Category: Regional News
Mount Olive’s 70th anniversary
REGINA – In 2023, Mount Olive Lutheran Church celebrated its 70th anniversary, and the congregation thanks and praises God for 70 years of blessings. A logo and memento was designed to commemorate the anniversary, which was made on a 3D printer by Jean and Joy…
Whole Armour of God retreat
PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. – The weekend of November 17-18, 2023, saw the gathering of members from parishes in the Northland Circuit for a retreat at Camp Kinasao, just northwest of Prince Albert. The theme for the retreat was taken from Ephesians 6:11—“Put on the whole…
St. Paul’s faith legacy celebration
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – In 1923, Lutheran missionary Rev. V.L. Meyer began work in the Fraser Valley. Traveling from Vancouver, he brought the Word of God to a little group of Lutherans. From those humble beginnings, the Lord raised up St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, where 100…
Pastors’ wives retreat
FORT QU’APPELLE, Sask. – From September 15-17, twelve pastors’ wives gathered at Camp Lutherland, in the beautiful Qu’Appelle Valley about an hour east of Regina, for their inaugural in-person retreat. The leadership team for pastors’ wives in the Central Region was birthed during the pandemic….
Alberta church workers’ conference
EDMONTON – The Alberta pastors and deacons met September 12-14, 2023, at the Providence Renewal Centre, hosted by the Edmonton Circuit. They were blessed to have Rev. David C. Fleming, Executive Director for Spiritual Care, and Dr. Beverly K. Yahnke, Executive Director for Christian Counsel,…
B.C. church workers’ conference
SORRENTO, B.C. – The B.C. church workers met for their conference from October 23-27 in Sorrento. The main speaker was Concordia Lutheran Seminary’s interim president, Rev. Dr. Joel Heck. Dr. Heck, who is a renowned expert on C. S. Lewis, enlightened those in attendance with…