In the 18th century, German Lutheran colonists under British sponsorship had settled in Nova Scotia about 1750, Moravian missionaries had begun work in Labrador (1770) and Mennonites came after 1783. Despite their mid-18th and early 19th century antecedents in the Maritimes and Ontario, Lutherans have until recent years been looked as "foreign". In the process of Canadization, many younger Lutherans went over to other communions. Others, by way of reaction, cultivated confessional conservatism. This tended to make Lutherans in Canada more homogeneous, despite their divisions, than their counterparts in the USA. Their own experience has tended to give Canada's Lutherans a feel for churches in Asia, Africa and Latin America. They reflect a kind of theology and style of piety brought to peoples of the Two-Thirds World by missionaries and maintained by their own churches in Canada.
Plans for Reformation 500:
In 2016:
- Reformation Challenge 500 (More information)
- July 24-26, 2016: Anglican Lutheran Worship Conference will gather together under the theme Formation & Reformation
- August 17-21, 2016: Canadian Lutheran Anglican Youth (CLAY) gathering will gather together under the theme Not for Sale
- October 31, 2016: Reformation Sunday, joint Lutheran-Catholic Ecumenical Commemoration in Lund, Sweden
In 2017:
- Jan 2017: Study resource prepared by Canadian Lutheran-Catholic working group
- Jan 18-25: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, written by Council of Churches in Germany this year's theme is on reconciliation and the context is the Reformation anniversary
- May 10-17, 2017: The Lutheran World Federation 12th Assembly
- July 6-8, 2017: ELCIC National Convention will gather together under the theme Liberated by God's Grace
- October 31, 2017: Joint Lutheran-Catholic Ecumenical commemorations across Canada
