Category: Central Region News

October 25, 2023

BUILDing a solid foundation on Jesus

WINNIPEG – When you have more than 19,000 pieces of LEGO, a church interior brimming with bricks, and a life-size LEGO figure, you might not think faith-building would be part of things, but you’d be wrong.  From August 14-18, Peace Lutheran Church welcomed 46 kids…

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August 31, 2023

Young Adult retreat in Winkler

WINKLER, Man. – From May 26-28, the Young Adults group of Trinity Lutheran Church in Winkler hosted a weekend retreat on the theme “Gathered in the NAME.” Ten people from Saskatchewan and Manitoba spent time together studying the names and titles for God found in…

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August 17, 2023

Central Region Church Workers Conference

WINNIPEG – From May 29-31, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Central Region held its 2023 Pastors and Deacons Conference at the Holiday Inn Airport West in Winnipeg, just down the road from Synod’s office. Doxology: The Lutheran Center for Spiritual Care and Counsel conducted this year’s conference…

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July 18, 2023

Adult confirmation in Kakabeka Falls

KAKABEKA FALLS, Ont. – When Rev. Daniel W. Barr met Marj Ellis and Joni Gale just over a year ago, they seemed like two peas in a pod—the best of friends. In his early days at Redeemer Lutheran, he wondered if they might be sisters….

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July 12, 2023

Churchbridge installs new pastor

CHURCHBRIDGE, Sask. – Rev. Airton Glitz was installed as pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Churchbridge on March 19, 2023, a beautiful, warm Sunday.  Twelve pastors participated in the installation service. Rev. Lucas Albrecht from Mount Olive Lutheran (Regina) and a fellow Brazilian preached for…

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June 19, 2023

Appreciation day for police and first responders

REGINA – An opportunity to learn, talk, hear stories, and share a meal together: this was again the aim of Mount Olive Lutheran’s annual appreciation meal for the city’s police and first responders, fire and emergency medical services (EMS), hosted on Wednesday, April 12, from…

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