations | 519 |
| Members | 95,000 |
| Official website | www |
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC; French: Église évangélique luthérienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 95,000 baptized members in 519 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–Canada, having 47,607 baptized members. Together with the LCC and the Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations, it is one of only three all-Canadian Lutheran denominations. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, the Canadian Council of Churches, the World Council of Churches, and the Anglican-Lutheran North American grouping Churches Beyond Borders. According to the 2021 Canadian census, a larger number of 328,045 adherents identify as Lutheran.