Category: East Region News

May 4, 2022

Author dedicates book to Grace Lutheran Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. – Writer Daniel Bhata is publishing a book titled Rescued, about his experiences as a refugee with serious health concerns. In the dedication, he thanks his family – parents, wife Fanos, and children Ebenezer and Manna – and the congregation at Grace Lutheran…

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May 4, 2022

East Region church workers’ conference

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – After more than two and a half years’ hiatus because of COVID-19, lockdowns, and mandates, some of the pastors and deacons of the East Region were able to enjoy an in-person conference at Mount Carmel Retreat Centre in Niagara Falls. Excellent…

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March 31, 2022

New Reinhardt hymn for our Ukraine brothers and sisters

ONTARIO – Be Near Your People, Lord, We Pray is a new hymn written by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario. Pastor Reinhardt shares that this hymn was written for our dear brothers…

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December 15, 2021

St. Luke’s marks 125th anniversary

EGANVILLE, Ont. – On October 31, 2021, St. Luke’s Evangelical Lutheran Church celebrated 125 years with a service led by vacancy pastor Rev. Paul Williams, joined by Lutheran Church–Canada President Timothy Teuscher. The congregation was first organized in the winter of 1896. Soon the room…

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November 3, 2021

Forever Bound by Endless Love: New Reinhardt Hymn!

ONTARIO – Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt’s Forever Bound by Endless Love is a hymn of comfort and consolation to those who are facing the death of a loved one. Reinhardt is a hymnwriter and pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in…

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October 4, 2021

When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down: New Reinhardt Hymn!

ONTARIO – When Life’s Great Trials Cast You Down is a new hymn written by Rev. Kurt E. Reinhardt, pastor in Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC)’s East Region, serving Trinity Lutheran Church in Kurtzville, Ontario. The lyrics to the new hymn will be featured on the back…

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