Districts provide services to their member congregations, including help with ministerial settlement.
At its peak in the 1970s, the fellowship had about 100 member congregations.
It reports 234,385 adherents and 1,077 member congregations throughout Canada.
The church knows this because it is asking member congregations to get a training certification to make sure that they are welcoming to newcomers.
Membership: In 2002 the association reported 144 member congregations.
It is listed as a member congregation on both denomination's websites.
For two weeks each year, member congregations shelter homeless women with children or families overnight.
It has 138 member congregations, with a combined membership of over 9,000.
By the 1980s the Orthodox Union had over 1,000 member congregations.
Strengthen individual member congregations, schools and social service agencies.