The Canadian Lutheran Posts

June 4, 2020

Lutheran Church–Canada Statement Concerning Racism

June 4, 2020 The issue of racism is in many people’s eyes these days as a result of the numerous demonstrations and protests taking place as a result of the tragic death of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of law enforcement officers. Racism…

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June 2, 2020

Tiger King: Why we need a Saviour

by Ted Giese Sometimes certain stories bubble to the surface of the public consciousness only under the right circumstances. The tragic and unfortunate story of Joe Schreibvogel has been growing slowly for years through documentary films like 2013’s Joe Exotic – The Tiger King and…

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June 2, 2020

Pandemic Relief Aid in Cambodia

  CAMBODIA – As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused grief and pain in all parts of the world, particularly causing great suffering among people living in countries that are least able to confront the disease. Cambodia is one of those countries. Recognizing the…

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May 30, 2020

First calls for 2020’s graduating pastors, vicarage assignments

ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) announced their first calls for pastoral candidates and vicarage placements on May 29, 2020, via respective live-streamed events, in keeping with government regulations due to the COVID-19…

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May 28, 2020

Lutheran Church–Canada Financial Report 2019 & Budget 2020

  CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s 2019 Financial Report and 2020 Budget were sent out to congregations today, May 28, 2020, and can be accessed as a printable PDF, Here. The full report will also be included in the May/June issue of The Canadian Lutheran magazine….

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May 25, 2020

Prayers requested for Nicaragua amid pandemic

by Olga Groh NICARAGUA – The pastors and deaconesses have informed us of the exponential increase in potential cases of COVID-19, occurring over the past few weeks in Nicaragua. Though the official government numbers in Nicaragua show a low number of cases – with 7…

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