Category: National News
Lutherans help equip First Nations kids for school
Lutheran Church–Canada congregations helped outfit First Nations children in a half dozen remote British Columbia coastal communities with school supplies and colourful backpacks. The joint project of the BC Mission Boat Society based in Parksville, B.C. (Our Savior Lutheran Church) and Lutheran Hour Ministries of…
LCC mission executive sends video report from Haiti
Lutheran Church–Canada’s mission executive, Rev. Dr. Leonardo Nietzel, is currently in Haiti with a review team sponsored by Canadian Lutheran World Relief. He sends this video update from the streets of Port-au-Prince, courtesy of fellow team member Trina Gallop, communications director for the Evangelical Lutheran Church…
Magazine adds online version
In its continuing strategy of online engagement, Lutheran Church–Canada has launched a web version of its award-winning magazine The Canadian Lutheran. The site, www.canadianlutheran.ca is now the main news source for the church body, replacing www.lccinfodigest.ca. LCC’s Director of Communications Ian Adnams noted that the…
Benefit plans board continues meeting challenges
WINNIPEG -“We felt pain over every decision,” said Dwayne Cleave of a September 22-24 Worker Benefit Plans Board of Managers (BOM) meeting. Mr. Cleave, executive director of the plans, and the five-member board spent three days in Toronto working with consultants, advisors and pension specialists…
Convention theme selected
WINNIPEG – Reflecting the emphasis placed on Bible study and Biblical literacy by Lutheran Church-Canada president, Rev. Dr. Robert Bugbee, the 2011 Synodical Convention in Hamilton, Ontario and the three district conventions in 2012 will take their theme from Psalm 36:9, “In Your light we…
What do Lutherans believe, anyway?
Class is in session with Lutheranism 101 Whether you’re a lifelong Lutheran, a newcomer to the faith, or someone interested in learning what Lutherans believe, Lutheranism 101, a new book from Concordia Publishing House, explains what Lutherans believe, teach and confess. With a popular and…
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