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LCC Convention Receives LCMS President and Other Guests
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church-Canada was privileged to welcome a number of guests to its 13th convention. President Matthew Harrison of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) greeted guests on June 14. “It’s an unspeakable blessing in this crazy world of divisions,” he said, that the LCMS…
Alberta considers bill to protect conscience rights of physicians
ALBERTA – Lutheran Church–Canada echoes the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC) in its support of Bill 207, a private member’s bill which would ensure health care providers in Alberta are not forced to participate in the provision of services like abortion or physician assisted suicide…
Mending the Net: The Reformation and Ecumenism
by John R. Stephenson When Jesus called them into His service, James and John were sitting in the family fishing boat with their father Zebedee, “mending their nets” (Matthew 4:21). After the Resurrection, seven of the apostles had the frustrating experience of spending a whole…
Reformation 2017: Praying for Christian Unity
WORLD – Christians around the world are recognizing the annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which takes this year from January 18-25. The call for Christian unity takes on renewed significance in 2017, as this year marks the 500th anniversary of the Reformation. Lutherans…
LCC joins Catholics, Evangelicals, and other Canadian faith leaders in declaration on assisted suicide and euthanasia
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) has signed a joint declaration on assisted suicide and euthanasia along with the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB), member churches of the Evangelical Fellowship of Canada (EFC), and other Canadian faith leaders. LCC is an observer member of the…
Canada decriminalizes assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia
CANADA – On February 6, the Supreme Court of Canada decriminalized assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia. The declaration has been suspended for one year to give the federal government time to propose new legislation on the issue. The news comes just under a month since…
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