The Canadian Lutheran Posts

September 18, 2019

CPH celebrates 150 years

USA – Concordia Publishing House (CPH), the publishing house of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, celebrated its 150th anniversary on September 11, 2019. “We are one of the top Christian publishing houses in the world and the largest Lutheran publishing house in the world,” noted Dr….

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September 17, 2019

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…

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September 16, 2019

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…

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September 10, 2019

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…

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September 9, 2019

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…

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September 6, 2019

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…

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