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National Youth Gathering committee announces new dates, speaker for 2022 NYG
by Michelle Heumann Due to the effects of the COVID-19 situation, the 2021 National Youth Gathering, In Not Of, has been rescheduled to 2022. Now the 12th LCC NYG will be in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba from July 15-19, 2022, and a…
Winnipeg congregation’s virtual VBS sees participants across all western provinces and Ontario
by Beatrix Wolff WINNIPEG – In March of this year, our VBS team at Beautiful Savior Lutheran Church (Winnipeg, MB) realized that we had two choices for our summer Vacation Bible School: Cancel and resume in 2021 or host a Virtual VBS. God gave…
Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) distributes food hampers, soap, essentials to Haitians amid pandemic
by Andrew Jackson HAITI – The Haiti Lutheran Mission Society (HLMS) has been making great strides in adopting a new focus: Educating our Haiti brothers, laymen, to fill the role as spiritual leaders within their communities, in light of the lack of pastoral presence in…
LCC releases additional documents pertaining to 2020 Special Convention
CANADA – As per the Special Convention Notice sent out to Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) congregations on July 9, 2020, additional information with regards to delegates; the overture from the Board of Directors; as well as Bulletin #1 for October’s Special Convention have been released. The…
2020 issue of Lutheran Theological Review
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) two seminaries have published the latest issue of Lutheran Theological Review. “This journal exists to serve Lutheran Church–Canada, whose name reflects her confession and context,” notes Rev. Dr. Thomas M. Winger in an editorial foreword to the issue. “But the…
LCC Special Convention Notice
CANADA – The Commission on Constitution Matters and Structure (CCMS), in consultation with legal counsel of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), has determined that: LCC must hold a convention at least every four years according to provisions of Statutory Bylaw 9.01 of the 2017 Handbook of Lutheran…