“There is in general some kind of disillusionment with the churches,” said Dr. Michel Andraos, the dean of the Faculty of Theology at Saint Paul University in Ottawa. But Canada’s immigrants have strengthened the church and given it vitality, Mr. Davies said, something he has witnessed firsthand at his own Toronto church. For many immigrants, he said, churches are as much a settlement service and cultural community as they are a spiritual centers. And once they have established themselves in Canada, he said, they often drift away from the church. “My whole family immigrated and all of them very active church goers the first 10 years or so,” Dr. Andraos said.

Source: thestar July 31, 2022 17:42 UTC