ABOUT US

We are an institute, based out of Wycliffe College at University of Toronto, committed to supporting those who serve and research the Canadian Church through data-informed research, tools, encounters, and insights.
Our data

We have one of the largest datasets on the Canadian Church spanning over 30 years of public and denominational data. This includes Canadian Census and T3010 datasets with over 900 million individual points of data.

We initiate and support meaningful church research

This includes our own research projects, our research partnerships, and independent research that we resource and amplify alongside our partners.

We facilitate coversation between church leaders and researchers

Often this means one-on-one chats, but we also host larger academic and denomination meetings and public-facing conferences like our annual Canadian Church Research Symposium.

We encourage practical learning

Our monthly bulletin features recent discoveries, explorable data visualizations, publications in academic and public-facing resources, and courses for scholars and practitioners.

Points of Data

Churches

Denominations

Our Projects

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Mapping

Context is everything. Using GIS (Geographic Information Systems), we are able to report on detailed contexts in your local community.

Church community profiles

Suitability/void analysis

Demographic and social indicators

Geospatial analysis

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Machine Learning

We employ modern machine learning techniques to analyze trends in the church.

Time-series clustering

Change-point detection

Supervised and unsupervised classification

Neural networks and predictive modeling

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Stories and News

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Custom Research

WE CAN HELP

Book a meeting with us and we can help explore your questions. Our team of dedicated researchers will help design and execute a wide variety of studies giving you the necessary data you need to achieve your mission and vision.

Contact us today via email to get started: wycliffe.ciecr@utoronto.ca

OUR APPROACH

Through a series of meetings we will refine the focus of your research project. With our mixed methods research expertise and comprehensive dataset we are confident we can provide valuable insights for your church or organization.

COSTS

The goal of the institute is to be sustainable, and our purpose is to serve faith communities. We will work within your budget to provide a feasible solution as best we can.

Our Team

Steve Hewko

Director

Scott Mealey

Research Fellow

Elizabeth Millar

Research Fellow

Zev Minuskin

Data Architecture

Julianna Phail

Program Administrator

William Weiland

Research Assistant

Joycelin Van Caulart

Geospatial Research Analyst

Partner

Are you a denominational leader, researcher or part of a faith-based network? Help us improve and enrich our data.

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Careers

Consider working or volunteering with the Institute.

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Support the Institute

Consider making a donation to help us further our understanding of the Canadian Church.

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Organizations and Partners