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A findachurch.ca alternative: Canadian Churches vs findachurch.ca

By the Canadian Churches team · Checked October 29, 2026

findachurch.ca is “a service of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada”: the two churches’ own finder for their congregations, with the data copyright held by both. If you are looking for an Anglican or ELCIC Lutheran congregation, it is the official list.

Canadian Churches lists churches of every Christian denomination in Canada in one place, Anglican and Lutheran included. Here is how the two compare.

Canadian Churches vs findachurch.ca

Feature	Canadian Churches	findachurch.ca
Who runs it	An independent Canadian directory, not affiliated with any denomination	The Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC) Source
Which churches	Every Christian denomination, 26 in all, Anglican and Lutheran (ELCIC, Lutheran Church–Canada and others) included	Anglican Church of Canada congregations in 28 dioceses plus the Indigenous Spiritual Ministry of Mishamikweesh and the Territory of the People, and ELCIC congregations in 5 synods Source
How many churches	Churches of every Christian denomination in Canada, added from public listings (only with a phone number or the church’s own website) and by churches themselves. We are still adding churches; any church can add its listing free	No total published Source
Searching	By city or church name, then by denomination or language community	By location (10 to 500 km), by name, or by diocese or synod Source
What a listing shows	Address and directions, phone, website, denomination, languages, weekly service times when the church gives them, and special services	Address and directions, phone, email, website, denomination, diocese and worship languages, with places for service times, accessibility and child care that each congregation fills in Source
Service times	Weekly service times only from the church (its own dashboard) or copied from the church’s own website, with the date we checked. Churches that publish times are listed first	Filled in by each congregation where it has done so Source
Christmas services	Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services added by the churches, by city, with a calendar feed	Not mentioned on its home page Source
Correcting a listing	A church claims its listing with an email at its own website’s domain, then edits it itself	An online form linked from each result page Source
How it is paid for	Listings are free. Churches can pay for a Featured listing, labelled as paid. Ads on city and denomination pages, never on church pages	Run by the two churches; no ads or paid listings mentioned Source

findachurch.ca facts are from its own pages, linked, as they stood on October 29, 2026. Our side is what this site does today.

When findachurch.ca is the better choice

You are looking for an Anglican Church of Canada or ELCIC Lutheran congregation. It is the churches’ own list, so a congregation that belongs to either is there.
You want to browse by diocese or synod.
You want what a congregation says about accessibility or child care, where it has filled that in.

When Canadian Churches fits better

You want to see every church near you, not only Anglican and ELCIC congregations.
You are looking for a Lutheran Church–Canada congregation: those are not in findachurch.ca (LCC has its own Find a Congregation), and they are listed here.
You are looking for services in your language across denominations, or a Christmas Eve service near you.

Joint Anglican-Lutheran congregations

findachurch.ca’s congregation pages have a place for joint congregation affiliations. On Canadian Churches a congregation is listed once, under the denomination its own name and website give, and the church can change it from its dashboard.

Questions people ask

+Is findachurch.ca official?

Yes. It describes itself as a service of the Anglican Church of Canada and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada, and the two churches hold the copyright on its data.

+Does findachurch.ca list every Lutheran church?

It lists ELCIC congregations, in its 5 synods. Lutheran Church–Canada is a separate church with its own Find a Congregation page. Canadian Churches lists both.

+How do I correct my congregation on findachurch.ca?

findachurch.ca says to use the online form linked from the result pages. On Canadian Churches, claim your church’s listing with an email at your church’s website domain and edit it yourself.

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Sources

Checked October 29, 2026. Names of other sites and churches belong to their owners; Canadian Churches is not affiliated with them or with any denomination.