The Canadian Lutheran Posts

May 6, 2020

Something new in Cambodia

by Leonard Harms CAMBODIA – On June 13, 2016, a church body died and a new one began. The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cambodia ceased to be because of problems of governance and an expired license with the Government of Cambodia. Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) was…

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May 4, 2020

Feeding program in Nicaragua continues service amid pandemic

“Whoever has a good eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.” Proverbs 22:9 NICARAGUA – As a result of the pandemic, the Church in Nicaragua has taken precautionary measures to keep their members and communities as safe as possible. Even…

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April 28, 2020

Request for prayers for Fort McMurray and surrounding communities amid flooding

by Keith Haberstock ALBERTA – Every 20 years or so Fort McMurray goes through a major flood as our three converging rivers form a major ice jam that forces waters to flow back into the city. That’s what began Sunday morning on April 26, 2020….

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April 28, 2020

Joint CLS/CLTS Faculty Retreat at Bragg Creek

  ALBERTA –  For the first time in over a dozen years, the faculties of both Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) seminaries  – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) – met near Bragg Creek, Alberta, on faculty retreat from March 9-12, 2020. Significant…

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April 27, 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on Ukrainian and Russian Lutherans

by Oleksiy Navrotskyy UKRAINE – Information on the COVID-19 pandemic, and the quarantine requirements stated by our civil government, have largely been met with skepticism and mistrust by many Christians living in Ukraine. What might appear to be a strange reaction from Ukrainian Christians actually stems…

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April 27, 2020

A letter from LCC president to pastors concerning the Lord’s Supper during the pandemic

April 21, 2020 Dear Brothers and Fellow Workers in the Gospel, As I mentioned in my previous letter of April 17, our President’s Ministry Council discussed various concerns and issues that have been raised in connection with celebrating the Lord’s Supper during these challenging and…

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