All posts tagged crisis
When the Church Becomes a Place of Refuge
Summerland, B.C. — When a community is affected by crisis, the needs can seem overwhelming. During the recent fires in Summerland, B.C., members of Concordia Lutheran Church in Penticton found themselves asking a simple question: How can we help? The answer took many forms. After…
LCC Calls for Prayer as Wildfire Forces Evacuations in the Okanagan
National—Lutheran Church–Canada is calling for urgent prayer as wildfires that started the night of Friday, August 7, forced evacuations throughout the town of Summerland and surrounding areas, where St. John’s Lutheran Church is located. According to Rev. Michael Schutz—Pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church, Penticton,…
A Pastor There When It Was Needed Most: TogetherOne
National—When the Schwass family found their sister facing a medical crisis thousands of kilometres away, they discovered the comfort of knowing she was not alone, and neither were they. Marie Bolton, née Schwass, and her sister, longtime members of Lutheran Women’s Missionary League (LWML) at…
Synod urges Interim Pastoral Leadership for ABC District
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Board of Directors has presented the Alberta-British Columbia (ABC) District’s Board of Directors with a suggested convention overture regarding District leadership in light of the ongoing crisis. The overture proposes the separation of the pastoral and corporate functions of the…
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