



The Eastern Synod is one of five synods of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, consisting of 176 congregations and approximately 50,000 baptized members from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario to Halifax, Nova Scotia.
The Eastern Synod is a member of Reconciling In Christ (RIC) which advocates for the acceptance, full participation, and liberation of all sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions within the Lutheran Church. To learn more or to find an RIC congregation near you, please click the button below.
Your Eastern Synod Team is committed to providing wrap-around love and accompaniment to Congregations, Ministry Areas and Communities in transition.
Our Benevolence Story is new resource highlighting the ways your benevolence offering supports the work of ministry in four key areas: The Wider Church, Martin Luther University College, Congregations and Leaders. This new resource is available in a wide variety of formats to support a variety of distribution methods.

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German Christmas Service at Mount Zion Waterloo
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