Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
600-177 Lombard Ave
Winnipeg MB R3B 0W5
Canada
Attesting Officer
49.896489, -97.137537
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada was organized in 1985 through a merger of The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Canada (ELCC) and the Lutheran Church in America—Canada Section.
The merger is a result of an invitation issued in 1972 by the ELCC to the Lutheran Church in America—Canada Section and the Lutheran Church—Canada. Three-way merger discussions took place until 1978 when it was decided that only a two-way merger was possible. The ELCC was the Canada District of the ALC until autonomy in 1967.
The Lutheran Church in Canada traces its history back more than 200 years. Congregations were organized by German Lutherans in Halifax and Lunenburg County in Nova Scotia in 1749. German Lutherans, including many United Empire Loyalists, also settled in large numbers along the St. Lawrence and in Upper Canada. In the late 19th century, immigrants arrived from Scandinavia, Germany and central European countries, many via the United States. The Lutheran synods in the United States have provided the pastoral support and help for the Canadian church.
Membership
| Full Communicants | Average Attendance | Other Members | Total Inclusive Members | Total Churches | Membership Calculation Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 174,555 |
46,391 |
0 |
174,555 |
623 |
|||
| 2002 | 142,865 |
46,391 |
56,371 |
199,236 |
623 |
|||
| 1999 | 138,857 |
47,480 |
55,058 |
193,915 |
631 |
|||
| 1995 | 141,921 |
198,751 |
650 |
|||||
| 1993 | 143,729 |
199,609 |
652 |
|||||
| 1992 | 146,365 |
203,937 |
656 |
|||||
| 1991 | 148,630 |
206,187 |
656 |
|||||
| 1989 | 149,373 |
205,864 |
655 |
|||||
| 1988 | 150,189 |
208,149 |
652 |
|||||
| 1986 | 0 |
210,718 |
654 |
|||||
| 1985 | 152,024 |
207,674 |
653 |
|||||
| 1984 | 59,226 |
82,676 |
314 |
|||||
| 1983 | 60,244 |
84,745 |
314 |
|||||
| 1982 | 59,875 |
84,000 |
314 |
|||||
| 1981 | 59,585 |
83,519 |
324 |
|||||
| 1980 | 59,457 |
83,412 |
321 |
|||||
| 1979 | 58,974 |
83,058 |
321 |
|||||
| 1978 | 57,961 |
82,065 |
317 |
|||||
| 1977 | 56,750 |
81,124 |
317 |
|||||
| 1976 | 55,948 |
81,588 |
318 |
|||||
| 1975 | 55,375 |
82,045 |
318 |
|||||
| 1974 | 54,659 |
82,110 |
319 |
|||||
| 1973 | 53,743 |
82,066 |
319 |
|||||
| 1972 | 53,386 |
82,700 |
320 |
|||||
| 1971 | 52,768 |
83,274 |
318 |
Clergy
| Serving Churches | Retired | Other Service to the Church | Total Clergy | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 485 |
289 | 92 |
866 |
||
| 2002 | 485 |
289 | 92 |
866 |
||
| 1999 | 406 |
252 | 128 |
856 |
||
| 1995 | 455 |
855 |
||||
| 1993 | 481 |
854 |
||||
| 1992 | 483 |
858 |
||||
| 1991 | 486 |
859 |
||||
| 1989 | 485 |
849 |
||||
| 1988 | 485 |
817 |
||||
| 1986 | 477 |
792 |
||||
| 1985 | 476 |
744 |
||||
| 1984 | 214 |
332 |
||||
| 1983 | 207 |
322 |
||||
| 1982 | 200 |
310 |
||||
| 1981 | 199 |
306 |
||||
| 1980 | 202 |
299 |
||||
| 1979 | 198 |
288 |
||||
| 1978 | 193 |
284 |
||||
| 1977 | 177 |
270 |
||||
| 1976 | 198 |
337 |
||||
| 1975 | 182 |
263 |
||||
| 1974 | 180 |
258 |
||||
| 1973 | 175 |
252 |
||||
| 1972 | 168 |
241 |
||||
| 1971 | 168 |
242 |
Education
| Total Schools | Staff | Pupils | Total Individuals | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 447 |
2,142 |
15,784 |
17,926 |
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| 2002 | 447 |
2,142 |
15,784 |
17,926 |
||
| 1999 | 389 |
0 |
14,868 |
15,257 |
||
| 1995 | 443 |
22,773 |
||||
| 1993 | 419 |
23,403 |
||||
| 1992 | 465 |
25,425 |
||||
| 1991 | 475 |
25,715 |
||||
| 1989 | 514 |
30,267 |
||||
| 1988 | 540 |
32,254 |
||||
| 1985 | 0 |
31,335 |
||||
| 1984 | 265 |
16,508 |
||||
| 1983 | 257 |
14,313 |
||||
| 1982 | 168 |
14,937 |
||||
| 1981 | 212 |
12,987 |
||||
| 1980 | 242 |
14,887 |
||||
| 1979 | 244 |
15,681 |
||||
| 1978 | 237 |
16,294 |
||||
| 1977 | 251 |
16,480 |
||||
| 1976 | 262 |
18,844 |
||||
| 1975 | 272 |
19,776 |
||||
| 1974 | 272 |
20,497 |
||||
| 1973 | 274 |
21,774 |
||||
| 1972 | 281 |
21,969 |
||||
| 1971 | 285 |
23,746 |
||||
| 1970 | 296 |
24,631 |
Finance
| Total Benevolences | Total Financials | Total Giving | Local Expenses | Method | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | $7,518,028 |
$61,270,705 |
$52,343,354 |
||||
| 1999 | $7,502,256 |
$59,407,907 |
$51,905,651 |
||||
| 1995 | $6,783,217 |
$54,609,875 |
$47,826,658 |
||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1992 | $7,453,561 |
$54,495,622 |
$47,042,061 |
||||
| 1991 | $5,759,192 |
$53,709,785 |
$47,950,593 |
||||
| 1989 | $7,976,763 |
$50,080,483 |
$42,103,720 |
||||
| 1988 | $9,005,339 |
$47,467,397 |
$38,462,058 |
||||
| 1986 | $8,878,747 |
$46,028,967 |
$37,150,220 |
||||
| 1985 | $7,454,732 |
$37,350,188 |
$29,895,456 |
||||
| 1984 | $2,805,782 |
$17,083,180 |
$14,277,398 |
||||
| 1983 | $2,468,620 |
$13,433,801 |
$10,965,181 |
||||
| 1982 | $2,372,608 |
$13,521,480 |
$11,148,872 |
||||
| 1981 | $2,142,175 |
$11,417,730 |
$9,275,555 |
||||
| 1980 | $2,072,176 |
$11,423,190 |
$9,351,014 |
||||
| 1979 | $1,604,821 |
$10,128,495 |
$8,523,674 |
||||
| 1978 | $1,706,192 |
$9,198,119 |
$7,491,927 |
||||
| 1977 | $1,674,020 |
$8,690,530 |
$7,016,510 |
||||
| 1975 | $1,315,294 |
$6,522,070 |
$5,206,776 |
||||
| 1974 | $1,034,078 |
$5,180,217 |
$4,146,139 |
||||
| 1973 | $642,304 |
$4,410,145 |
$3,767,841 |
||||
| 1972 | $582,535 |
$4,483,386 |
$3,900,851 |
||||
| 1971 | $555,269 |
$3,878,033 |
$3,322,764 |