Category: National News

September 26, 2014

Two LCC recording artists among 2014 Covenant Award nominees

CANADA – The Gospel Music Association of Canada (GMAC) has announced the nominations for the 2014 Covenant Awards, and two Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) recording artists are among the nominees. Jennifer Jade Kerr has been nominated for Female Vocalist of the Year, while the CREW has…

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September 18, 2014

Conference on “Militant Secularism” to feature Anglican and Lutheran speakers

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) will play host to a joint Lutheran-Anglican conference in October on “Militant Secularism: Its Cause, Cost, and Cure.” The day conference takes place October 16, and is open to the public. Featuring two Lutheran and two…

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September 4, 2014

Concordia Lutheran Mission Society seeks nominations

CANADA – Concordia Lutheran Mission Society (CLMS) is currently seeking nominations to fill three vacancies on its board. “Who do you know with a heart for missions?” the call for nominations reads. “A wonderful opportunity is available to help share the Good News around the…

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July 11, 2014

Convention Essays Now Online

ONLINE – Lutheran Church–Canada is pleased to announce that the essays from the 2014 National Convention are now available for download. Rev. Kurt Reinhardt’s presentation—”As Dear Children Ask Their Dear Father”—focused on prayer. The two-part essay is available for download now as a pdf. Rev….

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June 26, 2014

Why we dialogue with other churches

by Warren Hamp One of the directions which the Commission on Theology and Church Relations has taken in the last few years has been to help coordinate dialogue with other Christian confessions. This comes under the ‘church relations’ side of the commission’s work. Currently, Lutheran…

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June 25, 2014

LCC chaplain receives one of the Armed Forces’ highest commendations

OTTAWA – On May 31, 2014 Rev. Dr. Chaplain Harold Ristau—a member of Lutheran Church–Canada—received the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) commendation, which is one of the highest recognitions in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF).  Dr. Ristau was honoured along with 11 other military personnel…

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