Installation in Thunder Bay
THUNDER BAY, Ont. – July 8, 2025, marked the installation of Rev. Peter Noble as pastor of Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thunder Bay. Rev. Noble hails from Australia, having grown up near Sydney, studied for ministry at Ridley College in Melbourne and Australian Lutheran College…
Now accepting nominations for LCC seminary awards
CANADA – Each year, Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries present honorary awards to those who have made a difference in the life of the seminary and the church at large. Nominations for awards at both seminaries are due in the coming months. See the details below:…
The Australian Invasion, Part Deux
by David Haberstock Last fall I wrote about Redeemer in Winnipeg receiving a pastor from Australia, the Rev. Shaun Manning. On July 8, another church in Central Region, Christ in Thunder Bay, Ontario, received a classmate of his, Rev. Peter Noble. Rev. Noble, like Rev….
LCC Email Temporarily Down
LCC Email Service Update: September 17 – The system is now largely restored. If you sent an email between September 12 and September 17 and have not received a reply, please contact the office again to ensure your message was received. Thank you again for…
Mission and Vocation: Where has God called you to serve?
by Jacob Quast The mission of the Church remains forever the same: to share the Great Evangel (Gospel), the message of Jesus Christ crucified for sinners. This is accomplished by individual Christians through their many and varied daily vocations. The word “vocation” in English originates…
New resource for ministers addresses spiritual warfare
USA – This summer, Baker Books released a new book by Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau entitled Spiritual Warfare and Deliverance: How to Minister to the Demonically Oppressed and Possessed. “Drawing from Scripture, history, and his own experiences as a missionary and a military chaplain, Harold…