Category: International News
Ukraine Update: Day 26 of Russian invasion
UKRAINE – The following update is provided by Rev. Oleksiy Navrotskyy, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) Missionary to the Ukraine and was written on March 21, 2022: It is 26th day of Russian aggression against Ukraine. More than 3 million Ukrainians (mostly women and children) have had…
Ukraine Update: Being the Church
UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) issued a call to prayer and established a Ukraine Aid Fund to directly support the people of our partner church in Ukraine. LCC President Timothy Teuscher reports: “As the conflict in Ukraine rages on, I urge all of our LCC…
Ukraine Update: Day 10 of Russian Invasion
UKRAINE – Rev. Roland Syens, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) pastor emeritus and former LCC Missionary-at-Large to Ukraine, has written the following letter providing further updates concerning the people and pastors of the Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU): Today as I write it is…
Pray for Ukraine
UKRAINE – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is urging prayer following the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces. The nation has been invaded from three sides, according to media reports, with ground, air, and naval forces all participating. Shelling and airstrikes are reported in numerous places,…
Australian, German leaders who led churches to partnership with LCC pass on to glory
WORLD – The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) and Germany’s Independent Evangelical Lutheran Church (Selbständige Evangelisch- Lutherische Kirche – SELK) are mourning the deaths of former leaders who led their respective church bodies into partnership with Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC). The Lutheran Church of Australia’s former…
Supporting the people of Haiti after deadly earthquake
HAITI – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) is urging its members to lift up the people of Haiti in prayer as they deal with the aftermath of the massive and deadly earthquake that occurred in western Haiti on August 14, 2021. The Haitian Civil Protection General Directorate…