Category: National News

June 26, 2023

Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada now available on Amazon

CANADA – Missouri North: The History of Lutheran Church–Canada, initially unveiled at LCC’s 2022 Synod Convention, is now available for purchase through Amazon. At the convention, President Emeritus Edwin Lehman, LCC’s first president following LCC’s move to autonomy, explained to convention delegates the origin of…

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June 15, 2023

CTCR Statement on Civil Obedience and Disobedience

Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) Statement At the March 2023 meeting of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s Board of Directors, the request was made of the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) to review the 1966 CTCR document of the Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS)…

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June 6, 2023

CCCA Awards for The Canadian Lutheran

CANADA – The Canadian Christian Communicators Association (CCCA) held its annual Awards of Excellence on May 26, 2023, and The Canadian Lutheran received two awards: Third Place (Feature) and Third Place (Media Review). The Canadian Lutheran’s editor, Mathew Block, received third place in the Feature…

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May 25, 2023

A cup overflows: LCC French Liturgy Workshop brings abundant blessings from God

by David Somers MONTREAL, QC – Members of Lutheran churches and beyond were invited to attend a workshop on the basics of the Lutheran liturgy in the French language in Montreal from May 17-21, 2023. Such teaching is crucial at a time where new francophone…

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May 22, 2023

C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund grants over $9,000 for Christian education in Canada for 2023

REGINA, Sask. – The C.T. Wetzstein Donor Advised Fund in Support of Christian Education has granted over $9,000 in funding to a variety of educational ministries across Canada this year. Recipients in this yearly round of funding are: First Lutheran Christian Academy, Windsor, ON for…

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May 16, 2023

New interactive Mission Maps on LCC’s website

ONLINE – As mentioned in a January/February 2022 article in the Mission News section of The Canadian Lutheran, work has been underway to expand LCC’s Mission webpages with the eventual goal of incorporating an interactive mission map. More information on International and Domestic Missions has…

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