LCC Establishes NYG and Archives Standing Committees

WINNIPEG – On June 14, Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) convention adopted a resolution creating a permanent standing committee for the National Youth Gathering (NYG).

National Youth Gatherings are held every three years in different regions across Canada, with youth, leaders, and volunteers from across LCC joining together for worship and faith formation.

The NYG Committee formerly operated under LCC’s Board for Parish Services until it was dissolved in 2002. Since then, the NYG committee has operated independently but still in association with LCC. According to Dcn. Amanda Hastings, an NYG committee member and LCC Board of Directors member who spoke from the floor, this resolution was the result of a desire from both LCC and the NYG committee to formalise their relationship and work together more closely in the future.

The next NYG is slated to be held in 2028 in the West Region, though an exact location and theme have not yet been announced.

The convention also passed a resolution to add an archives committee to the list of LCC’s standing committees. Such a committee will help LCC to develop policies for “the orderly acquiring, preserving, and making available the records and cultural properties of Lutheran Church–Canada.”

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