Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church joins LCC, convention news available in Afaan-Oromo

CANADA – The 12^th Regular Convention of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) was an exciting milestone in LCC’s relationship with an Afaan-Oromo speaking mission congregation in Winnipeg, Manitoba. During the Convention’s first session of business, Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church was unanimously received into membership. Rev. Asefa Aredo, pastor and LCC Missionary-at-Large for Oromo Outreach, signed LCC’s constitution, accompanied by members of the congregation, including Shegitu Aredo, who is an administrative assistant in Synod office. After the signing of the constitution, the assembly joined in singing the Doxology.

Pastor Aredo wrote in an article released in August 2021:

“We are so grateful for the support we have received from our brothers and sisters in Lutheran Church–Canada who have been instrumental in assisting us. Beautiful Saviour Lutheran Church is allowing us to hold services in their building and the Lutheran Church of the Redeemer is allowing us to use their building for our young adult instruction. We regularly give thanks to God for their generous hospitality and support. And our prayer is that Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church will soon be able to join them as a sister congregation of Lutheran Church–Canada.”

Lutheran Church–Canada is thrilled to welcome the people of Shalom Oromo Lutheran Church into our Synodical family and also to announce that, for the first time ever, our convention newsletter is available in Afaan-Oromo!

We are thankful for the support of Frey Teklegiorgos, member of Oromo Lutheran Church in Vancouver, BC, for her work in putting this newsletter together!