Category: Regional News

January 12, 2011

Ontario volunteers share God’s love in Nicaragua

by James Morgan For many children in Canada, vacation Bible school at a local church is a summer tradition, and it’s quickly becoming one for more than 700 children in Leon, Nicaragua, thanks to help from eleven volunteers from Redeemer Lutheran Church in Waterloo, Ontario….

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January 7, 2011

Concordia High School to move Edmonton campus, expand programs

EDMONTON — One of the city’s oldest private Christian high schools plans to expand its university-preparatory programs and attract more international students thanks to some massive changes. Concordia High School (CHS), which is associated with Lutheran Church–Canada, announced plans January 7 to move to a…

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December 1, 2010

Pastor receives military commendation for chaplain’s work

Rev. Vic Morris pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in Penticton B.C., and a reserve military chaplain with the British Columbia Dragoons, was awarded the Commander’s Commendation by Colonel Bryan Gagne of the Canadian Army’s 39 Brigade Group headquartered in Vancouver. A chaplain before he came…

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October 30, 2010

God opens the door to new worship location

Lutherans in St. Jean, Quebec have a new place for midweek worship, thanks to a partnership with the Canadian Forces. The local Anglican church where they met closed, leaving the group to find another location. Rena, wife of Pierre Couture, the group’s lay leader, contacted…

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October 20, 2010

Church welcomes Halloween guests

by C.D. Pelzer On an evening when children and parents prowl Regina’s neighbourhoods seeking treats, a north-end church is marking an historical date by inviting everyone to visit. October 31, 2010 marks the 493rd anniversary of the Protestant Reformation as measured from the date when…

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October 8, 2010

Congregation sets new communication priorities

PENTICTON, B.C. – Churches are changing the way they communicate in the digital age, and total reliance on printed newsletters, bulletins, and mass mailings is declining. Compiling information for print newsletters is a work-intensive process. Gathering stories, putting them together into a document, and printing…

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