The Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations (CALC) is a small Lutheran denomination in Canada, standing in between the more liberal Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the more conservative Lutheran Church – Canada. It is one of only three all-Canadian Lutheran denominations as other Lutheran denominations with presence in Canada, the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod and the North American Lutheran Church, are based primarily in the United States. It is the third largest Lutheran body in Canada, after the ELCIC and the LCC respectively.
History The CALC was founded in the early 1990s by a group of Lutherans within the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) who were dissatisfied with the denomination's theological liberalism and increasing tolerance of homosexual relationships. It was formally incorporated by an act of Parliament in June 1994. It is today the third largest Lutheran denomination in Canada.
Seminary The official seminary of CALC is the Institute of Lutheran Theology (ILT), located in Brookings, South Dakota. In partnership with ILT, it trains all its pastors through a unique program called The Shepherd's Pathway.
Membership From a single congregation in 1992, CALC has grown to include 32 congregations in 5 Canadian provinces. (British Columbia, 6; Alberta, 16; Saskatchewan, 3; Manitoba, 1; Ontario, 6) British Columbia Basel Hakka Lutheran Church, Vancouver Grace Lutheran Church West Kelowna Martin Luther Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vancouver Mount Calvary Lutheran Church, Mission St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, Kamloops Vancouver Chinese Lutheran Church, Vancouver Alberta Asker Lutheran Church, Ponoka Bardo Lutheran Church, Tofield Bethel Lutheran Church, Marwayne Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church, Wetaskiwin Christ Lutheran Church, Sexsmith Emmaus Lutheran Church, Edmonton Faith Calgary, Calgary Golden Valley Lutheran Church, Viking Immanuel Lutheran Church of Rosenthal, Stony Plain Journey's Lutheran Church, Grande Prairie Peace Lutheran Church, Wainwright Salem Lutheran Church, Kingman Sharon Lutheran Church, Irma St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Cochrane Trondhjem Lutheran Church, Round Hill Victory Lutheran Church, Medicine Hat Saskatchewan Immanuel Lutheran Church, Parkside St. John North Prairie Lutheran Church, Preeceville Trinity Lutheran Church, Leader Manitoba Christ Lutheran Church, Morden Ontario All Saints Lutheran Church, Ottawa Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd, Toronto Faith Lutheran Church, North York Goodwood Uxbridge Lutheran Church, Goodwood Resurrection Lutheran Church, Pembroke St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sullivan
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