DialoguesLes dialogues

• Anglican-Roman Catholic Bishops’ Dialogue of Canada
  In Canada, Anglican and Roman Catholic and Eastern Rite Catholic bishops have met, usually annually, since 1975. The meeting is an occasion for prayer, worship, Bible study, and discussion of issues of mutual concern. The bishops' meetings are often informed by, and contribute to, an…
• Anglican-Roman Catholic Dialogue of Canada
  Inspired by the new ecumenical openness expressed by the Second Vatican Council, official theological dialogue between the Anglican Church of Canada and the Roman Catholic Church in this country (under the aegis of the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops) began in 1971. Four years later,…
• Anglican-Lutheran-Moravian
• Anglican-Lutheran: ACC-ELCIC
  The Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) have been in full communion since 2001. This means that while each church maintains its own autonomy, it also fully recognizes the catholicity and apostolicity of the other. In practical terms, this…
• Dialogue between the Anglican Church in North America, the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, and Lutheran Church–Canada
  The dialogue between the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), the Lutheran Church-Canada (LCC), and the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) began in 2010. Meetings generally take place in the United States. The LCC reports that "Over the years, this dialogue has taken on quite a…
• Mennonite-Anglican Dialogue in Canada
  The possibility and promise of an Anglican-Mennonite Dialogue in Canada is something that had been talked about in various circles for many years, going back at least until the 1990s. Interest continued to grow up to recent days, in large degree due especially to the…
• Anglican-Pentecostal
• Anglican Church of Canada-United Church of Canada Dialogue
  Since its foundation in 1925, the United Church of Canada has worked in partnership with the Anglican Church of Canada. A number of local congregations of Anglicans and United Church people are a part of ecumenical shared ministries, and many of our ordained leaders train…
• Roman Catholic-Evangelical Dialogue in Canada
  History A Working Group composed of four Roman Catholics and four Evangelicals met four times between December 2008 and October 2009 to consider the possibility of establishing a formal dialogue. In October 2009 the Working Group issued its final report recommending formal dialogue. This recommendation…
• Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue in Canada
  A brief history by Sr. Dr. Donna Geernaert, sc former Coordinator of Ecumenical Relations for the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops Stimulated by the Second Vatican Council, Lutheran/Roman Catholic dialogue began in the United States in July 1965. The international dialogue was officially initiated in…
• Roman Catholic-Lutheran Church Canada Dialogue
  Beginnings The Lutheran Church-Canada approached the CCCB indicating interest in establishing formal dialogue. Several initial meetings were held to get to explore this request and possible outcomes. The CCCB and the Lutheran Church-Canada embrace the ecumenical goal of Christian unity, which they agreed to pursue…
• Roman Catholic-Christian Reformed Church in North America
  As a bi-national church with about 25% of its members in Canada, the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA) invited the CCCB’s Ecumenism Commission to respond to the Report of its “Committee to Clarify the Official Doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church Concerning the…
• Roman Catholic-United Church of Canada Dialogue
  The Roman Catholic–United Church Dialogue was established in 1975. The purpose of the dialogue is to foster mutual understanding and Christian unity. Members of the group explore cultural attitudes as well as theological and doctrinal issues. The dialogue meets twice a year to discuss issues…
• Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue
  Compiled by Sr. Donna Geernaert, sc The Polish National Catholic Church (PNCC) was founded in 1897 as a result of a series of administrative disputes between Polish-American Catholic parishes and local Catholic (German and Irish) bishops of the time. The PNCC was a member of…
• Coptic Orthodox-Roman Catholic Dialogue
  The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops and the Coptic Orthodox Church have established a new dialogue. In its early stages yet, the discussions focus on discerning the path forwards for communication and collaboration between Copts and Catholics in Canada. The Coptic participants are: Bishop Boulos,…
• Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)-United Church of Canada
• Multilateral Conversations between the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, the Christian Reformed Church in North America, the Presbyterian Church in Canada, and the United Church of Canada
  July 2005 What follows is a brief (and no-doubt incomplete) history of the multi-lateral conversations prepared by Stephen Kendall of The Presbyterian Church in Canada from memory and notes of meetings. Since late in the year 2000, The United Church of Canada, The Presbyterian Church…
• Lutheran: LCC, LCMS, & NALC
  The dialogue between the Lutheran Church Canada (LCC) and the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) is also done in partnership with the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (LCMS). NALC is a relatively new church body in North America and is primarily made up of congregations that…
• North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation
  The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation was established in 1965 and continues to meet regularly. This was initially a US dialogue, established between the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (now the USCCB) and the Standing Conference of the Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA)….
• Reformed: PCC-CRC
  An excerpt from the Affirmation of the Relationship between the Presbyterian Church in Canada and the Christian Reformed Church in North America (2009): Over the last few years conversations have taken place between the Christian Reformed Church in North America’s Interchurch Relations Committee and The…
• Ukrainian bishops
  The bishops of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada (UOCC) and the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church (UGCC) have met on occasion to address common matters of concern within the Ukrainian community. Both of these churches are full members of the Canadian Council of Churches. Established…
• United Church of Christ-United Church of Canada
• United Methodist Church-United Church of Canada
  The United Church of Canada and the United Methodist Church and their predecessor denominations have had interaction, cooperation, and relationships that go back to the earliest establishment of a Methodist witness in North America. Predecessors of both denominations participated in the first Ecumenical Methodist Conference…