Category: International News
LCMS convention commends LCC report on cremation
USA – The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) has commended a Canadian theological report on cremation for the study and discussion of its members. The decision came on July 24, 2019 during the LCMS’ 2019 synodical convention in Tampa, Florida. “Cremation and the Christian” is a…
Diaconal Coordinator for Central America appointed
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Committee for Missions and Social Ministry has appointed Dcn. Olga Groh as Diaconal Coordinator for Central America. For many years, the training of Lutheran deaconesses has been an important part of Lutheran Church–Canada’s international mission work. Deaconesses—a special class of…
Pastoral Training in Haiti through HLMS
by Wally Bogusat and Harold Ristau The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has recently struggled with the following question: “How much time, energy and money should be devoted to physical needs of Haitians versus the spiritual needs?” In the past, HLMS has tended to focus…
LCMS reelects President Matthew Harrison
USA – On June 26, 2019, The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) announced that Rev. Dr. Matthew C. Harrison has been reelected as President of the church for a fourth term. President Harrison was first elected to office in 2010, and his fourth term runs from…
Founder of Lutheran missions in Mozambique passes on to glory; the church he helped create is growing by leaps and bounds
CANADA – Rev. Joseph Khembo Alfazema, the father of confessional Lutheran missions in Mozambique and a pastor of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), passed on to glory on May 11, 2019 in Edmonton, Alberta. A funeral service for Rev. Alfazema was held on Saturday, May 18, 2019…
Prayers from our Lutheran Church for Paris after Fire at Notre Dame
Prayers from our Lutheran Church—Canada family go out to all who have been impacted by the catastrophic fire that engulfed the famous Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris yesterday. Not only was the church building a place of worship for centuries, but it was also a…
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