Category: Education News

November 27, 2014

CLTS calls for award nominations

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Each May at the annual Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary has the opportunity to confer two major awards on worthy pastors or lay members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The recipient of the “Friend of the Seminary” award is nominated by…

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November 26, 2014

CLS community returns to seminary building following fire

EDMONTON – On November 25, the staff and students of Concordia Lutheran Seminary officially returned to the seminary building. The building had been closed following a November 12 fire in the library basement. “Psalm 137:3 reflects the spirit of what we’ve gone through,” explains seminary…

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November 20, 2014

An update on the seminary fire

NOTE (November 26, 2014): The seminary community has since returned to their building. On November 12, Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton suffered a fire in the library basement. The fire was later deemed to have been not accidental in origin, and classes resumed offsite….

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November 14, 2014

Pastor’s Desk Diary now available

CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (St. Catharines, Ontario) is again pleased to offer to the church the annual Pastor’s Desk Diary. It contains readings from the three-year and one-year lectionaries, including variants for the major Lutheran churches in Canada (Lutheran Church–Canada, Evangelical Lutheran Church…

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November 14, 2014

Seminary fire not accidental, classes resume offsite

NOTE (November 26, 2014): The seminary community has since returned to their building. NOTE (November 20, 2014): President James Gimbel has provided a new update on the seminary fire and recovery efforts. EDMONTON – President James Gimbel of Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) has released a…

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November 13, 2014

Fire at Concordia Lutheran Seminary

EDMONTON – On the evening of November 12, a fire broke out in the library basement of Concordia Lutheran Seminary. President James Gimbel reports that there is “very little structural damage” resulting from the fire. However, he notes that “there is significant soot along with…

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