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Waterloo Ministries Directory: Anglican-Lutheran ministries in Canada

The Waterloo Ministries Directory is a national listing of full-communion ministries shared by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada and the Anglican Church of Canada. These ministries embody the 2001 Waterloo Declaration by sharing facilities, programs, worship and clergy, showing the many ways local communities can live into full communion. The directory highlights how Anglican and Lutheran partners support one another in ministry and learn from each other’s gifts.

Revised periodically, it provides short, province-by-province profiles of Waterloo Ministries across Canada. These entries offer practical examples of local collaboration and help communities explore new possibilities for shared ministry.

Suggested uses

  • Explore examples of Anglican–Lutheran full-communion ministries across Canada
  • Support diocesan and synod leaders discerning new or emerging Waterloo Ministries
  • Inspire parishes to consider shared worship, facilities, clergy or programs with a partner church
  • Use directory entries as case studies in ecumenical, parish council or leadership training settings

Key themes

  • Full-communion partnership between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada
  • Local expressions of shared worship, mission, facilities and ordained leadership
  • Ecumenical shared ministries and practical models of collaboration
  • Strengthening relationships between Anglican and Lutheran communities

Best suited for: bishops and synod staff, ecumenical officers, parish clergy and lay leaders, ministry developers, councils and committees exploring Anglican–Lutheran partnerships or learning about Waterloo Ministries in Canada.

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Acknowledging the land and God’s creation

This acknowledgement is crafted in light of the Principles of Reconciliation by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, as we seek to live faithfully in Christ and in right relationship with all. 

We give thanks to the Creator for this land, its waters, forests and all living beings, and for the abiding presence of Christ among us. From coast to coast to coast, these have been cared for and nurtured by First Nations, Inuit and Métis through countless generations. 

We honour the enduring relationship Indigenous Peoples have cultivated with these lands and waters, and the treaties and agreements that reflect these sacred bonds. We acknowledge the harms caused by colonial expansion, through frameworks like the Doctrine of Discovery and structures like the residential school system. We recognize our past failures as a Church, including disruption of connections to the land and suppression of Indigenous spiritualities. 

Guided by the gospel of Jesus Christ, we confess our need for healing. We commit ourselves to seeking truth, pursuing reconciliation and nurturing harmony with all creation. We place our trust in Christ, through whom all things are reconciled to God. 

May God strengthen us to live faithfully as stewards of the Earth. Let us walk in love, justice and reconciliation, joining in God’s work to restore all creation.