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Look Inside – Growing Our ELCIC Identity

August 2026
Growing Our ELCIC Identity - Canada Lutheran Magazine - ELCIC
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) was created in 1986, through a merger of Canadian congregations of the American Lutheran Church, and the Canada Section of the Lutheran Church in America. One change. Yet, every member of every church in every one of the newly created five synods across Canada would have felt the ripples. The bulb was planted. The life-experience of the ELCIC was about to grow. As the ELCIC celebrates its 40th anniversary this year, the stage is set for a time of reflection. Not only on decades past, or on what lies ahead. This milestone provides...
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