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ABC District and officers settle with ASC
CANADA – On September 12, 2019, the Alberta Securities Commission reported that it has concluded a Settlement Agreement with the Alberta-British Columbia District and others regarding its former Church Extension Fund and District Investments Ltd. programs. The programs collapsed in early 2015. “In the Settlement…
LCC seminaries launch new school year with retreats
CANADA – An important part of the seminary education experience is community life. That’s one of the reasons why Lutheran Church–Canada’s two seminaries begin the new school year with time for faculty and students to join together in prayerful retreat. Concordia Lutheran Seminary (Edmonton) held…
LCC meeting with Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity in Rome
ROME – Rev. Nolan Astley, Senior Pastor at Holy Cross (Kitchener, Ontario) and former First Vice-President of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC), recently visited Rome for meetings with the Roman Catholic Church’s Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) on August 21, 2019. The meetings were an…
400 Years of Lutheran Worship in North America: Rasmus Jensen’s Story
by Mathew Block On September 7, 1619, a ship from Denmark captained by Jens Munk arrived in Hudson Bay, landing in the area that would later be known as Churchill, Manitoba. A companion ship arrived two days later on September 9. They had been seeking…
LBTC awards Lifetime Achievement Award
MISSION, B.C. – Lutheran Bible Translators of Canada (LBTC) awarded their Lifetime Achievement Award to Laurie Lonneberg on June 16, 2019. Rev. Ron Mohr, LBTC Executive Director, presented the award to Lonneberg “with thanks and praise to God” for Lonneberg’s “many years of service to and…
LCMS Radio highlights Canadian seminaries, NYG
ONLINE – KFUO Radio, a radio station of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, has featured two Canadian guests over the past month on its popular Coffee Hour and Thy Strong Word programs. On August 29, Rev. Glenn Worcester and Lisa Olding were invited to speak with…
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