All posts tagged Lutheran Mission-Australia

August 25, 2026

A Busy Summer in the Central Region

by David Haberstock Since convention, my life has been a whirlwind. Immediately afterward I was involved in a dialogue between Lutheran Church–Canada and the Roman Catholic Church. Then I tried to take some time off, but as President-Elect several requests came to me, and I…

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July 1, 2026

A Global Church: Together as One

by Matt Anker As I reflect on my recent attendance at the LCC Synod Convention it strikes me just how fitting it was that you met under the theme ‘Together One’. In my recent experience, synodical conventions are not necessarily times of unity or togetherness….

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June 19, 2026

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…

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June 17, 2026

LCC Recognizes Fellowship with Lutherans in the Philippines and Australia

WINNIPEG – On June 13, Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) unanimously voted in convention to recognize fellowship with the Lutheran Church in the Philippines (LCP) and Lutheran Mission – Australia (LM-A). Fellowship discussions with both the LCP and LM-A took place in 2025, and LCC’s Commission on Theology…

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September 15, 2025

The Australian Invasion, Part Deux

by David Haberstock Last fall I wrote about Redeemer in Winnipeg receiving a pastor from Australia, the Rev. Shaun Manning. On July 8, another church in Central Region, Christ in Thunder Bay, Ontario, received a classmate of his, Rev. Peter Noble. Rev. Noble, like Rev….

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September 1, 2025

Installation in Oshawa

OSHAWA, Ont. – On Sunday, July 6, the Lord of the Church gave a new under-shepherd to Grace Lutheran Church as circuit counsellor Rev. Vishal Paul installed Rev. Guntars Baikovs.  Rev. Baikovs grew up in Latvia, in the former Soviet Union. The Lord had to…

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