The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) (French: Eglise Evangelique Lutherienne au Canada) is Canada's largest Lutheran denomination, with 145,376 baptized members in 594 congregations, with the second largest, the Lutheran Church–Canada, having 72,116 baptized members. It is a member of the Lutheran World Federation, the Canadian Council of Churches, and the World Council of Churches.
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