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Scam attempt targets LCC
WINNIPEG – A month ago The Canadian Lutheran reported on a new scam that is targeting Canadian churches. In the scam, someone posing as a church leader contacts other members of the church, sometimes by name, asking them to send electronic gift cards. A similar…
Ukrainian Lutherans hold “Days of Faith”
UKRAINE – The Synod of Evangelical Lutheran Churches in Ukraine (SELCU) held its annual “Days of Faith” theological conference during the final week of June 2019, with Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) pastor Rev. Kurt Reinhardt serving as this year’s main speaker. Rev. Reinhardt spoke on the…
Supporting CREW Ministries
CANADA – As CREW Ministries begins the process of winding down, it is inviting members of Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC) who have been blessed by the organization’s ministry over the past three decades to consider a donation to help clear remaining debts. “We are so grateful…
Diaconal Coordinator for Central America appointed
CANADA – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Committee for Missions and Social Ministry has appointed Dcn. Olga Groh as Diaconal Coordinator for Central America. For many years, the training of Lutheran deaconesses has been an important part of Lutheran Church–Canada’s international mission work. Deaconesses—a special class of…
Lutheran Hour to feature Canadian pastor
UPDATE: You can listen to Rev. Haberstock’s message online here. CANADA – The Lutheran Hour will feature Rev. David Haberstock as speaker on July 28, 2019. Rev. Haberstock’s message is entitled “You Have No Right to Be Angry,” and draws on Matthew 5:17-26 (the Gospel…
LCC’s Commission for Theology and Church Relations at work
WINNIPEG – Lutheran Church–Canada’s (LCC) Commission for Theology and Church Relations (CTCR) met for regular meetings in Winnipeg May 30-31, 2019 to continue the work of synod on church relations and theological inquiry. Guided by the Holy Word of God and the Lutheran Confessions, the…