LETHBRIDGE, AB – Special fundraisers and donations recently made it possible for Immanuel Lutheran Church to purchase 10,000 copies of Un hombre llamado Jesus: El vivió entre nosotros (“Who is this man called Jesus? He lived among us”). This Spanish-language 128 page booklet brings the stories and ministry of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels to life in colourful comic book style. All 10,000 books were purchased through the generous support of the people of Immanuel Lutheran and are available free of charge to anyone who wants to see the Gospel grow. Half of the books were donated to LCC’s synodical office in Winnipeg. The books ...
Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Handbook calls for the president to gather representatives from across the Synod to meet with the Board of Directors every three years for a planning conference. During this conference the participants study God’s Word, review the environment in which LCC carries on its ministry, hear reports from the field, analyze data collected from various sources, and seek God’s wisdom in providing direction. Participants at the 2009 planning conference identified eight directions and strategies which they believed were most pressing for Lutheran Church–Canada to address. Now, LCC is happy to present a series of Bible studies exploring how the ...
Nearly 20,000 people gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa today for the fifteenth annual March for Life, reports LifeSiteNews,—a number well above last year’s record draw of 15,000. The annual event protests abortion and calls on lawmakers provide legal protection for children still in their mothers' wombs. At the beginning of the march, Vice-President Don Hutchinson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada prayed “that the day will come when this gathering will not be necessary—when justice will be restored for the innocent voiceless, and our nation will be renewed in its foundation of dignity and respect for all human beings.” The March for Life ...
by Mathew Block "We can see that our lives have changed significantly; they are better than they were before. And so our people say thank you." These were the words which greeted participants of Canadian Lutheran World Relief’s (CLWR) "Global Encounter" program at a small village named Chipape in Mozambique. CLWR—through its national partner, the Lutheran World Federation in Mozambique—had helped construct new latrines here and built a well. They had educated the people on the dangers of drinking contaminated water and helped improve the general health of the village. The residents of Chipape were eager to express just how thankful they ...
[caption id="attachment_6286" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Rev. Aredo poses after his ordination with members of the Oromo congregation"][/caption] At the Central District Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), Rev. Assefa Nega Aredo was recognized and congratulated on his recent ordination. Rev. Dr. Leonardo Neitzel—LCC's Executive for Mission and Social Ministry, and director of the Pastors with Alternate Training (PAT) program—presented Rev. Aredo with an Amharic-language edition of the Book of Concord and an English-language edition of Martin Luther's Sacristy Prayer. Rev. Aredo was ordained at a mixed English-Oromo language service April 15, 2012 at Lutheran Church of the Redeemer (Winnipeg, Manitoba). [caption id="attachment_6287" align="alignright" width="200" caption="Dr. Neitzel presents Rev. Aredo with ...
LETHBRIDGE, AB – Special fundraisers and donations recently made it possible for Immanuel Lutheran Church to purchase 10,000 copies of Un hombre llamado Jesus: El vivió entre nosotros (“Who is this man called Jesus? He lived among us”). This Spanish-language 128 page booklet brings the stories and ministry of Jesus as recorded in the Gospels to life in colourful comic book style.
All 10,000 books were purchased through the generous support of the people of Immanuel Lutheran and are available free of charge to anyone who wants to see the Gospel grow. Half of the …
The synodical office of Lutheran Church–Canada in Winnipeg is upgrading its servers May 18-22. During that period, office staff will be unable to receive emails. As a result, emails sent to any @lutheranchurch.ca account during that time may be lost. We strongly encourage people to hold off on sending emails until May 23 to ensure that they arrive safely. Pressing needs can be communicated by telephone at (204) 896-3433 or 1-800-588-4226.
Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Handbook calls for the president to gather representatives from across the Synod to meet with the Board of Directors every three years for a planning conference. During this conference the participants study God’s Word, review the environment in which LCC carries on its ministry, hear reports from the field, analyze data collected from various sources, and seek God’s wisdom in providing direction.
Participants at the 2009 planning conference identified eight directions and strategies which they believed were most pressing for Lutheran Church–Canada to address. Now, LCC is happy …
Nearly 20,000 people gathered at Parliament Hill in Ottawa today for the fifteenth annual March for Life, reports LifeSiteNews,—a number well above last year’s record draw of 15,000. The annual event protests abortion and calls on lawmakers provide legal protection for children still in their mothers’ wombs.
At the beginning of the march, Vice-President Don Hutchinson of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada prayed “that the day will come when this gathering will not be necessary—when justice will be restored for the innocent voiceless, and our nation will be renewed in its foundation of …
The East District of Lutheran Church–Canada re-elected Rev. Paul Zabel as its president at its 2012 convention May 7. Also elected were Rev. Timothy Teuscher as First Vice President, Rev. Ron Mohr as Second Vice President, and Mrs. Lois Griffin as Secretary.
The East District is holding its convention in Collingwood, Ontario until May 9. It began the evening of May 5 with a worship service. LCC President Robert Bugbee preached, while Rev. Ken Maher served as liturgist and President Zabel as lector.
Guest speaker Rev. Dr. Carl C. Fickenscher II was forced to cancel his presentations …
by Mathew Block
Chester Basin, N.S. – A student who was suspended after refusing to remove a Christian t-shirt is vowing to wear the shirt again when he returns to class Monday. William Swinimer, a Grade 12 student at Forest Heights Community School in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, was suspended for five days after ignoring instructions to stop wearing the shirt. It reads “Life is wasted without Jesus,” and is followed by a reference to Philippians 3:8. (“Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For …
