New chairman for Commission on Theology and Church Relations

Rev. Warren Hamp

In its first meeting since Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) 2011 convention, the Commission on Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) elected Rev. Warren Hamp (Faith, Kitchener) as its new chairman and Cliff Pyle (Grace, Saskatoon) as its secretary. The previous chairman and secretary of the CTCR had reached the end of their terms.

Among the items under discussion were two resolutions passed at the 2011 convention: the first regards the development of a program to train missionary evangelists, and the second the creation of a mechanism to allow LCC members to respond to CTCR study documents.

The CTCR is responsible for providing guidance to LCC in matters of theology and relations with other church bodies. The commission consists of the president of LCC, a faculty representative from each of Synod’s two seminaries, two elected clergy members, and two elected laypersons. Current members include President Robert Bugbee, Dr. Tom Winger, Dr. Stephen Chambers, Dr. James Dimitroff, Rev. Warren Hamp, Paul Walrath, and Clifford Pyle.

Reports prepared by the CTCR are available online at LCC’s website.

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