The Canadian Association of Lutheran Congregations (CALC) is a small

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denomination in Canada. Along with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the

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, it is one of only three all-Canadian Lutheran denominations. It is the third largest lutheran body in Canada, after the ELCIC and the LCC respectively.

History

CALC was founded in the early 1990s by a group of Lutherans who strove to keep to keep the authority of

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central to the life of their churches and their faith. 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,

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. 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 33 congregations in 5 Canadian provinces. (British Columbia, 6; Alberta, 16; Saskatchewan, 3; Manitoba, 1; Ontario, 7) *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, Burnaby *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 Lutheran Church, 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. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Cornwall **St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Sullivan

References

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* {{Christianity in Canada Lutheran organizations Lutheranism in Canada Lutheran denominations in North America 1992 establishments in Canada Christian organizations established in 1992